new-car smell

Definitions

1. 1

   A characteristic odor caused by the combination of chemicals and materials in a new…

   A characteristic odor caused by the combination of chemicals and materials in a new automobile, including outgassing.

   • Does that mean you shouldn't buy a new car? Not at all — although if you're not hung up on new car smell and the virginal feel of a pristine motor car, you might find a used car is a better bargain.
   • Did you know new car smell can kill you? New cars are filled with new car toxic fumes.
   • Who would want new car smell when you can have Maggie's gardenias?
2. 2

   A perception of freshness or novelty.

   • "I think the American people, you know, they're going to want – you know, that new car smell. You know, their own – they want to drive something off the lot that doesn't have as much mileage as me," he said.

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