Who has thigh extension seats?

"arl" (arl1968) 02/09/2019 at 07:55 • Filed to: None

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Besides BMW (and only on certain models,) who makes seats with thigh extensions? Volvo maybe?

Would love to have them on my next car, but it seems like a rare option.

xc90v8/I4 :( > arl 02/09/2019 at 08:03

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I don’t think volvo has them. But lincoln has those cool seats where you can even extend just one leg.

arl > xc90v8/I4 :( 02/09/2019 at 08:07

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Ooh..1 leg only. Sounds interesting. I can’t see myself in a Lincoln - but then again the only Lincoln I’ve ever ridden in was a MASSIVE 1972-ish boat of a car.

jimz > arl 02/09/2019 at 08:10

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EngineerWithTools > arl 02/09/2019 at 08:10

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+ Audi cars and SUVs, except maybe for the A3. Porsche SUVs, and I assume the Pananananananamera. VW Touareg, I think. 

Ssfancyfresh > arl 02/09/2019 at 08:15

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Most Audi’s offer a sport seat option with extendable thigh support. Some Cadillac vehicles offer this as well. 

Wjjv > arl 02/09/2019 at 08:19

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Current model ZB Commodore VXR ( re:  Opel insignia, Buick Regal )

Maddox Kay > arl 02/09/2019 at 08:34

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Audi! My 2014 A4 quattro with sport package has them. But I think it’s a sport seats thing, the standard seats don’t have them. S4 def does

Jetstreamer > arl 02/09/2019 at 08:40

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Hyundai! My i30N has the thigh extenders, probably thanks to Albert Biermann who came to Hyundai and the N program, from the BMW M program.

arl > Maddox Kay 02/09/2019 at 08:40

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Audi sounds like a good option to check out, thanks.

arl > EngineerWithTools 02/09/2019 at 08:41

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I’ve always wanted the Pananananananamera! :)  

arl > Ssfancyfresh 02/09/2019 at 08:41

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Thanks!

arl > jimz 02/09/2019 at 08:41

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You had me at suicide doors.

  > arl 02/09/2019 at 08:42

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I love having them in my E46 just for the fact that the passenger seat gap is the perfect place to slot my phone while I’ m driving.

T h ey don’t make much difference to me  comfort-wise , I feel like my legs are too long regardless.

Sovande > arl 02/09/2019 at 08:54

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Volvo has them in the the newer models - V90 to be sure. 

arl > Jetstreamer 02/09/2019 at 08:55

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Interesting! 

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > arl 02/09/2019 at 09:22

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Volkswagen has them on some models I think. (And other VAG brands like Seat and Skoda might too). Opel also has them if I recall correctly.

JMordu becoming “savethemilanos” > arl 02/09/2019 at 09:34

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Had them on both my E92 and now my ELR. Honestly even with long legs I’ve never  found a reason to extend them.   The Cadillac ones are way nicer , they are designed to keep a more uniform seat surface, so don’t allow a massive collection of crumbs or gunk. Even fully retracted the BMW seats always had a crevice full of crap.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > xc90v8/I4 :( 02/09/2019 at 09:34

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Volvo has them, just drove a V90 with them

Textured Soy Protein > arl 02/09/2019 at 09:40

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Basically every BMW offers them if you get the sport seat option.

The Fiat 124 Abarth has them, maybe the ND Miata does also?

camarov6rs > arl 02/09/2019 at 09:45

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New Regal GS

bob and john > arl 02/09/2019 at 09:50

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our A3 etron has them. not automated, but they are there

xc90v8/I4 :( > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 02/09/2019 at 09:50

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Oh nice! Just went to the configurator and it’s an option. So that’s why I wasn’t aware of them. Also checked for v60 and xc90. Available for all of them.

ihm96 > arl 02/09/2019 at 10:00

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Mercedes and Mini both have it. I dislike it because it just make a crevice to let dirt in

Dusty Ventures > arl 02/09/2019 at 10:03

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New Lincoln (like the past ~2 years) is a completely different animal. 

