spwolf

since you live in TX, and I also live in one of the hottest cities in Europe, I always laugh when i see leather interior with some either cheap covers or towel thrown over the drivers seat since it gets too hot... new cars have seat vents but it is not that helpful with black leather and hot sun outside.

GS3Tek

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That ES posted above looks great! Not too many black and you get the lighter color leather.

I swore I read an article/research where they said black leather in a hot climate DID NOT make a significant change in temperature .....go google it.

Aren't there more nude beaches in Europe???

Maybe they want to hop in the car after a day laying buck-naked on the beach and don't want to hassle with putting on some clothings

tex2670

I like the gray, but it's YOUR car, which to YOU like??? The salesman it telling you black because he probably knows he gets more with black interior, and can get you out the door sold quicker.

Lil4X

I completely agree. I've had every interior color under the sun (?) and I'm not a fan of black interiors at all. Although they don't show grease, they show every speck of dust - and that's a whole lot worse in a dusty environment. Snow white is a bear to keep clean and consequently white-white interiors have almost completely disappeared today, in favor of cream, light beige, or pearl grey. I've had blue, green, and even red interiors I liked very much, but are unavailable in most cars today.

If I had no more choice than ivory, pearl grey, and black, the latter would be my first cut. Black is far too hot, needs too much maintenance, and what's the real deal killer for me, a dark interior always looks a good deal smaller than a light colored one.

But then the consideration of contrast is always there. I need the brighter color around me to reduce contrast with the view out the windshield. You're always stuck with a black dash, but with the remaining colors in your peripheral vision being lighter, you don't experience that sharp contrast you might expect from spending the day looking out at the world through a mail slot.

Based on the colors seen on the Lexus website for the 300h, ( http://www.lexus.com/models/ES/colors/hybrid.jsp ), I like the parchment leather.

Aron9000

Get the grey leather interior in that picture. My buddy has a silver/black leather Acura RSX, and that thing is straight miserable in the summer. Granted that car has a lot of glass, and window tint did help, but its still miserable IMO. The light tan leather in my SC300 stays pretty cool in the summer, and once again this is a car with a lot of glass.