Rachel, originally part of me wished I had picked up the Xdrive version rather than Sdrive. The reality is since we have had over the last couple of weeks, I’ve not been bothered at all. Driving the car is a pleasure, interior quality is brilliant irrespective of which leather option you have and the engines are top notch.
As far as the leather seats are concerned, to me they seem more of a charcoal grey look. At night the led lights make the interior pop nicely. In all honestly after a day of so you may find the interior quickly blending in. We often spend more time looking out the window and checking the excellent instrument panels to the point we spend less time focusing on the trim.
Its an excellent car and given its days may be numbered on the scheme, I’d still go for it. The tiguan we tested prior was nowhere near in terms of drive/quality/comfort.