These are budget seat covers, I'm not exactly sure the material they're made out of, some kind of plasticy vinyl composite thing maybe? Lol. To be honest I have no idea. Do they look like real leather? No, not really, but at this price point I didn't expect that. The universal fit and they do fit pretty nicely on the front seats of my Suzuki SX4 hatchback. Installing them is straightforward and pretty much self-explanatory, I didn't have to look at the directions. When all is said and done they are seat covers, and although they do look pretty decent, you're not going to fool anybody into thinking these are the actual seats! But when you have an older car and a worn or rip seat, what you do? Well, you buy some cheap seat covers, lol. I'm thoroughly happy with these, they fit pretty well, they look pretty good, and I can also still feel the heated seats underneath. As far as I'm concerned, these are worth the price in a good value overall.