Personally, I love that wood.
I don't prefer that color of leather.
And I don't like convertibles.
But that's just my taste. No one has to agree with me. I'd prefer if they didn't.
But hey, someone liked that car enough to buy it. Good for them! I fully support everyone else on the road driving something OTHER than what I drive. It makes it much easier to find my car in a parking lot. Clones are boring.
The striped wood adds 50 horsepower!
I credit the wood for my ability to kick some Autocross Butt two weekends ago against 4 other Z4s... all of them M-cars.
For a hobby I build furniture. (I hate cheap, crappy furniture)
I love finely crafted things of wood. (this dash counts as that)
I love the way the light changes as it moves over Mahogany. (did I mention I'm also a photographer?)
And I live in the woods. I love and respect trees. So I kill them, cut them into pieces, and make them into things. :evil:
And I spend up to 2 hours a day in traffic, so being able to stare at pretty wood, instead of a Plethora of ugly Priuses, makes me happy.
Did I mention I've always been rather contrary? My M5 has a Factory Trailer Hitch.
I actually think it looks fine. More of a luxury cruiser kind of interior. That interior would just look better with a lighter colour Zed though. Like maldives blue, white, or even red or burgundy.