new-car smell
Dealership olfactory signature
New-car smell is the distinctive odor inside a recently manufactured vehicle—a blend of volatile compounds from plastics, adhesives, leather, and fabric treatments.
The scent is widely considered pleasant despite being industrial off-gassing, and has become synonymous with newness and luxury: Nothing beats that new-car smell.
Products attempt to replicate it for older vehicles.
- air freshenerDevice releasing pleasant scent
- odorantSubstance emitting scent
- perfumeFragrant liquid for wearing
- scentAirborne odor detected
- synthetic leatherMan-made hide substitute
benzene · plasticizers · emotional connection · styrene · polyurethane foam · status symbol · freshness · formaldehyde · phthalates · novelty · adhesives · air quality · dealership · test drive · nostalgia · distinctiveness · showroom · depreciation
new-car smellmildew smell
Fungal dampness odor
body odor · wet dog smell · vomit smell · gasoline fumes · funk
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