Factory spec, production numbers, and the cloth-seat premium

Community knowledge in these threads is detailed and consistent: US cars were one model year (2004), four colors, all-black interiors, with leather the only real option; a commenter posted exact production splits by color and seat (e.g., Deep Blue Pearl 321 cloth / 1,422 leather, Tornado Red 150 cloth / 512 leather). The cloth/leatherette Koenig '50/50' seats, at roughly a 25% installation rate, are considered the desirable spec because they wear far better than the factory-creased leather. …