I have owned many cars over many decades. I can usually drive about three hours before I get back pain, forcing me to ask my wife to take over. Since my wife got her Audi A5, I raised my limit to about four hours.

Well, yesterday I drove my 3IS F Sport EIGHT hours straight (wiith brief gas and food breaks) and no pain at all!! I wasn't even stiff getting out of the car! That hasn't happened since the Eighties.

So, I suppose I have to give credit to the manufacturing process, materials and driving position of these seats?

 

This is one of the areas of engineering excellence of the 3IS. Not in the flashy superficial tech bits and options like its competition has that is very appealing at first, but in the substance like in the seats, chassis, driving comfort, reliability/quality, and overall fun-factor.

Thanks for sharing.

 

3IS FSport seats are definately very comfortable especially when you dial in the settings perfectly, the lumbar adjustment helps a lot

 

Those seats are so good. They are very supportive and superbly comfy at the same time. I simply don't want to get out the driver seat every time after a drive.

 

I 100% agree. I just returned from a 5 hour trip (one stop) with zero pain or discomfort. I also had the opportunity to play with the different modes. Super fun!!!

Side note: I realize that cruise control is a must for me in this car. I looked at the speedo at one point and was waaay above how fast I thought I was going.

 

Yes, these seats are comfortable. They hug you in the curvy roads.

I find myself in the same situation. The pucker factor exponentially goes up when I look at my speedometer above the speed limit and a cop is nearby especially on the interstate.

 

Pilot like comfort...

Johnny
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2014 Lexus IS 350 FSport Ultra White / Rioja Red / Mark Lev / BSM
K&N drop in Air Filter │Coming Soon... Plasti-Dip Emblems │TRD Body kit

1985 Toyota Corolla GT-S Red Hatchback (AE86) 157k miles
1987 Toyota Supra Turbo Pearl White (MA70) 101k miles

 

agree, one of the main reasons to get out of e92 bmw

 

Yeah, I was starting to have a problem literally getting out of my e46 BMW!!

 

I will echo Fox's sentiments as well. Took my first decen distance drive yesterday and it felt effortless. If I was in my 2IS for the same trip I wouldnt feel as relaxed. 2IS is noisier, less smooth, more harsh. I remember driving 2.5 hours to San Antonio in my 2IS after I got it back then and I felt a bit worn out afterwards.

 

lol funny you should say that, i am a private pilot and seats in most airplanes for the pilot are far from comfortable!

 

So... pilot like for non actual pilot people... hahahaha
I keep thinking cockpit feel, but I guess from your words, I guess they aren't...

hahahaha sorry...

Johnny
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2014 Lexus IS 350 FSport Ultra White / Rioja Red / Mark Lev / BSM
K&N drop in Air Filter │Coming Soon... Plasti-Dip Emblems │TRD Body kit

1985 Toyota Corolla GT-S Red Hatchback (AE86) 157k miles
1987 Toyota Supra Turbo Pearl White (MA70) 101k miles

 

i like to refer to the feel of the seats what i might imagine it would feel like to sit in a large baseball catchers mitt.

 

...and the car corners so so well, especially in sport +, that that mitt doesn't have to catch many sliders!

 

The seats feel amazing. I feel like it's a professionally molded seat built for me (and hundreds of thousands of other 3IS owners). However, my wife for the love of god hates it. I'm an average build 5'11 guy and my wife is an average build 5'4 woman. She complains that the seat sits too deep and the side bolster of the bottom cushions are too big/high. Even when elevated at the highest setting, the side bolster makes it difficult for her to get out of. I know Lexus created a driver/fun-oriented car.. but perhaps it's also much of a guy's car and gave little thought to women. though I wonder how other women drivers (like ipinky) deal with it or if they even have the same problem?