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Nissan: Baby Skin, Fingers and Bacon

November 9, 2012 By Nadeem Muaddi

Last week, Nissan likened a new fabric that it's developing to fake baby skin – setting the blogosphere ablaze with morbid imagery and snarky comments. The automaker, however, doesn’t seem phased. In a recent interview with Vanity Fair magazine, Nissan reiterated the analogy and even took it to new levels of weird – boasting about an “artificial finger” and upholstering cars … [Read more...] about Nissan: Baby Skin, Fingers and Bacon

Nissan to Upholster Cars in Fake Baby Skin

October 30, 2012 By Nadeem Muaddi

Just when you thought things couldn't get much weirder than upholstering cars in human leather, Nissan Motor Company announces that it's developing a synthetic material that looks and feels like human baby skin. … [Read more...] about Nissan to Upholster Cars in Fake Baby Skin

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