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Lowest 5-Year Cost to Own: Top Cars, Trucks and SUVs of 2023
If you want to get the most car for your money, you have to look beyond just purchase price. When…
What Are Merino Leather Seats?
Merino leather seats use Merino sheepskin rather than cowhide to cover seats. Merino leather is a real, full-grain leather considered the finest and softest of all leathers.
What Are Nappa Leather Seats?
Nappa leather seats are covered with premium leather from the skins of calves, kids, or lambs. Nappa leather seats can be constructed of full-grain or top-grain leather. No definitive test exists for Nappa leather, though it’s generally understood to be uncorrected, supple, and high-quality.
What Are Memory Seats?
Memory seats are driver’s seats where seat positioning can be electronically preset, saved, and recalled for when a particular person sits there. These seats two or more settings, which is handy for shared driving. Most memory-seat systems use a hard button on the door, though some advanced systems use the key fob to trigger adjustments.
Tesla: Our Batteries Lose Only 12% Of Their Range After 200,000 Miles
A Tesla Model S or Model X will retain 88% of its battery capacity at the 200,000-mile mark, the company…
Teaser: 2024 Toyota Tacoma Features Removable Bluetooth Speaker
Toyota will introduce an all-new Tacoma for the 2024 model year. But not soon enough. The automaker has been dripping…
Recall Alert: Mazda CX-30 and CX-50 Brake Problems
Mazda has issued a recall for about 2,400 CX-30 SUVs from model years 2022 and 2023 and CX-50 SUVs from…
Honda: We’ll Sell GM-Based EVs in 2024, Our Own in 2025
The first of a new generation of electric vehicles (EVs) from Honda won’t entirely be a Honda. But the Japanese…
What Are Leatherette Seats?
Leatherette seats are covered in a synthetic textile that mimics the look and feel of leather. They lack natural leather seats’ suppleness but are more scratch-resistant and require less maintenance.
What Are Leather Seats?
Automotive leather seats are covered in an upholstery made from animal hides (mostly cowhide) that’s been tanned and coated for color and protection from wear and tear. Leather seats are an optional upgrade in almost every vehicle on the market. Even luxury brands may offer simulated leather upholstery on the seats in base models.