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SL/R230: What is Alcantara?

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Old 11-21-2004 | 10:00 PM
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What is Alcantara?

My ceiling in my SL600 is "ALCANTARA", which looks and feels very nice, but what is it? Some people have asked me what it is and I have no idea.
Old 11-21-2004 | 10:26 PM
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It's leather from an Italian company:

http://www.alcantara.it/english/auto...automotive.htm
Old 11-22-2004 | 06:31 AM
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My ceiling in my SL600 is "ALCANTARA", which looks and feels very nice, but what is it? Some people have asked me what it is and I have no idea.
Alcantara is a synthetic microfibre material. It is trademarked in Europe under the "Alcantara" name and in the US under the "Ultrasuede" name. Alcantara is intended to be automotive-specific usage of Ultrasuede. The manufacturing process is covered by several patents. The company which holds the trademarks and patents, Toray, is Japanese.

So 70s fashion...

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