Bill Mitchell

I have a bad back and know when a seat is uncomfortable to me. I have the 2-way in my current 981 CGTS, and am ordering them in my new GTS 4.0. 18 way is overkill IMO, and just something else to go wrong, plus they are heavy. I can find the perfect setting using the manual controls, and relieve my back pain by varying the backrest, which is power. I have 14 way in my Cayenne, and I'm always trying to find the "right" setting, which seems to be elusive.

Alan_S

I enjoy optimism. My wife has firmly stated that she will never take a road trip in the GT4 again. I suspect that means anything more than an hour.

Westcoast

The best things in life are to be shared, well OK that may be a little over the top but... my wife has arthritis in both hips and when it came to choosing the seats for my Spyder she said that it was my car, my choice and she would work it out. Three months now and she loves the car and yes even the seats, she climbs into the right side better then even I can and has never once complained, she recently told me she misses the manual (she has a Macan S) and wants to drive the Spyder, I guess it is my turn to share?

TXshaggy

Had the LWBS in our Gen 1 Spyder and loved them. We found the upright seating perfect and the bolstering/comfort to be exceptional -- and of course they look great! I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to anyone who can proportionally sit in them -- of course there are some body types that just won't work. While most of our drives were weekend casual 6 hour PCA events; we did a 2700 mile cross country and some 700 mile days ending the day refreshed.

With all that being said, we're going 18-ways this time around. The entry/exit is fine most of the time; however if you have a small injury or soreness it may prevent seat use. Of course having friends/family drag across the bolsters is cringe worthy. Heart wanted the LWBS, but head said otherwise --- especially as we age.

Went full leather/deviated on the seat-back for aesthetic reasons.

Car is sitting in Port of Houston

Westcoast

Your car will be here soon, waiting is part of the ritual of passage...

Regarding the bolded, when someone askes for a ride I shudder at this prospect!

Alan_S

My wife is a champ. She's a runner and rower so she too gets in and out more gracefully than I do. But we have other good cars for road trips (2500HD for trips to Michigan in the winter, M5 for trips where weather will be decent, Miata for trips where weather will be great). So I can deal if she doesn't want to be in the GT4. Here she is helping me put track wrap on for the drive home from Porsche Experience Center in Atlanta.

Gadgetman

Alan,

I'm planning to pick up my GT4 at PECATL in 2021 and drive back to Jacksonville, FL. I would like to know how many track wrap rolls did you buy and what sizes?

Thanks!
Darren

ronbauer

FWIW, of the current count of 82 GT4s built for the 2021 model year for the US, there are 39 with 18 ways, 37 with buckets, and 6 with the standard seats.

(edited to add model year and US)

Ron

HydroLogic

Interesting. Do you have the figures on the Spyder?

dnimi123

What period is this for? all 718 GT4s? USA? Europe? Worldwide? only 2020? 2021? It would be great to know what the 82 GT4s means. Thank you

Alan_S

One 40ft roll of 12" and we had a good amount left over. We covered the front bumper, one strip up the hood, the side skirts, and the area of the bumper behind the rear wheel. We didn't do a perfect job, but even if we had done as good as possible, I don't think we would have finished the roll. Let me know if you have any questions about PECATL delivery--we had a great experience!

Larry Cable

I'm getting a set of Eddie's seat bolster protectors ...

Westcoast

Good plan, I have them installed on my car, good thing to as there is a bit of shine developing on the drivers outer bolster!

I guess I need to work harder at clearing this high point...

Larry Cable

shining your A$$ eh?

ronbauer

Sorry, I forgot to clarify that. According to VIN Analytics, there are 82 (really 83 since there is a PTS not showing in their total) 2021 GT4s built so far for the US market.

It started as an exercise to track Python Green cars for my own self interest, but realized there i can sort other items as well, and seats was one of them.

Also, I've only done a spreadsheet for GT4s for 2021. It's very labor intensive, but now that I have the first 83 in, it should be fairly easy to stay on top of it.

Ron