carbon fiber, patterned steel or what, but it looks badass.

Black piano laquer if it is black leather.
various shades of wood for natural or tobacco-like colors... I would want the trim around the gearshift to be the same material as the door trim, etc... in one pic the trims were mismatched and that displeased me greatly.

Audi always has a reason for everything. In this instance, the SS has a mesh texture, which would be rough on the legs if used on the console.

So piano black lacquer is used instead. I think if you see this option in person, you will understand the logic behind this...