Comfortable Seats

[We're Metals]

It seems like most cars these days have nice seats but they aren't really comforable. Most have side bolstering designed to keep you in the seat better than years of land Yachts past, but I wouldnt call them comfortable.
Im talking about dads old recliner comfortable. These seats have no side bolstering, are flat but you sink into them nicely. Have these style of seats gone the way of the passenger pigeon?

Take the Lexus LS for example:

LS400:

LS430:

LS460:

LS500:

It seems like seats these days are just aiming to be more and more sporty. Historically, a sportier trim would give you some more bolstered seats but even on the luxury trim lines, we are seeing more seats that contour best to somebody with a 36" waistline.

What car has the most comfortable seats these days?

 

[Allaneddie]

Do you mean like this?

 

[Sequoiasoon]

From what I heard, Volvo. Supposedly you can still order them with Orthopedic seats.

They are bolstered but very supportive. https://carbuzz.com/news/american-chiropractors-hate-volvos-new-seats/

 

[bdcardinal]

At least for me, the "sportier" seats are substantially more comfortable, my home office chair is a Cobra Daytona racing seat and it is super comfortable. That being said the seats in both my trucks are pretty comfy for being cushy.

 

[dubber09]

Saab had one of the best seats, truck drivers used to steal them to install in their cabs, have a friend who fell a victim of this some 30 years ago.

 

[Gyro Gearloose]

I've said the same thing about seats. My kids have now bought 3 Denali GMC products, all with seats hard as a hotel sofa. I also don't understand the fascination with black interiors. Maybe not a big deal up north but in the south if the car has black leather seats and you are wearing shorts you can't get in until the car has a chance to air out or the AC has run 5 minutes.

 

[JeffKeryk]

RX450h F Sport

 

[wwillson]

Im talking about dads old recliner comfortable.

You aren't in the car seat to fall asleep.

 

[Barkleymut]

You aren't in the car seat to fall asleep.

I want big cushy seats, having my butt fall asleep because the seat is hard as a rock is no fun.

 

[mrsilv04]

I've said the same thing about seats. My kids have now bought 3 Denali GMC products, all with seats hard as a hotel sofa. I also don't understand the fascination with black interiors. Maybe not a big deal up north but in the south if the car has black leather seats and you are wearing shorts you can't get in until the car has a chance to air out or the AC has run 5 minutes.

There's more choices than just black. Get south of the 35th parallel and you'll see how unpopular that black leather can be.

 

[RooflessVW]

I really like the 13+ Altima cloth seats. Only redeeming quality that car had.

 

[mrsilv04]

I had a 2024 Jeep Wagoneer rental, and the seats in it were awful. Maybe if you're 5 foot 6 and 135 pounds, they'd be fine.

Not what one would expect in a $72,000 vehicle.

I also prefer cloth seats for day-long drives. Leather doesn't have enough "give" to it. Leather seats don't conform to your body in the same way that cloth can and will.

 

[MParr]

The seats in my F-150 are pretty comfortable.

 

[hemitom]

Do you mean like this?

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Funny as soon as i saw the title of this post i thought of our hold 75 Imperial exact same seats but in deep wine color and by far the most comfortable seats i have ever sat in tilted back the right way it was exactly like a lazy boy.

 

[JustTrynaHelp]

We had a 2022 Acura MDX; base model the seats were fantastic…

As in: No-hotspots-take-a-6-hour-drive-and-not-be-tired comfortable.

Only thing that we would do different is get the ventilated seats.

 

[Nick1994]

My Genesis has comfy seats. You can adjust how tight the side bolstering squeezes you.

Pic from Google

 

[dubber09]

I've said the same thing about seats. My kids have now bought 3 Denali GMC products, all with seats hard as a hotel sofa. I also don't understand the fascination with black interiors. Maybe not a big deal up north but in the south if the car has black leather seats and you are wearing shorts you can't get in until the car has a chance to air out or the AC has run 5 minutes.

Leather seats are equally uncomfortable up north in the winter
No leather seats for me, thank you.

 

[John105]

It seems like most cars these days have nice seats but they aren't really comforable. Most have side bolstering designed to keep you in the seat better than years of land Yachts past, but I wouldnt call them comfortable.
Im talking about dads old recliner comfortable. These seats have no side bolstering, are flat but you sink into them nicely. Have these style of seats gone the way of the passenger pigeon?

Take the Lexus LS for example:

LS400:

LS430:

LS460:

LS500:

It seems like seats these days are just aiming to be more and more sporty. Historically, a sportier trim would give you some more bolstered seats but even on the luxury trim lines, we are seeing more seats that contour best to somebody with a 36" waistline.

What car has the most comfortable seats these days?

I drive the LS430 daily and I would not actually say the seats are a plus, more support would be nice. I always thought the pillowy feel was just a byproduct of the styling they were trying to achieve.

Seats imho are a great place where a car mfg can cut costs. From pics I can tell the Grand Wagoneer and Escalade are not great. It would seem the Germans take it more seriously

 

[Allaneddie]

Leather seats are equally uncomfortable up north in the winter
No leather seats for me, thank you.

And too hot in the summer (or any time) in the south. These in the GTI feel fine, are bolstered just right for me (36-38 inch waist) and they are even plaid cloth.

 

[earlyre]

You aren't in the car seat to fall asleep.

that's my thought when my uncle talks about his 17 way adjustable, heated/ventilated/massaging seats in his Lincolns..