Here are all the different types of steering wheel available for the 997.

Leather triangular steering wheel (459)


Standard multifunction steering wheel (431)


Multifunction steering wheel with thicker rims (431 + CPA)


Alcantara multifunction steering wheel (431 + CLA)


Alumunium-look multifunction steering wheel (XPV)




Carbon fiber multifunction steering wheel (453)


Sycamore multifunction steering wheel (452)
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Sorry I don't have a picture of the darker colored Makassar multifunction steering wheel (451) but feel free to post a picture if you have one.

Standard sport steering wheel (top) vs Thicker sport steering wheel (XPA-bottom)

 

Thicker sport steering wheel (XPA)


Alcantara sport steering wheel (CLA)


And then there's the aftermarket versions. There are versions from Techart, Gemballa, FVD, etc. Feel free to post pictures of those varying versions

Techart

Standard sport version with all leather


Standard sport version with carbon fiber trim




With deviated silver stitching


Standard sport version with alcantara


Multifunction version with all leather


Multifunction version with mixture of leather, alcantara and red deviated stitching


FVD

Carbon fiber version


I know there's many more from other aftermarket tuners so feel free to post pictures of various versions. I also wanted to thank the various folks who contributed their pictures as well.

 

whoa!

 

Great informative thread Jason! Way to go pal!

 

I'll take the sport in alcantra please and thank you.

 

 

Besides Chad, who actually has purchased a wood interior on a Porsche in the last 10 years?

 

Someone I know here got a 997TT with the Sycamore wood interior!


His excuse was that his WIFE did it!

 

Jason, thanks for the info! I need to feel what the thicker sport wheel is like. I had the standard sport wheel on my last 997S. At first it felt VERY thin, but I got used to it. Having had my RS4 for a year now, I am used to a thicker wheel rim again...

 

Great post Jason: thanks for collecting all those pics and putting them in one convenient place.