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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 09:54 PM
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S-Class Leather Question

After sitting in my friend's 2000 S500, I noticed the leather felt kinda hard. The newer S-Class uses softer leather.. Is this the case or am I just imagining things. Or is the 2000 just old and the leather got hard. (?)
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 11:32 PM
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My 2000 S430 has pretty stiff seats in comparison to some other luxury cars. And it really helps on long trips, because soft might feel nice at first, but cause fatigue in the long run.
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Old Aug 21, 2005 | 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by newton22
My 2000 S430 has pretty stiff seats in comparison to some other luxury cars. And it really helps on long trips, because soft might feel nice at first, but cause fatigue in the long run.
I didn't know that.. The newer Mercedes S-Class has pretty soft leather, though...
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Old Aug 21, 2005 | 07:00 PM
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S 500's have Napa leather and early S430's did not. Napa is much softer.
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 11:49 AM
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Napa Leather

S430 uses a standard leather interior (unless Napa Leather purchased as an option).
S500 and S600 has a Napa Leather (which is much softer) as standard.
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Old Aug 30, 2005 | 03:32 PM
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Is this for all the W220 (00-present)?

S500 have nappa leather?
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