Thanks Tony and Viking! Thanks to you both I just learned the woodgrains I find most visually compelling are the random natural grains, for example the sycamore trim in my A6. I've always been a fan of birdseye maple too.
I've always believed character lies in the imperfect, the out of order and that over time, it really is easier to live with character than monotonous uniformity. I tell my wife that all the time.
Here's a sample of the sycamore that was used in my Audi.
Not that it would be at all within my budget or objective purpose for my own AS, I wonder how some of the most opulent interiors ever done in an AS look like.... another thread, no doubt.