New car smell is a combination of multiple off-gassing instances from the various components of your new car, which have yet to shed their coatings, treatments completely, and what have you.

For some, there's nothing like that new car smell. The smell of a new car could signal a significant life milestone or bring a sense of freshness, but a new study shows there could be another cost ...

What is it about new car smell that is so enticing? According to Olivia Jezler, the CEO of The Future of Smell, a human’s sense of smell is linked to “the areas of the brain that process ...

Don Draper once said on the TV show Mad Men that “Happiness is the smell of a new car.” Well, a study just published in Cell Reports Physical Science found something besides happiness.

Shutterstock The “new car smell” that everyone knows and loves might actually be a health risk. A new study published in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science suggested that the scent ...

To most people, the smell of a new car is strangely enticing. Though it’s difficult to pinpoint exactly what it is that makes the aroma so distinct, plenty of air fresheners and sprays have ...

There's just nothing like that "new car smell," many people believe. There is a health angle to consider, though. A recent study by the Beijing Institute of Technology and the Harvard T.H. Chan ...

New car smell. It’s like fresh baked cookies, or the smell of popcorn. People seem to love it. But it looks as if that smell may be more dangerous for us than we initially thought. CBS Austin ...

"New car smell" is a beloved benefit of buying a new vehicle. However, at least part of that scent could be due to toxic carcinogens released by flame retardants, a new study says.

Being Nissan's Smellmaster means that she's responsible for making sure that the famed "new car smell" is intact and pleasant to the customer. Keerl and a team of panelists smell a vehicle top to ...