I have to say the best seats I have ever had are on our 2014 Ford Escape Titanium. Full leather is free. The partial leather/cloth sport seats are a $350 (CDN) option and are great! Body contact areas are cloth with leather trim om most non contact areas. Good, not excessive bolstering and really nice wear free fabric. My last track car had black/grey alcantara Sparco seats and I actually like the Escape sport seats better. Mostly because I don't need the huge bolsters and the great Ford fabric doesn't 'print'.
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Lem89
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I'm skipping the heated/cooled seats option so cloth will be better for extreme temperatures. Plus I like the feel of cloth so much better than leather. Like my couch, I think cloth feels much more comfy than leather sofas.
Dan Detweiler
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When it comes to seats, I have seen some Tesla owners say that the cloth seats weren't bolstered enough and the upgraded seats felt more secure and comfortable. Any thoughts from you owners out there?
Dan
Dan
Agree about cloth.
Unfortunately options don't seem to work that way.
More cowbell = more cow.
Unfortunately options don't seem to work that way.
More cowbell = more cow.
BluestarE3
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dgpcolorado
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I have the "textile" seats Az_Rael pictured upthread. I find that they give good support going around sharp mountain curves. My complaint is that the bottom seat cushion is very hard and gets uncomfortable after a couple of hours. I'm experimenting with softer pads and may go to an extra seat cushion on long trips. I've never had a car with such hard seats before and don't understand why they did it. (So it would hold up for very obese drivers? I haven't a clue.) It does make me appreciate the chance to walk around at each Supercharger stop.
So far as cleaning the seats: they look to be very easy to clean, although I haven't spilled anything yet.
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Lots of families choose leather just because it's easier to clean. The prestige and the easier to clean are the biggest reasons people choosing leather. So I completely disagree with your comment.
My brother sells sofas he said half of the people prefer cloth sofas half prefer leather sofas. It's all preference. I personally like leather because it doesn't get dusty and smelly after a few years. Also it's a lot easier with small kids just wipe every time they do a mess. In my old car in the back row where the kids were sitting the black carpet floor is completely stained and is unfixable however the leather seats look like new because we could always Wipe the mess easily away..
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I think modern leather upholstery is much better than the old days. The last car I saw with badly cracked leather like TEG's picture was a 13 year old 1971 Volvo. My 12 year old Mini's leather looks like new, and I've done little to care for it.
Alcantara (and other microfibers) cleans up surprisingly well. Even dog diarrhea (don't ask...
). Two of our current cars are over 100k, with cloth seats (tan and black). Both are in good shape and reasonably stain free (no kids here, but 2 dogs).From a short test drive, I'd say the next gen seats are way better, but leather only.
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