Hi there,
I read that it was indeed developed for taxi use, and when I got the new leather seats for my 450SL the Upholstery shop warned me that MB-Tex would last significantly longer than the leather I ordered. The wife wanted leather, so that's what we went with.

Richard Wooldridge
'82 300D/4.3L V6/T700R4 conversion
'79 450SL
'75 280C