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  • 2016-08-20 (xsd:date)
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  • New Dodge Challenger Features Elephant Skin Interior (en)
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  • In August 2016, a rumor began circulating on Facebook that Dodge was manufacturing a car featuring an elephant skin interior: These rumors were largely based on an article published by Auto Evolution on 18 August 2016 showing a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat outfitted with elephant leather seats. Although this article was largely accurate, some readers misinterpreted the story and were left with impression that Dodge was producing a car with an elephant skin interior. In actuality the exotic animal skin upholstery was not offered or provided by Dodge; it was a private aftermarket installation performed by Carlex Design. Auto Evolution captured screenshots from Carlex Design's web site that labeled the material used for the car's interior as elephant leather, but Carlex later changed this wording to read exotic leathers. Carlex Designs also added a note at the end of their presentation of the custom Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat explaining that all of the leathers they used in the aftermarket upgrade had been legally obtained: Auto Evolution also captured an apology that Carlex Design Europe posted to their (now inaccessible) Facebook page: (en)
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