The juvenile in me giggles when I hear a car has massaging seats. It seems slightly naughty to me in a way that only a Catholic school education can teach you. When you got detention for chewing gum or rolling up your sleeves or even wearing nail polish ("you bold, brazen article!") massaging seats sound almost sinful. That's a direct nun quote by the way.
Massaging seats are an innovative way to keep a driver awake on long trips. They can also provide relief on your commute home if your desk chair isn't particularly supportive. Or it can help your sore posterior after you've spent an hour at the gym.
The seats in the Audi A8L have several settings and intensity levels. Wave was my favorite. Pulse was pretty good. Stretch was subtle.
What's your take on massaging seats in a car?
Donna DeRosa, Managing Editor
carguy622 says:
01:52 PM, 02/ 2/12
I'm sure I'd enjoy them. Now they just need to trickle down into more affordable ($35k) cars. The Taurus is the only one I'm aware of that has them in that class.
altimadude05 says:
01:56 PM, 02/ 2/12
A car is something to take you home to get a REAL massage. And those can be both naughty and a godsend!
half_ton says:
01:59 PM, 02/ 2/12
Donna,
the picture of the nun reminds me of the feeling of going to church for the first time in a long time . . . you feel like the preacher is talking about you and it makes you slightly uncomfortable.
Anyways, I've never had a car with this feature but I hope to one day. When that day comes I'll be better prepared to answer this question.
csubowtie says:
02:00 PM, 02/ 2/12
They sound wonderful, and like a lot of other really good stuff in our twisted lives, it seems soo good it seems like a sin. Luckily for me, I'll probably never have to explain that particular sin at the pearly gates. As it is, I'll just use the vibrations of lumpy cammed small block as my massaging seats.
Donna DeRosa replied to comment from half_ton
02:06 PM, 02/ 2/12
That picture is Sally Struthers in Nunsense.
questionlp says:
02:16 PM, 02/ 2/12
Messaging seats don't do anything to me. Having the rear end slide out or doing the perfect heel-and-toe maneuver are two things that make me giggle.
half_ton says:
02:18 PM, 02/ 2/12
Thanks Donna!
mieden says:
05:01 PM, 02/ 2/12
100% superfluous...not to say I wouldnt option them on a D-segment car if I had the money, though.
rotaryboff says:
07:05 PM, 02/ 2/12
I don't think Colin Chapman would have approved of massaging seats, and so neither do I!
brian_k says:
07:07 PM, 02/ 2/12
I use mine infrequently, by when I do I love them. I crank the heated seat and then hit the massage function on my way home from road races (half and full marathons). My back, rear, and hamstrings
Love the heat/massage combo.
esoterica says:
07:21 PM, 02/ 2/12
On a different note, that is some majorly cheap looking plastic for a $100K car.
kain77 says:
07:09 AM, 02/ 3/12
No "happy ending" button?
stovt001 says:
10:48 AM, 02/ 3/12
I think I'd find that too distracting in the driver's seat. In the passenger seat on a long trip? I'd be interested.
ralphhightower says:
11:53 AM, 02/ 3/12
This past July 2011, I made two trips to Florida; July 7-10 and July 20-21. My second trip was just an overnight stay; on my drive back to South Carolina, I could have used massaging seats. Instead, I turned on the heated seat for some relief and yes, I had the AC on.