Why do automakers do this?

>alcantara
>why
because it provides good grip with racing gloves
the flip side is that it can produce friction burn when you crash
so not really useful on a road car
that's not even the worst
>Velour
must be a very rare trim now
lots of couches have something like Alcantara
ya its still ok even with heavy wear
unlike some of the course cloth of some really old cars

never again

Normies would rather pick GM-tier hard leather over plushy velour because muh perceived luxury.

>automatic cluster
>manual transmission

lol mine did this too. I had to get a new one because it was getting too embarrassing to whip out in meetings

>lots of couches have something like Alcantara
It's synthetic suede, Alcantara™ is just a marketing name, there are other like Ultrasuede, Supersuede, etc.

There is no difference, it's just plastic and it's very hard to ruin. The 199,99$ recliner cloth is the same as the Alcantara™ in cars where it's a 2000 dollar feature.

10 years ago when Alcantara wasn't that common people suggested you had to wear racing gloves with it. And people laughed at Porsche owners using driving gloves.

*It was a hologram*

Call me blind but I don't see an auto cluster

the surface pro 3 keyboards don't do that, my red one is still looking great