Of all Volvo models, which has the best driver's seat?

jamesinc

Hot takes - which model does it best? The 850R seats are pretty nice but how about the 21st century Volvos?

pauljloz

Best - as in for a 9hr road-trip
I'd have to say the SPA seats are a step up.

Ex850R

S80 V70 2007 onward.
So much so I may get them and make fit the 245.....

RateatCat

Ex850R Hey! Just about to do the same thing with mine! If only I had the time...

Major Ledfoot

I haven't been able to fault the S80 V8's seats.
When Ms Wife & I had to drive off The Barge and straight to Sydney in one stretch, I could still get out and walk around without aches and pains.

Haven't really had long sessions in the C30's seats, but they've felt quite comfy in the 2-3 hour hops I've done so far.

Of the OEM seats, IMHO however the 940/960 seats are a lot more comfortable than 740/760 leather seats.
140 cloth seats are comfortable, but don't have a lot of side support.
Ditto 240 cloth seats, but it's surprising how you can sit in 'em for hours and not ache later.

jamesinc

I have found a lot of variety in 240 seats, I think with good foam they are amazingly comfortable and all I really long for is some side bolstering, but commonly the foam is at least a bit degraded and sometimes a lot degraded.

Philia_Bear

The seats in my 91 940
I've done 22 hour strait runs from WI to Florida and felt like new when done
Everything else volvo is ok-ish to me by comparison
The seats in a p2 xc70 are super plush and soft... but not good for tack

Ex850R

Philia_Bear
Yes but you were 12

Maximus

Ooooh this is an easy one

Black alcantara/leather out of an 850r.
Absolutely stunning, comfy and good support.

Ex850R

Maximus
Not bad in my 80 odd thousand kilometre 855R but I was young.
Now the V60T6 seats were never comfortable.
The S80D5 I can accept when I drive it for the seats but the stinking D5 is atrocious.
Diesels should be banned in towns, including ours.

Philia_Bear

Ex850R
I still own said 945.... and the last time I did a bonzai run with it was within the last 10 years...

gavinh

I reckon the seats in my 122 are great, 10-12h of arduous driving and conditions we felt !

egads (she/her)

I think my 08 v70 or 09 s80 (which share seats) has been the best so far. The c40 has the best fabric seat by far but that’s not as stiff competition

Philia_Bear

egads (she/her)
P3 d5 seats are second rate to 945 seats
I've owned both

rado

03 v70xc seats a very comfortable but not heated so I'd have to go 850R seats .

GreenGL

Given I'm fairly new to the Volvo scene( Coming on 3 years vs others who have been in them for 20+ years) my exposure is limited. I'm going to say 240 seats are really good, but a heated p80 seat is hard to beat on a cold winter morning.

In saying that, out of all the Volvos I have driven, and been passenger in, I have yet to come across one that has uncomfortable seats.

arebee

I've owned and driven 120's, 140's, 240's, 740's, 940's, S40's S60's and XC90. The only seats that weren't that good were in some of the early 240's. The earlier seats were very prone to the lumbar support breaking in a variety of ways (120's up to and including 940's), but once you fix that, I would say that the best seats are in the Amazon, why I hear you ask? Because Amazons are the most fun!