QOTD: Car that you associate with comfort

"El Rivinado" (joeman856) 07/17/2015 at 20:17 • Filed to: None

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I just thought of this, there is a lot of stuff when it comes to ride quality, so I ask this. Being a fan of big plushy rides, what car do you most associate with a very comfortable ride? For me, there can be only one.

While I’ve yet to have one be thrust upon me and have yet to drive one, there will never be a more bench-mark for comfort than a Lincoln Mark V. It’s not just the quiet cabin or the soft suspension, even those glorious 70s velour seats seem like the kind of thing to just sink into and get lost in, I always thought these cars looked like the ultimate sensory depravation chambers imaginable.

What about you guys, what car do you associate with a quiet, comfortable, ride?

traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn > El Rivinado 07/17/2015 at 20:28

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Comfortable? Definitely.

Quiet? Only when going <20 mph.

Branden J -Reading the Manual > El Rivinado 07/17/2015 at 20:31

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1975 Cadillac Fleetwood:

Nuff’ Said.

El Rivinado > Branden J -Reading the Manual 07/17/2015 at 20:34

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Those seats are my kind of seats.

My citroen won't start > El Rivinado 07/17/2015 at 20:35

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Hydraulic suspension and comfy TGV leather seats.

El Rivinado > My citroen won't start 07/17/2015 at 20:38

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Sorry if I ask a stupid question, but that's a Citroen C6 is it not?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > El Rivinado 07/17/2015 at 20:38

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American Land Yachts, German executive autobahn cruisers, British “aristocracy” marks, and the Lexus LS.

My citroen won't start > El Rivinado 07/17/2015 at 20:41

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Yes, but that could be anything with air/hydra suspension like Rangies, my C5, and so on.

El Rivinado > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/17/2015 at 20:42

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All good choices, but two things.

1) British “aristocracy”, are you just talking about stuff like Rolls Royce and Bentley, or are you including stuff like Jaguar in there?

2) German executive autobahn cruisers, never heard of that class before. Could you give some examples so I might understand what they are exactly?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > El Rivinado 07/17/2015 at 20:44

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1. Cars like the Jaguar XJ and Range Rover Autobiography would be included.

2. Mercedes S-Class, Audi A8, BMW 7-Series, Maybach.

JR1 > El Rivinado 07/17/2015 at 20:46

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Almost any American car from the 50’s

desertdog5051 > El Rivinado 07/17/2015 at 21:02

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In the same family, but a few years earlier. 1965. Had one. Glad you said comfortable ride and not handling.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > El Rivinado 07/17/2015 at 21:04

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Pretty much all GM B-bodies, especially the velour interior ones from the 70s-90s. Even the sportiest were pretty plush. They had power steering with so much boost that you could drive them one-fingered and they were huge.

Most Lincoln Town Cars fit the bill, too.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > El Rivinado 07/17/2015 at 21:15

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Cadillac SLS. FWD, plushy seats, optional magride (I think), just screams comfy in my mind.

El Rivinado > desertdog5051 07/17/2015 at 21:24

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Handling comes at a price my friend, and considering the roads where I live aren't great, I wouldn't want good handling if it comes at the price of making my lower back sore.

El Rivinado > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 07/17/2015 at 21:26

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While it may be older, I can vouch for a similar comfort from my Eldorado.

Branden J -Reading the Manual > El Rivinado 07/17/2015 at 21:50

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I could live in a car with seats like that

Amoore100 > My citroen won't start 07/17/2015 at 21:50

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Definitely the best.

Amoore100 > El Rivinado 07/17/2015 at 22:46

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For me it was the 1990’s Caprice...it was our chosen family hauler for trips from SF Bay Area down to LA to visit my great grandmother since it was the only car we had at the time that sat six...I still remember the plush seats and the rear central gas filler...

(Like this but greyer...)