When we bought our long-term Mercedes-Benz C-Class almost a year ago, we opted for Mercedes’ standard MB-Tex vinyl upholstery instead of real leather seats. The latter was part of a $2,300 Interior ...

At Mercedes this trend is nothing new. Shortly after the Second World War, it offered artificial "Kunstleder" upholstery on cars like this 180 Ponton with a snazzy red cabin as the company returned to ...