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This is a complex answer it depends on the model and how it was ordered
So vecta C charcoal Morrocana leather and cloth seat in the design trim and in tge elite charcoal morrocan leather seat facing or sennia beige leather sest facing
Morrocanna leather is leather but it bits of leather shredded mixed with glue and pressed out into asheet if matetial.
This was carrued over intontge insignia
Now this composite leather can be called leather because made from leather
On other model like the Astra H called morrocana and cloth sesting or full morrocana leather. So where it says leather then it this leather composite
When the leather word is not used its vinyl. This way they have not broken the law under trade description
My friend a lab tested a piece of the leather off my vectra design half leather cloth seats and they found it had eough hide content to be classed as leather.
But if they say it leather it got to be leather or have enough combined in the composite matetial
Many leather sofa across europe now use this composite leather it cheaper and use up waste hide and recycled old hide I think its a good way of reproducing an afforded able leather for less expensive brands. Manufacture are all being much more clear today they will say leather seat facing full leather or vw group full leather with immitation leather in some areas. When you ask the dealership they have an info sheet and can tell which panel is which material.
I would not be put off as long as you get what you pay for. Generally when buying new
Its easy as they have to be spot on. It more complicated inbtge ysed market. Mercedes being prime example because there artico in beige and grey looks and feels like real leather the black is less convincing i have owned 3 now with artico and it wears better tgan leather cleaning us the same it even responds well to leather balm.
My skoda superb beige leather only after 3 year could you notice as the leather aged the synthetic bits did not age the same
MY LEXUS has lovely real leather abd it a high quality super impressed. Even compared to my e class full leather
Our current cars new Toyota rav4, mercedes E class est, Lexus is premier, Hyundai Tucson.
They rav4 has grey leather seat facing hyundai black leather seat facing they hyundai feels the midt plastic. They toyota very impressed other than sides and back they are leather and nice not as nice as the lexus but the synthetic leather is up there the artico of Mercedes mercedes it as a big cost option for full leather and i question was it worth it over the artico i had on the one before.
Any think i have go on long enough.
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