Nissan has at least one thing figured out with the new 370Z -- the seats. Notice that their center sections are fabric -- synthetic suede, actually. I had a chance to drive our long-term car on a track last week and, despite the fact that the seats don't fit me perfectly (none do), I wasn't flopping all over and trying to hold myself in place. This is because the "leather" seats which come with the Touring Package actually have fabric on the seat bottom and backrest. On full-leather seats I would have struggled against physics.
Also, see that center bolster between where the driver's legs would be? That's a gimmick. Worse yest, it's a legacy gimmick from the last Z which does nothing. Nissan should do away with it. Otherwise, this is a good setup for hard driving with ample adjustability and good driver retention.
Josh Jacquot, Senior road test editor
cwmoo740 says:
10:00 PM, 05/18/09
Maybe they should use production seats in some of the track testing instead of buckets with roll cages and harnesses. Imagine a Nurburgring-tested seat.
audisport says:
07:58 AM, 05/19/09
I always wonder why almost no American cars offer extendable thigh support like the that available on the Bimmer 1 and 3 series. They are great for longer legged folks like me.
stingray454 says:
09:12 AM, 05/19/09
Maybe those seats feel better than they look, because looking at them, it looks like the seat backs are kind of flat, particularly in the lumbar area. And those headrests are dorky looking, like something Volvo would do.
drewcary says:
09:13 AM, 05/19/09
I have the base model and am really starting to regret not getting the Touring... I love those seats!
creeper says:
09:26 AM, 05/20/09
looks like you maxed out the Z's cargo capacity with some sort of doggie bag