wrecker3

I love my Comp Seats !!!!

ZoomOn43

I commute between Seattle WA and Eugene OR every weekend (311 miles each way). Best seat was my BMW 5 series with "active sport M" seats. These are a very nice and comfortable set for a sports car. Good support, nice grip and like the cooled part. When I picked the car up I drove LA to Seattle 22 hrs in two days and not a complaint. I'm average size too 5'11" 200. It still is a mass produced car and that is why there is so many after market parts and tuners. If something doesn't specifically suit your taste you can always tweak it and customizes it to yours.

phil hunter

I have to agree with dfrieman about the seats. They are too narrow. I'm 6'2" 210 lbs and the seats are too narrow for me. I end up sitting on the side boosters instead of between them. In fact, I find the entire interior to be significantly smaller than the C5 that I came from, even though the car is almost identical in every dimension. I don't see how anyone much taller than myself could fit in this car. Also where did the storage space go? My C5 had three bins in back with the center one being quite large. My GS has one small bin. While my GS is a better car in most ways, it is not better in interior space and storage. My 2 cents


Phil

SilverFish

I have a Fiesta ST w/Recaro seats and I find them a nice fit. My old 14 Shelby GT500 Recaro seats were even better. For both of them I sat in between the side bolsters while in my Stingray the bolsters push in on my thighs. The Stingray bolsters should have been designed to cradle the thighs, not curve into them. And no i am not overweight, I am a runner, in shape and retired Army.

Foosh

I have a theory that most of those complaining about the seats have never been in a respectable world-class sports car of another brand. The C7 finally has seats befitting a world-class sports car. You won't find "barcaloungers" in any other serious sports car either.

JoesC5

I have a theory that most people have driven enough cars during their lifetime to know what is comfortable, and what's not.

LT1 Z51

I find the exact opposite to be true (my ST and the new GT350 seats push on my thighs but the Corvette does not). I'm not perfectly in shape but if anything my behind is normal sized.

capecodvette

no problem with my competition seats. I am 5'10", 206lbs, gym rat, former competitive natural bodybuilder.

SilverFish

I'm 55 years old, have owned over 70 cars in my lifetime so far, 13 of them Corvettes from C2, C3, C4, C6 and C7. Not to mention all of the Mustangs, Camaros, Trans Ams, luxury and sporty cars and trucks I owned. Plus I have driven or been driven in BMWs, Porsches and other performance and luxury cars on the automaton as well as in fellow car club members cars here at home. I think i have enough time in the seat to judge the design. A performance seat should cradle you and your thighs should rest between them, not push against your thighs. I really love the way the back and side hugs me, I just am not happy with the bottom bolsters curving into my thighs.

And by the way this is my 2nd C7. Went from a 14 base 2lt to a 16 Z51 2lt. I absolutely Love everything else about the C7 so I put up with the seats.

Woodson

Mine are very comfortable. And supportive.

fugly1

I have a more plausible, less condescending, less ego-inflating theory: It's difficult, if not impossible, to design a comp-oriented seat that suits most/all body types.

A good start would be to make the bottom bolsters adjustable.

sunsalem

I tried out the Recaros while shopping for a CTS-V a few years ago...the most uncomfortable seats I have sat in by far.

Steve_R

You call me an ******* and tell me to "FO" because I asked you a valid question, and I'm the rude one?

Pot, meet kettle.

Foosh

I couldn't agree more with the part in bold and said exactly that in post #35. Adjustable side bolsters is an interesting idea, but cost and weight adding measures not often employed.

The rest of your jab at me was off-target. There was no condescension intended, and I don't know where ego-inflation came from, but my point was intended as a reality check to look at every other true sports car on the market today. Seats very similar to those in the C7 are essentially the standard.

Go sit in a 911, and these are actually a lot more comfortable. Most Audis, BMWs, MBs, are not sports cars. Compare the C7 seats w/ those in R8, AMG-GT, or M4.

I'm also speculating that many here have just moved from generation to generation of Corvettes. There's nothing wrong with that, but without experiencing other sports cars, one wouldn't know what preferences are most in demand for sports car seats today. Market research is done to decide these matters, and those who loved C5/6 era seats lost the preference battle by a wide margin.

Rebel Yell

With the option list for the Corvette being what it is it could behoove GM to design another seat that could suit those that can't find a good fit in the now C7 seats, then for a nominal (yeah, I know that's kinda funny) the buyer could pick the seats they want. Just a thought.

Foosh

Not a bad idea. I suspect they would have if they were getting a lot of complaints.

JoesC5

Two seats are all GM needs to offer. The C6's seats were more comfortable for a wider range of body types than the base C7's are. Just design the base C7 seat to fit most of the different body types as they did with the C6.

For those with a Walter Mitty complex, offer the competition seat in it's present design for them.

For the few that really think they need a 'race' seat for doing HPDE's, then they should get the base seat and then use the money saved by not buying the Walter Mitty seats to buy real race car seats, and a harness bar and 5 point belts from the aftermarket.

Woodson

Right. And they do. The majority of buyers love them. For others, maybe consider a Buick? Didn't you try the seats before you bought your C7?

Is there an insult to fit folks with the Walter Mitty reference? If so, it was over my head.

Bruiser2012

Lets see...

The people complaining have not checked out the seats in other sport cars like Porsche, blah, blah, blah.

Nope, I don't care what type of seats they have. I don't own one and I don't feel the need to tell people that my seat is just like the seat in a Porsche.

Didn't the people complaining try out the seat before purchasing the car.

Well I can't speak for others, but I ordered my car so I couldn't try them out. They did not have a car in stock with suede inserts when I ordered my car to try out. Secondly, they don't feel uncomfortable until after an hour or so driving so a quick test drive wouldn't have mattered anyway. And third, I've never had a GM vehicle before that didn't feel comfortable to me.

Personally, I think they could have made the bottom (between the bolsters) a little wider on the standard seats and they would have been fine for all but the people who track their car and the wanna be racers. For them, there are the competition seats but that is just my opinion.

That's about all I have to say and I probably said more than I should have because nothing I say is going to make my seat more comfortable for me. I didn't post to bitch, just to agree with the OP that I also find the seats uncomfortable after driving awhile.

-Bob George

I searched Google and found this link to the drilling of the bolsters. https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1587792764
Just scroll down to post 110. I do a lot of DIY projects and I actually work in a garage, but this scares me a little too much to attempt. Probably because I figure it'll cost to much to fix if I go wrong

JoesC5

I tried the seats before I bought my C5 and again before I bought my C6 and I tried the seats on the C7 and I didn't like them. I use my Corvettes for long road trips, so seat comfort is of the upmost importance to me, not how well the hold me in the seat when I'm pulling 1.5 g's with slicks on a race track.

Oh, and those "horrible" seats in my C6 Z06...well...they hold me in my seat when I'm pulling 1 g on the street(like Tail of the Dragon, Pig Trail in Arkansas, Hwy 15 in West Virginia, etc.,) where I actually drive my car. It has 51,000 miles on her now, with only 52 of them on a high speed race track(Talladega). Funny that I can drive for 500 miles and not be uncomfortable, and do that nearly every day while on a two week road trip(actually did one 839 mile drive in one day only stopping for gas, food and a couple of **** breaks).

I have owned several Buicks as daily drivers. Very comfortable seats, but I don't think any of their seats will fit in a Corvette.