I work at enterprise as one of my jobs, and I've noticed some new cars with some very hard plastic interiors lately, such as the new VW Jetta. I have never been in a car that has felt so cheep and plasticy every place I touch. I mean the doors, dash, and even steering wheel feel harder then the body of the car. And the sound it makes then you tap on it just sounds hollow and, well, plastic... Where other cars you touch the doors, and dash, and it just feels soft. I know the difference between vinyl, leather, and plastic, and some cars just know how to make a good plastic.
Its kind of like when you little and you have hot wheels. Some are cheep and some are name brand. You can feel a difference.
I honestly don't mind with the FT86/BRZ. Im probably just going to gut it out down the road anyways. Make it as cheep as you can