A new study suggests that new car smell comes from toxic chemicals off-gassing in a car’s interior, like brominated flame retardants (BFRs), chromium, and lead. Researchers identified more than 275 different chemicals in vehicle interiors, including those associated with birth defects, impaired learning, liver problems, and cancer. The 2012 new vehicle study analyzed the chemical content for more than 200 new cars. The most healthy car interior went to the 2012 Honda Civic which is free of BFRs and polyvinyl cholride (PVC) fabrics and low levels of heavy metals. The worst with a high-range of chemicals goes to the 2012 Mitsubishi Outlander that was found with BFRs, chromium treated leather, and lead in seating materials. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://men.webmd.com/news/20120215/is-that-new-car-smell-toxic
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