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Materials & Craftsmanship

What JLR interiors are actually made of, and why that's treated as a design decision, not just a spec sheet line.

Both marques have long sourced leather from Bridge of Weir Leather Company in Scotland, a specialist tannery whose materials are chosen specifically for automotive interiors — a detail that matters to the brands' 'made with real materials, not imitations' positioning.

Aluminum construction has been a major engineering shift for both marques: Jaguar's X350 XJ (2003) was its first aluminum-bodied saloon, and Land Rover's L405 Range Rover (2012) was the first Range Rover with a fully aluminum monocoque — both moves driven by the weight savings aluminum offers over steel, which improves both performance and, for Land Rover, off-road capability.

Jaguar interiors have historically leaned on real wood veneers and metal (rather than wood-effect plastic or brightwork) as a visible signal of the 'craftsmanship' side of its performance-and-craftsmanship identity — a philosophy this page could expand on model by model.