Comfiest drivers seat of any car?

[kambites]

JohnMcL said:

Check out Gorman Pelvic Support Seat patents. This concept is making a big improvement in comfort where people must sit for a long time, e.g. theatre / cinema. Used in Elise seats so they must be high on the list.

"Probax" is the brand name and yes they're very good.

[Rikki55]

Never had any complaints with Volvo seats... Both my S60R and dads ph1V70R have epically comfy seats!

Strangely I always thought that MK3 Golf GTI seats were quite comfy too!

[Depthhoar]

I have a chronic back complaint and so car seat comfort figures highly in any vehicle I drive. The best and most comfortable vehicle seat I have ever experienced was in a VW Crafter 3 or 4 years ago. Drove to Stockholm and back from the Scottish Highlands (via Hull-Rotterdam) without any discomfort at all. Exceptionally comfortable in fact. Loads of adjustment and just the right amount of support. (I think the Merc Sprinter shares the same body shell so maybe the same seats & trim?)

[Stickyfinger]

Tuvra said:

EFA....(that hasn't sat in a grand Cherokee)

Oh yes i have (Brother has one) .....and the Citroen ones are better over a long distance....sry you are wrong

Edited by Stickyfinger on Tuesday 28th July 09:21

Edited by Stickyfinger on Tuesday 28th July 09:22

[gazchap]

E65 7-Series comfort seats, although I'm not sure you'd be able to hook up the electrics to them to make them adjustable etc. if they're not in an E65.

[battered]

Volvo and Saab are generally good, as others say. It does depend how big you are though. In my skinny youth I used to rattle around in seats from large saloons so seats for smaller frames, from things like Fiestas, were better. These days I'm 2 stones heavier, while I'm still not a big bloke I do fit a standard seat.

It's a tough task designing a car seat. A 17 yr old schoolgirl, 5ft2 and weighing 7 stones, has to fit the same driver's seat as an 18 stone, 6ft2 German businessman and still reach the controls.

[V8mate]

IME, French cars have the comfiest seats. Check any of the larger models:

Citroen: CX, XM, C5
Renault: Safrane and better Laguna models
Peugeot: 605 and better 406 models

These will all be dirt cheap from breakers.

[csampo]

+1 for volvo seats, the ones in my s60 are excellent. I doubt you can get better until you're up into S-class territory.

[lufbramatt]

Peugeot 605 in 80's tastic brown velour. At least I assume they're comfortable, as despite spending quite a few hours being ferried around in one, I spent most of that time asleep.

[Stickyfinger]

And don't forget (though most will never of sat in one) the Original ACTIVA seats, all electric Leather with adjustable side panels as well .....needed as they corner faster than most super-cars and all these "low-riders" that have ZERO suspension travel and rubber band tyres that shake your teeth out on a grit particle

Hard to beat comfort at 90+ in a corner

V8mate said:

IME, French cars have the comfiest seats. Check any of the larger models:

Citroen: CX, XM, C5
Renault: Safrane and better Laguna models
Peugeot: 605 and better 406 models

These will all be dirt cheap from breakers.

Edited by Stickyfinger on Tuesday 28th July 10:04

[1000TCR]

+1 for the Elise.

I bought one on your beautiful island and was a bit afraid of the way back to GER due to a back pain that I was carrying for some time. When I got out of the car after roughly 1000 km in 12 hours, the back felt actually better than before.

Another left field experience: a late Maserati Biturbo. So comfortable and supportive, I could have driven the thing all day long.

[battered]

I've not seen many Maser Biturbos in breakers recently. They might be difficult to find.

I think there were a few of them getting scrapped through the 90's though. They rotted like lettuce in the sunshine.

[PomBstard]

kambites said:

In my experience it very much depends on what shape you are.

Mine too. I'm still a bit unsure of the fuss around Volvo seats - the V70 is OK, but doesn't seem anything special to me - too wide and slippery with zero lateral support to be comfortable in anything but a straight line, whilst sipping Ovaltine and listening to The Archers. Even then, I start getting fidgety after an hour or so.

In my experience, I find Subaru seats much better - more supportive all round. Have done several 2000+ km trips in both leather and cloth covered versions, and always got out feeling fine.

[0llie]

I find the seats in my Classic Range Rover are more comfortable than the ones in the latest L405. They are supremely comfortable, especially on long trips.

A friend has a Chevy conversion van which has a superb set of chairs upfront, sat in them for hours with no fatigue.

[OldGermanHeaps]

Thanks for all the replies, off to the breakers at the weekend with a wee shortlist. I might try to get a heated seat while i'm at it.

[Track Rod]

1999 Saab 9-3 was the comfiest seat I've had, as others have said. Strangely though I didn't find the mk1 Laguna seats comfy at all. Probably my shape (6 Foot 4, built like a jockey's whip) but I couldn't get comfy in it.

[anonymous-user]

For me, at any rate:

Citroen XM
Volvo S80 - later models of the Series 1 (about 2004/5)

[jogger1976]

My Saab 9-5 seats are like big leather armchairs.I think the later models have a cooling function, which is nice on hot days
I'd also rate Volvo S60 seats as I borrowed a mates to do a 200mile journey and got out feeling like I'd driven down the road
I also remember the ones in a Series 3 XJ12 were excellent and made me feel like I was sitting in a gentleman's club

[psi310398]

The seats in my Saab 9000 SE are still the most comfortable I've ever had.

Slightly left field, but the seats from an r129 Mercedes SL might be worth a look and the seat belt assembly is integrated so maybe also helpful if alignment between new seat and old belts doesn't work. I have driven all day in my SL without hurting my back. If you have the skill to hook up the electrics, they are also heated and extensively adjustable.

P

[mcgandalf]

blueacid said:

My Volvo s60 has incredibly comfy seats. I'd speculate the S80 might be better yet due to being a better model..?

Well worth a look though certainly!

I'll second this. My S60 Sport (base spec with half leather) is a bed on wheels. I actually prefer it to the SE.