There is a long-standing debate in the chat rooms about whether the
model year 2001 BMW M5 actually had a real leather dashboard as an
available option (as opposed to synthetic).  See
http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=3054.

There is no documentation or official opinion from BMW that I can find
(or is referenced)that validates any of claims by the debaters on the
topic.

Can you tell me: Did the 2001 BMW M5 have a real leather dashboard as
an available option, or just a synthetic leather dashboard?

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Request for Question Clarification by justaskscott-ga on 31 Jul 2005 23:46 PDT

Take a look at these pages.

Internet Archive cache of "M5 Standard and Optional Equipment" (Apr. 19, 2001)
BMW North America, LLC
http://web.archive.org/web/20010419111139/www.bmwusa.com/m/m5/equipment/equipment_b.htm

"nappa leather" (last changed July 08, 2005)
Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books -- A Dictionary of
Descriptive Terminology
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/don/dt/dt2307.html

Do these pages serve to answer your question?  If so, I'd be happy to
post them as an answer.

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Clarification of Question by rafdog-ga on 02 Aug 2005 18:52 PDT

Not bad, but not quite specific enough.  The BMW link provided does
not specifically tell me that the DASHBOARD is Nappa Leather, or is
not.  I am looking for a reputable source (not a chat or bulletin
board log) that can specifically confirms yes or no.