Hi. I'm looking at a V6S coupe. I havent driven it yet (it is about an hour away from me) but it has the sports seats, like from the R (the sexy looking things with holes up near the shoulders etc).

I have heard that these arent so comfy for taller people. I'm 6 foot, and I'm guessing that this isnt so tall these days. Any 6 footers have them? Thoughts?

Also with my current car the seats have become far more comfortable with age and use, as the leather stretches. Is that also the case with these seats?

I've driven an f type before and found the seats pretty hard, but that was the base model, and it was new.

Any tips would be appreciated.

 

I'm just under 6ft and my son is 6'4". We have the sports seats and find them actually quite comfortable even on long trips. The multiple adjustments possible allow a lot of flexibility.

 

I have the same seats in my base coupe. It definitely adds a nice upscale touch to the interior. I find the standard seats visually unappealing; they look like bowling pins.

I'm 6'3 and have absolutely no issues with comfort, adjustability, etc.

 

I'm less than 6 ft. but find them comfortable. For longer jaunts I take my wallet out of my back pocket, but I've done that on pretty much every car that I've owned.

The really great thing about the sport seats (in addition to getting stitching color that you want) is that they are so adjustable. On a trip if you get a bit tired, change the bolsters, move the bottom, move the back or whatever and it's like a new seat.

 

I am 6 ft. and love the "performance" seats. They fit around me like a glove and are very comfortable.

 

Sport seats come in the base and the S by default.

All of you are talking about the "performance" seats!

 

+1. That said, I am 6'2" and find the Performance seats quite comfortable and love the ability to squeeze in the bolsters to hold me in place during high g cornering. However, many find the seam down the middle of the seat back to be annoying or even painful. I have installed a very thin gel pad on the passenger seat back just so my wife will ride in the car.

 

I was just going to say that
Love my performance seats makes the car look and feel great inside .

 

The performance seats are perfect for me. I'm 6'0" tall and it's like they are bespoke.

 

I've got a 2013 V6S with the performance seats and they are brilliant. They have huge adjustment so you can get them exactly as you want them. IMO they are a great blend of comfort for longer trips and support for belting around corners.

I am 6' tall and they suit me perfectly. The only issue for me that I have fairly broad shoulders and the top of the seats wraps around a little which I can feel pushing my shoulders forward a bit. Maybe I need to lay off the protein powder for a while

 

Thanks all, yes they are the performance seats. Sounds good.

 

I have them and am 6 foot. They are the same as in my XKRS. I find them very comfortable and more supportive than anything I had in any of my Porsches. Done many long, over a week car trips with 8 hours driving daily, no pain, no issues.

 

6'1 w/performance seats. No issues with them at all, very comfortable.

 

The only thing I might add...is because of my height, the seat is adjusted all the way back. As a result, the backside of the seat rubs against the rear bulkhead causing a squeaking/rubbing sound. Used a little bit of leather/cleaner conditioner as a "lubricant" and eliminated the sound.

 

Extra weight is probably the biggest downside besides cost, but if the "wingbacks" are/were standard in whatever version you're looking at, cost is irrelevant. They are considerably heavier, but most don't care. It's already a heavy car.

In a thread a while back, sports seats won on comfort in a first impression, side-by-side comparison, but after proper adjustment and just getting used to them, I'm sure the performance seats are also comfortable.

 

I'm just under 6' but find the sport seats to be very comfortable; much more so than the seats in our SLK (still miss the airscarf though). Can't comment on the base seats; I didn't try a car with them.

Dave

 

Sport seats are the base seats. You obviously have the performance seats, which I prefer to call "wingbacks."

 

Sorry; thanks for the clarification. :-)

Dave

 

I find the performance seat very comfortable even on an 8 hour trip. I was concerned when I read the other threads, given there is no choice with an R and some folks found the seats too firm. My wife needs a compliant seat. In the end, these seats are much more comfortable than the previous Porsche, bigger and a bit more adjustable. But they are not as comfortable as her V60, but nothing is.

Larry

 

I find the perf. seats comfortable but harder for me to get out of since hip surgery. Can I blame the car?