I like my black interior too, but on a hot, sunny day when I first start driving my car it's very difficult to turn the wheel as I do this sort of palm-dance as I rotate it without touching it with my fingers.
Yeah Minnesota is the same way. The opposite is true also, some of those -20 degree days and the steering wheel is too cold to touch. I'm glad I don't have leather. At least now I also have heated seats for those cold ass days.
I don't think I've ever seen a Z8 in person, only on NFS Hot Pursuit.