Leather seats (1 Viewer)

[voland]

Does anyone know what year model was the last to have real leather seats in the premium trim on the gx460? I was surprised to see that the 22 leather was only available in the luxury package. Was this always the case and I'm just confused?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Acrad]

460 - Seating Material - Semi-Aniline Leather, Leather or Nuluxe : ‘10-’13 Premium Semi-Aniline Leather / ‘10-’13 Base with “Comfort Plus Package” - Semi-Aniline Leather / ‘10-’13 Base - Leather / ‘14+ Luxury Semi-Aniline Leather / ‘14-’18 Premium- Leather / ‘14+ Base - Nuluxe / ‘19 Premium Leather or Nuluxe depending on interior color choice / '20-'22 Base & Premium - Nuluxe / '21-'22 Premium Plus - Nuluxe / '20-'22 Luxury Semi-Aniline Leather

 

[voland]

460 - Seating Material - Semi-Aniline Leather, Leather or Nuluxe : ‘10-’13 Premium Semi-Aniline Leather / ‘10-’13 Base with “Comfort Plus Package” - Semi-Aniline Leather / ‘10-’13 Base - Leather / ‘14+ Luxury Semi-Aniline Leather / ‘14-’18 Premium- Leather / ‘14+ Base - Nuluxe / ‘19 Premium Leather or Nuluxe depending on interior color choice / '20-'22 Base & Premium - Nuluxe / '21-'22 Premium Plus - Nuluxe / '20-'22 Luxury Semi-Aniline Leather

That makes me sad... how does it compare to actual leather in TX 100 degree days?

 

[sedonut]

My car has the Nuluxe in dark grey, as it has heated and cooled seats I have no problem in Arizona.

I just tell the women I date it has vegetarian leather.

We'll see if it lasts longer than leather.

 

[jiggletits]

Nuluxe lasts a lot longer than real leather in my experience and it's easier to care for. Had it in my IS350 and would have it again anytime over real leather.

 

[r2m]

That makes me sad... how does it compare to actual leather in TX 100 degree days?

Just a suggestion, and I know the outside temp is still in triple digits, but when you park, tilt up your sun roof and crack your windows.
This will vent a lot of heat and have the interior temperature be closer to what the outside temperature is, instead of 20 to 30 degrees F hotter.
The biggest killer of interiors (read: dashes, seats, etc.) is the cycling of extreme hot and cold, especially extended levels of heat.
I know I'm repeating myself here for some of you, but as a medical device engineer, we have to do accelerated aging testing on all our products before public sale to prove our products are able to have a shelf life of "X" number of months or years.
How do they do that? We use a formula that calculates a temperature that would represent an extended length of time, say maybe 3 years. That calculation will determine who high a temperature and for how long to equal a product sitting on a shelf or in a warehouse for 3 years. These accelerated tests usually last only about 6 weeks at about 150° to determine shelf life for 3 years.
Now considering the above information I've just provided, what do you think you're doing when you lock up your vehicle with all the windows shut for hours at a time, every day in temperatures hot enough to fry an egg?
You are prematurely aging all your interior components!

Something to think about.
'nough said.