Trophy interior leather?

[timbertoon]

Hi,

I've got a Trophy on order and I'm pretty excited as I've not had a new car for years and joining the EV world is pretty awesome. Anyway I digress, does anyone know if the leather described is real leather or fake? Never really found the answer online until I recently read "Leather type" interior described on one of the MG dealerships but now I read leather interior on recent news.

Thanks

Tim B

 

[Nicko]

Hi, it is fake leather but I find the seats comfortable and they look easy to clean.

 

[Whiskey Foxtrot]

Do we call it vegan these days?

 

[Nicko]

No I still like a juicy steak lol

 

[duncerduncs]

Do we call it vegan these days?

I'm not sure how many Vegans it takes to make the interior....

You have to go pretty high end now to get real leather seats in your car!

 

[timbertoon]

Hehe,

Thanks for the reply, answers my question.

Tim

 

[Whiskey Foxtrot]

It's like when MB introduced the artico seat cover. I thought it was some fancy new leather, not fancy pvc...

 

[MoDolph]

All the eco protestors want us to stop using oil right now so instead of using an all natural, renewable seat material (real leather), we use a petroleum based plastic material made from oil

 

[Paulie68]

All the eco protestors want us to stop using oil right now so instead of using an all natural, renewable seat material (real leather), we use a petroleum based plastic material made from oil

No issue with using oil to make products, or for lubrication, that's just fine and sensible. It's burning the stuff that's stupid and got to stop.

 

[JimB]

How does the Chinese building ever more coal fuelled power stations to build eco electric vehicles fit with that?

 

[Paulie68]

How does the Chinese building ever more coal fuelled power stations to build eco electric vehicles fit with that?

Because they aren't, well not specifically to build EV's, and they are pioneering renewables more than the rest of the world. The fossil stuff is a necessary evil to support a huge population until renewables are built out.

Anyway, what sort of argument is that, would you prefer they continue to build ICE instead, so everything could be even worse?

 

[ukflyer]

All the eco protestors want us to stop using oil right now so instead of using an all natural, renewable seat material (real leather), we use a petroleum based plastic material made from oil

I always use a real sheepskin seat cover on my driving seat; something I picked up in aviation. Always warm in winter and cool in summer. They protect the actual seat material and seemingly last forever.

 

[Narrowgauge725]

Now that sounds like a plan when all these car manufacturers have gone back to pvc vegan seats

 

[KenW]

Hi,

I've got a Trophy on order and I'm pretty excited as I've not had a new car for years and joining the EV world is pretty awesome. Anyway I digress, does anyone know if the leather described is real leather or fake? Never really found the answer online until I recently read "Leather type" interior described on one of the MG dealerships but now I read leather interior on recent news.

Thanks

Tim B

I always use a real sheepskin seat cover on my driving seat; something I picked up in aviation. Always warm in winter and cool in summer. They protect the actual seat material and seemingly last forever.

I would call it plastic. Not very good plastic, my trophy was delivered mid January 22 and the drivers seat is already breaking down. See image. My dealer is making a warranty claim with MG for me, but they aren’t hopeful. I’m pretty disgusted with the quality. My last car a VW Passat didn’t have a mark on the real leather seat after 7 years.

 

[Whiskey Foxtrot]

I would call it plastic. Not very good plastic, my trophy was delivered mid January 22 and the drivers seat is already breaking down. See image. My dealer is making a warranty claim with MG for me, but they aren’t hopeful. I’m pretty disgusted with the quality. My last car a VW Passat didn’t have a mark on the real leather seat after 7 years.

Why are they not hopeful. Seems a straight forward failure.

 

[Grandadgeorgec]

I would call it plastic. Not very good plastic, my trophy was delivered mid January 22 and the drivers seat is already breaking down. See image. My dealer is making a warranty claim with MG for me, but they aren’t hopeful. I’m pretty disgusted with the quality. My last car a VW Passat didn’t have a mark on the real leather seat after 7 years.

Can you share mileage ?

 

[KenW]

Why are they not hopeful. Seems a straight forward failure.

That’s just what the service department said.

 

[KenW]

Can you share mileage ?

Just about 8000 now, but it started at about 6000. I’m not a heavyweight at 12 stone

 

[Keith Harris]

Plastic , back in the day you used to have to pay extra for cloth.

 

[Spinynorman]

I think it’s commercially defined as ‘PU Leather’
shame really as my previous car had Connolly Leather seats and they were lovely