Comfort Vs Sports seats

[MMR]

I went for the 14-way seats mainly because of the smaller silhouette — it makes a noticeable difference when you’ve got kids in the rear, giving them a bit more visibility.

That said, one thing I’ve noticed is that if you’re driving more “enthusiastically”, the 14-way seats don’t hold you quite as well. You (and a front passenger) do tend to slide around compared to the more bolstered 18-way option, so consider what’s important for you.

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[craz8]

I've driven both a Cayenne and base Macan with the sport seats. The comfort seats do feel quite wide and unsupportive when you switch back!

I opted for the comfort seats to get the massage option, but I didn't realize that only moves the back of the seat, and the bottom cushion has no massage facility at all. My previous experience in a BMW 7 series had the ability to move pressure points around slowly for longer driving. Sadly, the Macan doesn't have that - and it's only on for 10 minutes too.

I was also worried about the head rest positioning - comfort seats allow adjustments, sport seats do not, but my short time with the sport seats didn't uncover a problem with this arrangement.

I ordered before having demo cars to sit in. Next time, I might get the sport seats.

 

[MatC21]

I went with Comfort simply because of the massage function and because it is a bit easier to fit a baby seat on the passenger seat and easier to fit kids in the back.

They are extremely comfortable for me and when test driving I couldnt notice a huge difference to the sport seats.

However when driving sporty through tight corners I miss a bit of side support. My M Sport seats in my BMW are better in that regard.

Long story short: I would always go with comfort again on a family car but would chose the sport if you always drive alone or with max adult passenger (which isnt your wife who insists on massage seats).

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