Alcantra/leather dash vs Vegan dash

[EVO11]

I’m in a situation where Tesla needs to replace the dash pad on a late-year 2017 MS equipped with the Vegan dash pad. The Vegan pad is on BKO, so they offered to replace with an available Alcantra/leather pad. Anyone have any suggestions as to what pad is better from a performance perspective (propensity to warp, crack, dent, make noise, etc). I understand natural materials require more maintenance, but if anyone has any pros/cons that could help with the choice it would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Tiger]

What does the Vegan option look like? What does the Vegan option feel like?

 

[pkodali]

What does the Vegan option look like? What does the Vegan option feel like?

And most importantly, what does it taste like?

 

[Nick B]

Well I have the alcantara dash board in my 2014 and it's still in excellent condition: no cracks or rattles

 

[arubinst]

In the case of alcantara, it is not a "natural" material. It's a combination of polyester and polyurethane. It should be quite durable.

 

[EVO11]

Thank you for the feedback. Yes the Alcantra is a synthetic material but was told the other part of the dash pad was leather. Not sure if this is right, so the Service MGR is checking to confirm. I suppose the dash pad that has the Alcantra trim and the rest ? has not been an issue based on the replies, so I guess it’s a decision of personal preference at this point.

Thanks