Bench Seat vs Standard
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Wait, there’s a bidet option? Where do I sign up for that?
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You have to go to west coast customs for that lol. Or a Rolls Royce silver wraith.
Thats me every-time i detail my car. But with the pressure washer.
The other question I have is lumbar support. Comfort is too important. Do we have any idea if the bench seat has adjustable lumbar support. Middle seat I wouldn’t expect but drivers side and passenger side adjustable lumbar support would be amazing in the bench seat. I’m hoping it’s at auto shows next year because if I can’t sit on the bench seat and test it I have go with standard.
I think the real intent of middle bench is as an extra seat when in a pinch, or for your pet child to be by your side-they don’t care about lumbar ?. Or when you want your sweetheart next to you to cuddle and probably not an issue then either. But good question in regard to the driver and passenger position. Because I agree lumbar is important
When I hear "bench seat" I still picture traditional bench seats from decades ago. There's no reason for a modern bench to be uncomfortable and unsupportive. Look at rear seats nowadays compared to the old rear bench seats out back. The two outer seats are nicely shaped with a fold down center console between the seats that can be folded up for another less comfortable seating position. I expect the same up front. I'd like some bolstering, heating and ventilation for the outer two spots. The latter are more for minimizing battery/HVAC use than luxury.
I do agree that a modern bench seat should be much better than the ones from back in the day. The one obstacle I can’t see being overcome is that since they aren’t independent of each other if you have a short person and a tall person sitting on the bench someone may not be comfortable because ultimately the driver has to reach the pedals. My husband and I took a road trip 2 years ago from Illinois to California and back in our Supra. We did the whole trip in a week. We had some really long days. One of us would sleep while the other drove. I can’t imagine not being able to recline the seat all the way to sleep. We plan to take the Scout on long road trips and for that reason as much as I am intrigued by the bench I just don’t think it will work for us.
I'm intrigued to see how the bench comes out because it has some appeal but I'm assuming we'll end up getting the captains seats. The only butt that would ever be in the middle of the bench would be our dog which would be fun, but I have a hard time imagining the bench being equal in the way of support, adjustability, console storage, etc. Hope I'm pleasantly surprised when they finalize it though
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