Do you find the leather seats comfortable?

[PriusRos]

I hate to admit this, but I am having a hard time adjusting to the leather seats in my new IV with solar. I find the seat very hard and slippery and my bum almost gets numb after driving for a while.

The adjustments don't seem to help too much.

[Randall Rash]

Originally Posted by PriusRos

I hate to admit this, but I am having a hard time adjusting to the leather seats in my new IV with solar. I find the seat very hard and slippery and my bum almost gets numb after driving for a while.

The adjustments don't seem to help too much.

Can't put my finger on it yet, but on a 4 hour trip each way, a day trip from Dallas to Houston was tough on the back.

[topkick]

I find the seats are more firm but I like them, the first comment my wife made was that they are hard!

In a couple of days I will be going from OKC to Houston for a few days and guess I will just have to get used to them.

I still like the leather better than the cloth, and the lumbar support is really helpful for my back. If the 460 plus trip is hard, will just have to stop more often.

[a priori]

I've now put on more than 5,400 miles, including at least 21 trips in excess of two hours of continuous driving. Of those trips, six have been at least 300 miles one way. I have few complaints, but I should note that I had no problems at all with the seats in my 2007. The only issue for me has been proper seat height adjustment and the best use (for me) of the lumbar support. I think I have the seat just right for me now, so I expect this week's trips (should be about 1,300 miles during the next six days) to be just great.

Another observation: my wife complained about discomfort after one trip exceeded four straight hours. Full disclosure: she uses a lumbar cushion when driving our Sienna, and I find that car's seats to be very comfy.

[go17car]

Haven't driven any long trips yet. The normal back and forth to work is really comfortable...much more so than the 10 year old Camry that I retired for my Prius IV.

[DeanFL]

Originally Posted by PriusRos

I hate to admit this, but I am having a hard time adjusting to the leather seats in my new IV with solar. I find the seat very hard and slippery and my bum almost gets numb after driving for a while.

The adjustments don't seem to help too much.

IMO, don't blame the surface material - it's what's underneath (or not) that counts.

I'm thankful to have the lumbar adjustment, and the mod on made on the lower cushion pitch. They make the seat OK, but just OK. I've had Toyotas in the past and came out of a Lexus RX before buying the Prius. Just don't know why Toyota insists on the hard seat bottoms. And lack of good thigh support. Many foreign makers do as well, but c'mon Toyota!
How much "input" does a manufacturer need to change their ways. I know that MANY auto reviewers have panned the G2, and less-so G3 for the seats, as have "us".

And although I'm not crazy about the very light interior colors (can't speak for the dark gray...) it does tend to reflect the heat - happily noticed... especially the seats when getting into them on a hot/sunny day.

[PriusRos]

Originally Posted by DeanFL

IMO, don't blame the surface material - it's what's underneath (or not) that counts.

I'm thankful to have the lumbar adjustment, and the mod on made on the lower cushion pitch. They make the seat OK, but just OK. I've had Toyotas in the past and came out of a Lexus RX before buying the Prius. Just don't know why Toyota insists on the hard seat bottoms. And lack of good thigh support. Many foreign makers do as well, but c'mon Toyota!
How much "input" does a manufacturer need to change their ways. I know that MANY auto reviewers have panned the G2, and less-so G3 for the seats, as have "us".

And although I'm not crazy about the very light interior colors (can't speak for the dark gray...) it does tend to reflect the heat - happily noticed... especially the seats when getting into them on a hot/sunny day.

I was okay with the cloth seats in my 2006. I think the leather is not only hard, but slippery too.

[jay_man2]

The seats in the Prius are as comfortable as the seats in my Highlander Hybrid - no complaints here.

[Welshdog]

The Japanese carmakers in general need to go out and buy a bunch of Volvo and Saab seats, take them apart and learn what it is they are doing right. Every Japanese car I have driven extensively has mediocre seats at best. That would be an Acura Integra from the 80s, a 2000 Subaru Outback and a 2005 Honda Minivan. Not a huge sampling, but combine that with what I read here and in other places and I say something is consistently off with Japanese car seats and American bodies.

Does Recaro make a seat that fits a Prius?

[DeanFL]

Why not have as standard (or extra cost option), a 1/2" or so layer of memory foam adhered to the bottom cushion before the seat fabric or leather is mounted? I have a feeling that would make a huge difference.

That said, has anyone had an upgrade from fabric <> leather and seen how difficult the material is to remove and reinstall? I may check this out - would be a nice project to see if it would be worthwhile. Perhaps just adding a layer in the flat part of the seat bottom would make a difference.
I'd rather try that than adding more to MY 'bottom'. But that seems to be happening naturally over the years...