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I live in the desert, it's never bothered me in any of my 'verts. All with black leather. Flop the seatbacks forward if it's in the sun for any time.
Anyway, back to that R-S... While I'd like to have one, and red is okay, I can't see paying all that extra for not much. I do like the 2012+ facelift, and I already have the R-S tune. So I'd get sticky buttons and a two year newer car for double what I could sell my current car for. If I could get a good 2015 for a good deal, I'd probably jump at it though. The last of a dead breed and so-on.
I avoid black seats because I always think they show age/wear more than light seats.
And that's true. The process to get black leather makes the hide stiffer and more fragile on the wrinckling side. Black leather are always stronger but then more subjects to cracks and ware.