These new car seats make each butt cheek as comfortable as possible
The fight for who gets to sit in the front seat just got a little more intense.
Lincoln Motor Company, a subsidiary of Ford, has developed a concept luxury seat that can be adjusted in 30 different ways, making you feel “refreshed and rejuvenated – even after a long trip.’’
“The next frontier to serve the luxury automotive client is a seat that conforms to and supports the body – a seat that feels as if it were personally tailored for you each time,’’ Johnathan Line, advanced seat innovation supervisor and technical expert, said in a statement.
In fact, the adjustments are so personalized, they are even specific to the right or left side of your body.
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According to the press release:
“Support for the lower body and legs is provided by two extending thigh cushions, each independently adjustable. The cushions can be extended or moved up or down. This allows the driver to further personalize the adjustments and give support as needed to each leg independently, recognizing the different needs for each leg – one is at rest while the other engages the pedals.’’
In other words, your left butt cheek will never again fall asleep because it has to acquiesce to the comfort demands imposed by your driving leg. Seem irrelevant? Lincoln assures us it’s not.
The seat can be adjusted in 30 different ways.
“There was a recognition early on that each of your legs is doing something different,’’ Dan Ferretti, Lincoln’s global seat technical leader, told CNET. “One is, for the most part, continuously connected to the accelerator or brake pedal. The other leg is free to move about, sometimes you tuck it up under you, or stretch it out… you want to have different functionality and different support.’’
Obviously, the seats can be heated or cooled and also have a massage function.
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