Are all front seat options in the A6 this bad?
05-17-2018, 11:50 AM
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I don't like the seats either. I have an A6 Prestige with the ventilated and heated seats. It's the ONLY thing I don't like about the car. The info about "contour" seats is new to me. I may try to find some and put them in my car. By the way, I'm 6'4' and about 260-270, so not that big. I didn't think my butt was that wide until I got this car.
06-05-2018, 05:44 AM
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I've sat in a number of A8s with Contour Seats and few A6s (A7s, actually), and feel a (size) difference.
06-07-2018, 08:30 AM
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Test drove a used 2014 A6 Prestige last night. Loved the engine and transmission and the fit and features of the interior.
However, the front seats are a HUGE letdown. The cushions are way too short, and I'm 5'11" @ 175 lbs, not NBA material. Even my 5'4" wife commented on them. Adding to that the back rest seems short and oddly contoured. In all, I felt that I was sitting "on" the seats rather than "in" them. Are the S-Line seats better?
As a comparison, I sat in an A8 that had seats that looked the same pattern wise. However, they were clearly bigger and MUCH more comfortable. Are all the front seats fitted to the A6 built to 75% scale compared to what is really needed? Is everyone in Germany that small, lol.
If all the A6 seats are this small, I'll be gutted. There is so much else about the car I like, but I cannot have uncomfortable seats in a car I want to use for long distance.
Just as a comparison, the Lexus GS 350 I sat in does not have this issue, nor did the sport seat equipped 2006 Volvo S60 I used to own. Mind you, the stock Volvo seats weren't that great IMHO.
However, the front seats are a HUGE letdown. The cushions are way too short, and I'm 5'11" @ 175 lbs, not NBA material. Even my 5'4" wife commented on them. Adding to that the back rest seems short and oddly contoured. In all, I felt that I was sitting "on" the seats rather than "in" them. Are the S-Line seats better?
As a comparison, I sat in an A8 that had seats that looked the same pattern wise. However, they were clearly bigger and MUCH more comfortable. Are all the front seats fitted to the A6 built to 75% scale compared to what is really needed? Is everyone in Germany that small, lol.
If all the A6 seats are this small, I'll be gutted. There is so much else about the car I like, but I cannot have uncomfortable seats in a car I want to use for long distance.
Just as a comparison, the Lexus GS 350 I sat in does not have this issue, nor did the sport seat equipped 2006 Volvo S60 I used to own. Mind you, the stock Volvo seats weren't that great IMHO.
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