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Today, the resurgent Seat brand is selling better cars than at any time in its history.

In large part, that’s because it is one of the brands owned by the VW Group. Underneath, all of the cars it sells are strongly related to similar models sold by Volkswagen itself, or the likes of Skoda and even Audi. If you are buying a Leon, for example, the hardware will be similar to that of the Golf, Octavia and A3.

But while Seat makes the most of this tie-up to offer everything from city, small and family cars, including estates, through to a full range of SUVs, it also adds in its own slice of character, both with its distinctive styling approach and because its engineers generally tune the cars to deliver sportier handling.

While all of its cars are decent, it is the SUVs that stand out. The Arona and Ateca are among the class leaders and have enjoyed triumphs at the What Car? Awards.

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What Car?'s Peter Lawton visits Bentley's factory in Crewe to see just how the manufacturer's team create some of the world most luxurious leather seats. From being doused in artificial sweat to test its resilience in 'challenging' environments, to being sat on 25,000 times, we see how the leather is stitched, fitted and tested, before taking its place in one of the world's most prestigious cars the Bentley Mulsanne.

What Car?'s Peter Lawton visits Bentley's factory in Crewe to see just how the manufacturer's team create some of the world most luxurious leather seats.

From being doused in artificial sweat to test its resilience in 'challenging' environments, to being sat on 25,000 times, we see how the leather is stitched, fitted and tested, before taking its place in one of the world's most prestigious cars the Bentley Mulsanne.

Bentley seat leather: inside story

*   How the hide is prepared
*   Tested with artificial sweat
*   Watch the entire process, here

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Bentley seat leather: inside story

* How the hide is prepared * Tested with artificial sweat * Watch the entire process, here...

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