Throughout a vehicle's lifetime, it's unavoidable that the materials inside a vehicle program indications of wear and tear. Imagine the frequent resting on car seats, leaning on arm rests, clutching the guiding wheel and adjusting the instruments. Exactly what does Ford do to help make sure all automobiles are up to this obstacle?

To help ensure the resilience of these fabrics, leathers and plastics, Ford engineers subject every product used inside Ford vehicles to a series of careful and ruthless tests where they are stretched, scratched, snagged, sniffed and even splashed with the likes of grease, dirt and hot coffee, to see how they will stand up against the test of time.

These tests are done to assist guarantee it takes a lot more than a spilled cup of coffee, the graze of a sharp edge or any unexpected scrapes and scuffs to break down these products. Some of the uncommon experiences Ford products need to go through include:

- The Five-Finger Scratch Test, which is used to scratch samples of different plastics to see just how much abuse they can take
- The Soil and Clean ability Test, which splashes various substances on seat materials to assess how well they can be cleaned later on, testing their overall stain resistance
- The Resistance to Dye Transfer Test, which scrubs materials of different colors (i.e. those feared new blue jeans, long-term destroyer of white leather sofas around the world) versus the leather made use of for safety seat to see if any discolorations are left
- The Mace Snagging Test, which spins seat materials on turning rollers roughly 600 times while they're consistently struck by a spikey iron ball to check how strong they are

In addition, a group of examiners smell various samples of materials utilized inside Ford vehicles and rank them to assist the engineers accomplish interiors that are without troubling smells.

The meticulous nature of these tests is a testimony to Ford's unwavering commitment to providing quality vehicles that continue to be at their peak throughout the long cycle of their lives to consumers and going the extra mile to make sure standards of comfort and durability are met.

Click on the links below to see these tests in action:

SNIFF: A Story about Car Smells https://youtu.be/n9YnEEXhrJE
SNAG: A Story about Mighty Materials https://youtu.be/J9gyq9dGnUE
SPLASH: A Story about Surprise Spills https://youtu.be/i7DrgKeZaEY