Hi Jon, yes I agree that color is a bit off & I do have charcoal alcantara bought from a member here, slimmbones which is a real alcantara. The one on M5 is light grey, which I already got first with help from a member here, E34guy. I was thinking of redoing it with charcoal one but then I would to hate to waste the grey alcantara. Anyway I use the charcoal alcantara on my 911. BTW, M5board members are great, I got ripped off twice already buying alcantara on Ebay, real alcantara has alcantara ink-stamped in the back.