Dusty Ventures > arl 02/09/2019 at 10:04

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I noticed them on the upcoming 2020 Legacy XT

arl > Textured Soy Protein 02/09/2019 at 10:04

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I like the 230i, but BMW pricing just pisses me off. I want a stripper 230i with Apple Car Play. Can’t do it. You need the Nav option, which requires the Premium Package. All of a sudden your 39k car is a 46k car. Ugh.

arl > camarov6rs 02/09/2019 at 10:05

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I do like me some turbo Buick.

arl > Dusty Ventures 02/09/2019 at 10:08

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The pics of the brown nappa leather look quite nice on the Touring XT. Good catch!

TheRealBicycleBuck > arl 02/09/2019 at 10:27

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There was a pair in my 1994 Mazda B-3000. The driver’s seat also had electrically inflatable lumbar and side bolsters.  For a little truck, it had some really nice seats.

The Dummy Gummy > arl 02/09/2019 at 10:27

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They were available in the XC60 I was looking at but it just seemed unnecessary to me, but I’m also short.

Textured Soy Protein > arl 02/09/2019 at 10:41

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What’s worse is BMW makes Carplay a goddamn subscription now, unlike every other car company. You get it free for a year and then have to pay for it like satellite radio. Fuck that.

I’m on my second BMW but between that subscription bullshit and not even offering Android Auto, I'm done.

Monkey B > arl 02/09/2019 at 10:50

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Cadillac does.

CompactLuxuryFan > EngineerWithTools 02/09/2019 at 10:55

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My brother’s A3 has them 

V12 Jake II- New and Improved! > arl 02/09/2019 at 10:58

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The top of the line Lincoln models have individual extenders for each leg if you spec the 28(?) way seating option. 

fintail > arl 02/09/2019 at 11:10

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MB finally has them in the E with W213.  S got them from W221 production starting 2005.

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > arl 02/09/2019 at 11:34

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Audi has them with the S models.  My S4 they were manual and on my S8 they are powered

JSOOBS > arl 02/09/2019 at 11:48

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Audi made em back in 2000’s assume they still do

arl > Textured Soy Protein 02/09/2019 at 11:57

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It’s really ridiculous . Price gouging to the max.

camarov6rs > arl 02/09/2019 at 12:08

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That’s the old one. The new one has the 3.6L V6 NA

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > fintail 02/09/2019 at 12:25

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My E55 has them. The pneumatic ones, not the sliding ones like in the photo above.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > arl 02/09/2019 at 12:27

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Mercedes does. And has  for a long time. My 2001 has them, but they're pneumatic, not the electric sliding type, so it's not obvious just looking at them. Which is great because there's no extra spot on the seat to clean French fries or whatever out of.

thefinalmonster > arl 02/09/2019 at 13:26

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Lincoln

fintail > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 02/09/2019 at 13:49

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Thigh extensions? I had the same E55, and I recall the pneumatic seats, but I don’t recall it being anything near to a BMW style extension. I really like thigh supports, as it allows me to be that much lazier.

Here’s a pic of my interior the day after I bought the car, way back during the Dubya era:

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > fintail 02/09/2019 at 16:17

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There’s an air bladder at the front of the seat cushion. Front switch on the controls. It extends the seat cushion. Yours definitely would have had it.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > arl 02/09/2019 at 20:47

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S60 I think as an option. 

Longtime Lurker > arl 02/09/2019 at 22:18

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My e30 has them. Took awhile to get them adjusted comfortably, but once there set they make a difference.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com >   02/11/2019 at 11:08

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Yes! This exact thing - haha. 

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > arl 02/11/2019 at 11:09

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I have them, but never use them. 

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > arl 04/04/2019 at 00:03

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My F355 did (manual though, as I would prefer all seat controls ), as does my Jag XJ (powered)

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 04/04/2019 at 01:05

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Ooh, just remembered that my Lexus ES had it too.