Nappa is nice, but Cricket is not that bad and wears well imo.

 

I have beige nappa and 114k on the odometer.
It holds up very well. Drivers seat looks like new. Treat it with meguiars once in a while.
have a six and an eight year old sitting in the back seat. stuff cleans up easy. Have a few permanent indentations (no tears) from where the kids seats have been sitting.
So upholstery hold up great. buttons and stuff are another story

 

How do I find out what leather I have??

 

If it is smooth it is Nappa, if it has a texture to it then you have Cricket.

 

close up pics??

 

There is no need for pics since it is pretty obvious which one is which. Cricket has a raised bumpy texture, the Nappa is just smooth and softer to the touch.

 

I love the feel of nappa on the first T-Reg i ever saw , had to have one, but was way out of the price range at the time. But i would think that softness would come with a price due to wear. I have cricket and its bullet proof. I mean looks like new, no scuffs, scratches, even car seat makes no dent, I do use a seat protector, so it can "dig" in but I am a fan. I have the dark gray. Wife has light tan in her passat 04. and the cricket took a beating on the driver side bolstering/hip area. (she is a skinny little gal) so no wise cracks. but i think the darker colors show less wear.

I treat them with some leather care stuff. Smells nice, and figure it wipes up the kids spills.

 

Both leathers are still available... just not in the US. I sat in a new 2010 V6TDI with Nappa leather yesterday in Munich. We (the US market) get a very very very limited number of options/packages. (but we do get to purchase the Touareg for about 1/2 price compared to Europe... so don't complain)

 

Both are very Nice! The BEST is SILK NAPPA in my S4!!!! lol....

 

Here's a better pic of Nappa (non-R50) courtesy of jamaisvue...

 

And one of my favourite interior shots of a Touareg of all time.

 

I have both Cricket in the Audi and Nappa in the V10. Personally I prefer the Nappa for comfort and look. I believe both would wear well, well mine still look good after 5 and 6 years.

 

What product do you use to treat yours?

 

I'm presuming this is [obviously] Cricket!?

 

yep that's cricket

 

Darn

I'm trading it in for an '10!!!

 

Lexol for mine!!

 

VW leather is another disappointment in my opinion. The stuff just doesn't look or feel like quality leather the other Germans use. The standard vinyl is almost as nice the leather.

 

The nappa is beautiful leather that holds up real well

 

What a lot of people don't realize is that if you get Nappa leather, almost everything is leather; door panels, arm rests, head rests, seat backs, even the map pockets on the back of the front seats (if you put your hand in them you can feel the suede backing). If you get Cricket only the seating surface is leather. After 4 years the only area showing wear is on the drivers seat lower cushion where I get in and out. And it's not bad at all.

 

That is a very very good point!!!