The only mass scaled alternative

The only mass scaled alternative with an identical look and feel. There are plenty of alternatives if you don’t need it to look like leather. Like the infinite variety of fabrics.

Agreed. My mum’s car and my boss’s car have leather seats and I hate it. Both of my cars (and almost every other car I’ve ever driven in) have fabric seats, and they’re infinitely more comfortable. And I presume considerably cheaper.