The founder, Steve Saleen, chose Brembo brakes from Italy and Connolly leather from England for his low, wide, long and light 550-horsepower car.

The sofas and easy chairs were covered with cream-coloured Connolly leather.

The seats are not much larger than those found in a typical economy class, but they are covered in glove-soft Connolly leather and offer a fair amount of leg room.

Still, the upholstery is luxurious Connolly leather with suede.

Hand-stitched Connolly leather covers virtually every interior surface including, quite wonderfully, the headliner.

Bridge of Weir hides now upholster seats once covered in Connolly leather, but the Scottish company's seats are equally as soft and supple and they smell just as good.

The same lustrous wood alternates on the steering wheel with the creamy Connolly leather used for the upholstery.

It's HARD, and forget that it is covered by bits of that Connolly leather that is standard on everything that isn't the new and darker burled walnut.

Black on black on really black, the interior has four generous bucket seats trimmed in luscious Connolly leather, the front seats "climate controlled," with integrated heating and cooling.