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Does Porsche have the best seat choices?

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Old 12-17-2017, 03:56 PM
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I have always been impressed by Porsche's seat offerings but am curious how offerings from other car makers such as McLaren and Ferrari compare. Are these any better considering the panache of the brands?. Some good cars, like the Corvette seem to be notorious for crummy seats. Obviously it is hard for one seat to successfully fit all body types.

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best?




they must offer seat size to be at least good
and have thrown away 4 14 18 seats, the ugliest on market

my BMW M4 competition seats are way better for less than half the price

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The 458 has really great Daytona seats. I put 1000 Miles on them over 2 days and loved it. The Mclaren were ok but the material felt not so good. My R8 has great feel and by far the most comfortable but also the least helpful at speeds to keep your body in. Also the R8 material worn down quite quickly no matter how much you take care of it. I think porsche has the best quality / comfort / hold balance.
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the lwb need a recline adjustment
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Originally Posted by AlvinHuyN
The 458 has really great Daytona seats. I put 1000 Miles on them over 2 days and loved it. The Mclaren were ok but the material felt not so good. My R8 has great feel and by far the most comfortable but also the least helpful at speeds to keep your body in. Also the R8 material worn down quite quickly no matter how much you take care of it. I think porsche has the best quality / comfort / hold balance.
This is what I was looking for. I know many guys on this board have either owned or had significant seat time in the exotics and am curious what the Porsche nation may be missing out on.

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The 488's Goldrake racing seats are excellent
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I personally find that all porsche sport seats have far too much lumbar intrusion for me, so I can barely crawl away from the car after only 30 minutes. I find my LWBS to be perfect. Comparable to Elise/Exige seats, but a bit more padded. Just a bit.
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Elise/Exige 06 and up probax seats were great. Hoping the LWBs are as good. Sure felt like it on my test sit.



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