seat comfort for the 7th Gen vs older generations
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LS500Fan (05-18-23)
05-18-23, 05:11 PM
#17
I hate to say this, but one car that's praised for soft seating is Nissan with "zero gravity" seats.
05-18-23, 07:47 PM
#18
Intermediate
Get a RX you will be feel much more comfy all around, honestly.
05-19-23, 05:31 AM
#19
Again, purely subjective. The RX listed below in my signature, I bought for myself. Drove it two weeks, couldn't get comfortable, and gave the keys to my wife. Instantly melted in the ES seats. Now we're both happy.
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landonm86 (05-23-23)
05-21-23, 10:18 PM
#20
Advanced
Thread Starter
Great advice.
I did this technique today . I asked for a nice long test drive in a UL with leather seats. Then I asked to sit in the car a while longer when back in the lot , and just surfed my phone while giving myself more time to try out the seat. Also sat on a nuluxe in a different car for a while. In the end I still liked the leather better, and also the features with the lux/ UL.
Went ahead and bought a 2023 ES 300h UL package!
After buying, I drove around all afternoon, for about 3 hours and felt fine. The seats are firm but to me supportive. I like having the 4 way lumbar over my past 2 way on older ES.
The seat bottom felt ok to me, firm yes, but cushy enough and not painful. I hope it stays that way and I dont later start feels bars and things!! Fingers crossed.
I'm fairly short so havent so far felt the need to use the seat extender. So far its better and more comfortable than my 2016 ES was.
Other than seat, the car is great!!! The new features and tech are awesome! With the UL I like the fully loaded feature assortment. The only thing I dont have is ML, but to get the color scheme I want, that was the sacrifice.
I did this technique today . I asked for a nice long test drive in a UL with leather seats. Then I asked to sit in the car a while longer when back in the lot , and just surfed my phone while giving myself more time to try out the seat. Also sat on a nuluxe in a different car for a while. In the end I still liked the leather better, and also the features with the lux/ UL.
Went ahead and bought a 2023 ES 300h UL package!
After buying, I drove around all afternoon, for about 3 hours and felt fine. The seats are firm but to me supportive. I like having the 4 way lumbar over my past 2 way on older ES.
The seat bottom felt ok to me, firm yes, but cushy enough and not painful. I hope it stays that way and I dont later start feels bars and things!! Fingers crossed.
I'm fairly short so havent so far felt the need to use the seat extender. So far its better and more comfortable than my 2016 ES was.
Other than seat, the car is great!!! The new features and tech are awesome! With the UL I like the fully loaded feature assortment. The only thing I dont have is ML, but to get the color scheme I want, that was the sacrifice.
Last edited by bostonsnow; 05-22-23 at 02:13 PM.
05-21-23, 10:32 PM
#21
Instructor
I traded in my 2019 ES Luxury because the seats weren't comfortable, to me. It's like they had bar right underneath the middle of the seat. My 2022 RX is much better, but I wouldn't mind a little more plushness. Some people say plush seats just bottom out, but my uncle's 70's Cadillac seats were comfortable for 200,000 miles.
05-22-23, 06:55 AM
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05-22-23, 08:54 AM
#23
Instructor
I tried searching and couldn't find it. I swear this was an issue just on early builds, there was something about the seat frame and the bar and some people could feel it. I guess ignore my comment because I can't back it up with a source LOL
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LexFinally (05-22-23)
05-22-23, 09:58 PM
#27
I find the new generation of Lexus seats too firm.
Or perhaps I'm just getting too old???
Or perhaps I'm just getting too old???
05-23-23, 07:03 AM
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LexFinally (05-23-23)
03-31-24, 02:36 PM
#30
Driver School Candidate
