I was disappointed to hear that the 2003 SL500's interior is NOT leather on the dash and some of the door area as it is on the CL500. Someone on another list said it was a brand new material that looks and feels like leather. From what I saw in the car in Florence a couple weeks ago, they REALLY were able to make it look and feel like leather. It is truly amazing. I guess if I had sniffed it, I would have realized it, but thought it was leather. I hear the SL55 will have full leather, like the CL500. I can see the practical side of having such a material in a convertible, but would prefer full leather.