Replying to Topic 'What color is the leather?'
I don't know if I would so much say that Mazda is bad at it, and the Tribute may be a bad example (perhaps) of Mazda's leather quality, but it left me unimpressed, as I said.
You can feel the difference between the two materials, with the vinyl being coarser, rougher, and not as soft and pliable. It also generally feels cheaper, which it is.
Can you see a difference? Subjective, I suppose, but I can. The leather in my parents Tribute is grey, and the seating surfaces (the actual leather) is a tad darker than the sides and the back (the vinyl). My parents don't notice it, but I do. There is even almost a tad bit of yellow discoloration in the vinyl stuff that is not there on the actual leather.
Now, this may be because the Tribute in question came from the first production run of a brand new vehicle, but then so will my new 6. ? Again, I suppose in the long run it does not really matter, and if it was black, as the leather in my 6 would be if I chose that option, I wonder if it would be noticeable. ?
As for the colours of the leather, no one has answered that question. Well, from the info I have gotten about the Canadian spec models, the leather can come in either black, grey or beige depending on the colour you choose. However, if you get the GFX package (CDN, Sport Package US) the leather/cloth comes in black only.
Bryan