Car Tips
Most manufacturers these days are making a big deal out of switching or preparing to switch from animal products to fully synthetic and more sustainable alternatives. This is fine in cheaper cars, most of which…
Andrei Nedelea / May 22, 2024
News
BMW announced today that it is joining the Leather Working Group, thus becoming the second car manufacturer to make this move, in an effort to improve its sustainability efforts. The non-profit, multi-stakeholder organization’s mission is…
Gabriel Nica / January 27, 2022
Rolls-Royce
In case you haven’t noticed, a number of car manufacturers are moving away from offering leather upholstery for their interiors. This is done in an effort to cut down on emissions and make the cars…
Gabriel Nica / November 19, 2021
News
Since forever, premium luxury vehicles have used leather upholstery for their seating, door panels, dashboards, and basically any surface that you want to touch. Leather is an irrefutably luxurious product to use; it’s soft, feels…
Nico DeMattia / September 25, 2021
MINI
MINI to drop leather upholstery on future models
by Gabriel Nica
/ Date: February 3, 2021
Car Tips
If you’ve ever sunk yourself into one of the leather thrones of a BMW 7 Series or X5, you’ll know just how comfortable and supportive seats of any kind can be. BMW is one of…
Nico DeMattia / March 5, 2015
Car Tips
How many of you have been facing this decision: leather vs leatherette in your BMW. I have always been debating between the two options, or most recently, cloth. Each time, I ended up choosing leatherette…
Horatiu Boeriu / February 4, 2009
Car Tips
How many of you were faced with this decision: leather vs leatherette in your BMW. I know I was, and it seems like every time I purchase a new BMW, I am still asking myself…
Horatiu Boeriu / August 13, 2007