Just about to order a new 570s and tempted to include the track pack, love everything included in the pack but unsure on how comfortable the carbon bucket seats are. Anyone have them ?? The car will be manly used for normal weekend road use and want Mrs JR to join me and not say ' not siting in those seats!'
I would bet the standard seats are the better choice for you. Several times when I give car guy friends rides in my 570 they have asked if my standard seats are sport seats. They are a great compromise sport/touring seat.
100% agree with Gary. I've also been in those CF buckets on the track and while awesome, for me they would be difficult to live with day in and day out.
I have them in my 650S and they are extremely comfortable even for 500mi drives. A little harder to get in and out of though...I like the simplicity and the fit, I would order them again. FWIW, 6'0 170lbs.
Mrs slumdog was not too happy the first couple of drives after switching the regular non-electric seats for carbon buckets but now she finds them very comfortable even for extended road trips. It's a personal thing though so best to try first.
I love the racing buckets but If in doubt the fully electric adjustable, heated and memory sports seats are fantastic IMHO and the safer more resalable option.
Don't get me wrong buckets are desirable but just to less people and that's why they are quite rare.
If you track the car a lot go buckets but if you drive the car daily go sports seats IMHO
I'm thinking that too... I'd miss my heated seats in the winter and comfort entry is a huge plus when you're using the car daily. Still love to try the carbon seats sometime though.
I think I am personally on the upper limit for fitting in the normal bucket seats, at 6'1 215. The touring seats fit a little looser (I don't mind either) but for guys that are 6'4 and anyone above 225 you're really asking for a challenge.
Just for clarification, rake is not adjustable on the race seat. The multiple sets of holes on the drivers seat are for height adjustment only. Rake could only be adjusted by redrilling/physically modifying the sidemounts.
Something else to consider, the passenger side is fixed at the lowest height setting (only one set of sidemount holes), and if your significant other is short, they wont see over the dash all that well.
Long story short, test fit the seats.
By the way, I think every dealer should have every seat in their showroom for potential customers to try. This is the single most important interface between driver and car.
You have a very different set of seat mounts than me then. Strange. I adjusted the rake of the passenger seat back and tried a more inclined position on mine (with no change in height) and I didn't have height adjustment.
Thanks for your comments. I really like the spec and cost saving on the track pack ( here in uk anyway), but the bucket seats are the only unknown for me, guess i will have to try them first.
I have the Track Pack and the seats make the package. My wife and I find them comfortable and I fit like a glove. I also fit quite well in my Indycar (5'5"/135). I'm not sure what size the seats are, but I don't think I would want any other.
I know this is an old thread recently revived, but I'll reply for the sake of those who are discovering it for the first time.
I have the track pack with carbon buckets, and will not buy another McLaren without them. They change the experience from a sleek road car to that of a snug race car. So if that's the experience you want, don't settle for less. Actually, I don't think I'll ever buy another performance car in general without bucket seats like this.
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