Anyone in the US get an ALL leather steering wheel?
09-01-14, 02:21 PM
#16
Driver
Thread Starter
If diesel was cheaper than regular unleaded like it was when I was a kid, I'd probably want to go that route.
09-13-14, 12:34 PM
#17
Driver School Candidate
The base model ES 350 I brought came with leather steering wheel and leather shift ***...did not upgrade for them. They do made the car feel sportier then wood grain/leather combo...feel like driving F series Lexus as they have all leather steering & ***.
Last edited by mtsmts; 09-14-14 at 07:04 PM.
09-14-14, 05:59 PM
#18
Driver
Thread Starter
Sounds like finding a four leaf clover! I hear the leather wheels are more common in other countries than the US.
09-14-14, 09:03 PM
#19
Lexus Fanatic
If by four leaf clover you mean an ES350 with absolutely no options. Thats the ES that comes with an all leather wheel. We're talking halogen headlights...
02-09-16, 08:48 AM
#22
Agreed - maybe I think the wheel would be more at home on a 1950 chris craft motor boat. Maybe I'm just too logical and want something that can be warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer and more comfortable to grip year round. I'd rather the interior of my car was all one color instead of a hodgepodge, trying to look luxurious.
02-09-16, 09:11 AM
#23
02-09-16, 10:36 AM
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02-09-16, 10:38 AM
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02-09-16, 08:40 PM
#27
just looking on the toyota site, and it looks like the avalon is available with all- leather steering wheel.
02-13-16, 11:10 PM
#29
Lexus Test Driver
Lexus does the typical auto maker thing of screwing people with options. I've got a base car with the all-leather steering wheel, black/white LCD, no memory seats or warmers, but with HIDs and seat extender and piano-black trim instead of wood. It's like someone in Toyota City comes up with random trim loadouts for each country.
When it comes to a bit of corner hoonage, the leather wheel is perfect. There's plenty of grip all around without the slippery wood rim.
When it comes to a bit of corner hoonage, the leather wheel is perfect. There's plenty of grip all around without the slippery wood rim.
Last edited by chromedome; 02-13-16 at 11:13 PM.
02-14-16, 05:18 AM
#30
Lexus Fanatic
I've had the wood/leather wheel in Lexus cars now for 18 years, I don't find it slippery. I don't carve corners in my cars, and I suspect most ES drivers don't either. That's why the F Sport models have an all leather wheel.