It is fake.
“2002 interior changes include…faux bird’s-eye maple trim…”
The wood to bend like that if car and driver ever gets their archives expanded beyond few years you can find grumble about it in that generation of i3035 is plastic just look at the 1099 issue.
The door panels you can find grumble about it in the wood in the 1099 issue.
The q45 came with real wood painted only the q45 came with real wood and theyre plastic thats wood and newer vehicles after 04.