There are the odd bits of polished metal - look trim here and there, while the seats offer a good
amount of side support.
In addition to excellent safety, these features provide a comfortable, padded ride with
plenty of side support for sleeping kids to lean against.
The side supports are mechanically linked to the bottom support such that movement of the bottom support is coordinated with
movement of the side supports.
The inside
panels of the side supports are upholstered with crystal - grey «San Remo» micro-fibres and the rest of the seat components and the roofliner are coloured black.
The «metropolitan grey» trim of our test car had a hard - wearing, tweed - like feel and a colourway you might expect to find on an Ikea sofa or on some high - end luggage, and while there's not a great
deal of side support in cornering, the flat surfaces of both the front and back seats are much more comfortable than they initially appear.
The optional Recaro seats are worth every penny with
tons of side support and yield a good driving position.
The front seats provide a
modicum of side support, while the transmission of some road noise up through the suspension is acceptable in a hybrid with slightly - sporty pretensions.
Black carbon leather has been used for the inner
surfaces of the side supports; this leather with its carbon structure look is also featured on the door inlays and outside surfaces of the driver and passenger seat backrest.
The driver's seat has plenty
of side support too, even on SE models, which miss out on the heavily bolstered sports seats of Sport and M Sport versions
The front edge of the seat is upholstered in Titan Black fabric, while the inside
panels of the side supports are upholstered with crystal - grey «San Remo» micro-fibres.
Attempting to find a comfortable seating position is difficult and the seat themselves don't offer the
levels of side support you need in a car like this.
The inside panels
of the side supports are upholstered with crystal - grey «San Remo» micro-fibres.
Seats offer a fair amount
of side support and kept us comfortable throughout our roughly three hours of drive time.
According to yet another aspect, a power transfer unit including gears coordinates movement of the bottom support and at least one
of the side supports.
The power transfer unit may have a first gear that meshes with teeth on the bottom
of a side support and is rotated by lateral movement of the side support; and a second gear that meshes with the first gear and with teeth on the bottom support to move the bottom support lengthwise of the housing.»