This is why education is so important, to know what you are paying for. There are different grades of vinyl, but at the end of the day it’s a derivative of plastic. On my 2021 Ford Transit 250, the vinyl is standard and cloth was an extra cost upgrade!

Elon Musk and Tesla started that Vegan Leather jargon ten years ago with Tesla, and I had more than one discussion in a Tesla showroom with the 20-something sales agents that it wasn’t leather…..

Even a car as pricey as a Porsche only has leather seating surfaces, with vinyl sides. I paid an auto upholsterer to remove the seat covers on my 2014 911 , take out the vinyl and sew in leather panels. I know, I know, I’m over the top. But leather wears well, vinyl doesn’t.