Last car to have a velour interior

[Otispunkmeyer]

bodhi said:

Our 2008 Civic has velour seats which are great in winter and summer, just a shame the seats themselves aren't more supportive:



Just a shame they are such a PITA to keep clean after the leather in the BMW.

I had one of these. Yeah they're tough to clean marks off of and it absolutely needed lumbar support. Killer.

[Buster73]

Bought a new A4 Avant back in 98 that had grey velour seats , looked nice but my wife always thought the interior had a cellulose type of smell which made her feel unwell after being in the car .

A coincidence ?

[mikef]

Puddenchucker said:

I know these weren't the last cars to have velour, and I can't explain why, but I've always had a bit of a liking for Vauxhall/Opel velour interiors of the 1980's.
Even if they are a bit garish

Our Piper PA28 Warrior II had seats in exactly the same colour velour. As well as lace curtains (in back, I hasten to add). That was apparently the “deluxe interior” option

[BigBen]

Dapster said:

Back in the 90's, for an extra £1400 on top of the price of an S Class, you could spec your car with "Amaretta" upholstery. It was like soft suede - very luxurious and with no long term wear quality at all! A very rare option - I don't think I've ever seen a car specced with it in the flesh



Velour



Amaretta

My uncle had a 560 SEL with blue Velour, this was in 1987 (I think)

[Milkyway]

Opel Monza...

[white_goodman]

I can think of many cars newer than those being suggested with velour seats. My dad owned many French cars in the 90s/early 2000s including a Renault 21 GTS, Peugeot 405 GR, Citroen Xsara Exclusive and a Xsara Picasso. I'm pretty sure that velour interiors carried over into the Renault Meganes/Lagunas and Peugeot 406s too?

I also sold cars in the early 2000s and I remember the mid-spec Rover 75s (Club) and top spec Rover 45s (iXL?) having velour seats too. Mk4 Golfs and B5 Passats in SE spec had them too. Very soft and comfy but a nightmare to clean and looked pretty grubby after a few years too. I can't remember if the velour seats carried over to the mk5 Golf and B6 Passat SEs too?

However, I think I might have a thread winner! My 2015 Chrysler Grand Voyager SE has them! I'm sure you could well find velour seats in a US rental spec Dodge Charger/Chrysler 300 too. The Grand Voyager has been replaced out there by a new minivan (Pacifica) but I don't know if that is still available with velour seats.

Edited by white_goodman on Sunday 26th March 21:04

[daytona111r]

Citroen used to do great velour.

Last one was a Xantia with green VSX trimmed velour - absolutley sumptuous! Wish I had a pic