AMG Sport Seats vs Standard
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AMG Sport Seats vs Standard
I am looking at a few lightly used C63's and am wondering if the AMG sport seats are a must have when compared to the standard seats? Do the standard seats offer enough bolstering? This will primarily be a daily driver car for me, so I'm not concerned about tracking it etc., but the AMG seats look to have that extra hold. I haven't sat in a car with either seats, so I understand this is very subjective, but I wanted to get some thoughts. Also, it seems like no one adds the ventilated seat option, which seems odd to me.
Thanks for any help.
Thanks for any help.
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There are many threads on this subject. There are people who find the performance seats uncomfortable, and then there are the others like me who think they are the best part about the interior. I do love them and they look the part. They offer way more lateral support than the standard seats and the side bolsters can be inflated (seat cushion and back for driver seat, back only for passenger seat), so you can have them deflated for more daily comfort and tighten them up when you hit up some twisty roads. They also have a seat cushion extension, which the standard seats don't have. This is something that is a must for me, because I find most seat cushions too short to properly support my upper legs. In my book, they are a must have and I find them super comfortable. I prefer seats that hug me and I find them way more comfortable than softer seats that don't hold me in place. They do require one to be on the more limber side to get in and out as the higher side bolsters on the side of the legs require you to lift yourself over them to avoid wearing the leather every time you get in and out.
One caveat prior to MY19 is that they were not available with ventilation. Only the standard seats were offered with ventilation since you bring it up. MY19+ have optional ventilation and I think it's a must. It's the only reason I was ok with going back to leather as I previously had Alcantara in my last car. With the seat ventilation my back can actually breath and I don't get a sweaty backside on a spirited drive or a hot day.
One caveat prior to MY19 is that they were not available with ventilation. Only the standard seats were offered with ventilation since you bring it up. MY19+ have optional ventilation and I think it's a must. It's the only reason I was ok with going back to leather as I previously had Alcantara in my last car. With the seat ventilation my back can actually breath and I don't get a sweaty backside on a spirited drive or a hot day.
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Hands down - performance seats. Had both and drove for 6h trips and canyon runs and always would pick the performance seats ...now if your are "wide bodied" they may be too narrow but I am 6'3" and find them very comfy.
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There are many threads on this subject. There are people who find the performance seats uncomfortable, and then there are the others like me who think they are the best part about the interior. I do love them and they look the part. They offer way more lateral support than the standard seats and the side bolsters can be inflated (seat cushion and back for driver seat, back only for passenger seat), so you can have them deflated for more daily comfort and tighten them up when you hit up some twisty roads. They also have a seat cushion extension, which the standard seats don't have. This is something that is a must for me, because I find most seat cushions too short to properly support my upper legs. In my book, they are a must have and I find them super comfortable. I prefer seats that hug me and I find them way more comfortable than softer seats that don't hold me in place. They do require one to be on the more limber side to get in and out as the higher side bolsters on the side of the legs require you to lift yourself over them to avoid wearing the leather every time you get in and out.
One caveat prior to MY19 is that they were not available with ventilation. Only the standard seats were offered with ventilation since you bring it up. MY19+ have optional ventilation and I think it's a must. It's the only reason I was ok with going back to leather as I previously had Alcantara in my last car. With the seat ventilation my back can actually breath and I don't get a sweaty backside on a spirited drive or a hot day.
One caveat prior to MY19 is that they were not available with ventilation. Only the standard seats were offered with ventilation since you bring it up. MY19+ have optional ventilation and I think it's a must. It's the only reason I was ok with going back to leather as I previously had Alcantara in my last car. With the seat ventilation my back can actually breath and I don't get a sweaty backside on a spirited drive or a hot day.
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I have the ventilated standard seats in my C63 cabriolet. Love that feature quite frankly and if you aren’t tracking the car the standard seats are fine in my opinion. They are very comfortable and I can drive the car for hours with no trouble. I haven’t driven a car equipped with the sport seats so I cannot comment on them. I don’t think ventilated seats were available on the pre-facelift with the sport seat option.
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I have both. I find the standard seats MUCH more comfortable than the performance. But people's opinion on something like this is useless. Try and test drive both for an extended period of time. If one of them bothers your back, there you go.
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I ordered standard seats in my 2021 with ventilation. I have sat in both but only test drove the standard seat. I have heard wonderful things about the sport seats but have also read some negative comments from those who have them. The negative comments being not comfortable on longer rides. I have not heard negative comments about the comfort of the standard seats. I did find exiting and entering more difficult with the sport seats which is a deal breaker for me.
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Well Sport seats were not really designed to be super comfortable, they were designed to be more aggressive for sport driving. (hence stiffer, harder sides, and less padding)
I mean, go sit in a full on race seat and you would think the sport seats were heaven.
I mean, go sit in a full on race seat and you would think the sport seats were heaven.
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I ordered standard seats in my 2021 with ventilation. I have sat in both but only test drove the standard seat. I have heard wonderful things about the sport seats but have also read some negative comments from those who have them. The negative comments being not comfortable on longer rides. I have not heard negative comments about the comfort of the standard seats. I did find exiting and entering more difficult with the sport seats which is a deal breaker for me.
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2020 AMG GT63s
Like has already been mentioned no one can help you here other than your backside. Not having sport seats was a non starter for me. Love the look of them, love how they hug you. No issues on over 2 hour trips. My 12 year old however comments on how uncomfortable they are.
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I would highly recommend driving both or at least sitting in both. I actually sought out and bought a C63 with comfort seats after driving one with sport seats. The sport seats definitely look cool, but they felt a little hard for my preference and you actually sit higher in the car with sport seats. I like to drop the seat quite low as I have a longer torso and felt I was a little too high with the sport seats. My subjective 2 cents...
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I was worried about the sport seats for daily driving use. My good friend told me his perf seats in his E63S were the most comfortable seats he's been in for the Goldrush rally he does every year.
Ended up buy one with the sport seats - it was the most comfortable 9 hour drive home in a car (besides 2 gas stops). I normally start shifting on one side in a 4 hour trip in all other seats, not once in these.
It really depends if your body prefers the cushion approach, or need firmness and support to relieve any pressure / ergonomic issues.
The sport seats are the best seats i've ever owned for both long and daily commute.
Ended up buy one with the sport seats - it was the most comfortable 9 hour drive home in a car (besides 2 gas stops). I normally start shifting on one side in a 4 hour trip in all other seats, not once in these.
It really depends if your body prefers the cushion approach, or need firmness and support to relieve any pressure / ergonomic issues.
The sport seats are the best seats i've ever owned for both long and daily commute.
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I test drove two C63 coupes; one had the sport seats and the other the standard seats. I ended up loving the AMG sport seats and picked that car over the other due to the options it had over the other, the AMG sport seats being one of the main reasons. So, as others stated, it is purely subjective and you really need to go test drive the two options.
