Question about the Z's seats for the bigger guys
 

I went for my first test drive the other day in a 2010 Touring Sport. The whole time I felt the seat jabbing into my back. I'm not sure if it was the bolsters or what. I haven't had a chance to go back to the dealer and look more closely at the seats themselves. All I thought of while driving was how uncomfortable it was. Anywho, I was wondering do the more husky individuals who own a Z have the same issue or not. Is it a setting I could change, ie like a lumbar adjustment knob etc. Any insight would be most appreciated, as it kind of left a sour taste in my mouth toward the Z considering I have a pretty long commute. Thanks Guys.

Might have just been the Lumbar cranked all the way out. Between that and the seat back angle you should be able to find a better position..

It was high, like in my shoulder blade area. I feel like my STi seats would be similar and I find those very comfortable. It's got me a little perplexed.

I know what you are describing and it is the active head restraint built in to the seat.
Looking for the picture to explain it.

Yeah, that may be it. If your head is against the head restraint, you'll feel those arms about where you describe...

It's a whiplash prevention device, not a headrest! :)

Why does it look like a headrest?:icon18:

If it looks like a headrest, and it feels like a headrest, it, um....shoot, how'd the rest go?

I don't remember having my head against the headrest, as I never do in the STi. Thus causing the arms to pivot into my back as I think I am grasping from the description and pic given. Just sucks, cause I had my mind made up that this is the car I was going to go for in the next few weeks. If I pulled the trigger, I'd have to order a new seat the same day as that was very uncomfortable. I'll definately go back to a dealer and sit in a different car to see if it is the same before I completely write the Z off. I seriously walked away from the test drive completely bummed. Thanks a bunch guys.

I'm rather small, 5'7" & 154lb's. The seats fit me perfect so I can only imagine how they would not fit a large person.

im 6-4 230 and i like the seats. But I want to swap out the seats from some NRG racing seats. IT has alot more room then the stock seats.

How far down do you have to duck when looking out the rearview dude? :ugh2:

Is it a no no (from a legal perspective) to yank out the stock seats for aftermarket ones since the aftermarket seats do not have airbags??

Seats have airbags?

5'10" 250lbs. seats are good for me. They only get uncomfortable on long road trips. (8 hours in a day or more)

I'll have to check out the NRG seats. I'm 5'8" 250 and I don't have any issue with the base of the seat, just the back and that has never been an issue in any other of my cars. I feel like this is gonna turn into a personal ad everybody listing heights and weights lol.

Yup, my wifes Highlander does if I remember correctly, but yeah, have seen it on more than a few cars. They use them to form the side airbags along the door.

My Frontier has airbags in the seats. If I get in a wreck, I expect my eardrums to blow out from all the airbags going off.

The Z I think has them as well as along the headliner around the door and of course the steering wheel.


That being said, I'm 6'0 and 290lbs. I fit comfortably. If anything the sides of the seat dig a bit into my legs, but, it's not really worth noting if I'm centered in the seat.

Worst thing for me is that I don't like the bottom-hinged accellerator, and, I don't like where the center console ends up in relation to my knee, and where the acellerator pedal is anchored. Console needs to move to the right about 1" and the acellerator/brake assembly needs to move about 1" to the left for it to be a whole lot more comfortable in that area.

Upon further review and driving my Z today... the side bolsters on the mid to upper back ARE in fact kinda close. I guess I never really noticed this but unless you are pretty thin you definitely will notice the next time you are driving it. It doesn't bother me really but I do know what he is talking about now. (It's not the headrest bar in the seat, it's definitely the side bolsters)

UPDATE:

Went to another dealer in order to sit in a base model with cloth seats versus the leather I sat in and reported about. Totally different experience. Very comfortable and supportive and nothing like I felt in the other seat. I can happily say that the Z is still in the running for my next car, now, if they can find the one I want then we will be in business! Thanks everybody for their opinions and insight!