To Recaro, or not to Recaro?

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Dec 17, 2018 | 01:34 AM

#21

PSP

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I have a 2004 XKR with the Recaro seats. I find them very comfortable and they hold you well. I have never tried the standard seats, but they look pretty comfortable too. Personally, I don't know that I would pay extra for the Recaros for what that's worth. I do know that I love the car though.

Jun 21, 2025 | 09:42 AM

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Saltholmen

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Originally Posted by giandanielxk8

I actually quite like the look of those racing Recaros you’ve got there.

As a young guy, my biggest complaint with the Jag is that I slip and slide on the seats.

I have the factory Recaro's but despite the seat rail extension it is still too tight for me in the car. I'm also wondering whether you have more legroom in the bucket seats in the rearmost position, as the seat seems to be thinner overall. What are your experiences with this?

Jun 21, 2025 | 10:14 AM

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giandanielxk8

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Originally Posted by Saltholmen

I'm short (5'4"). Leg room has never been a problem for me even in a Lotus Elise or in economy class seats on an airplane.

Jun 21, 2025 | 11:21 AM

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Saltholmen

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Originally Posted by Higgins

There are Recaros and there are Recaros 😀In October I took my Xkr to the race track, in preparation I fitted my Recaro race seat I usually have in my trackday Bmw 130i

Hello Higgins,

I have the factory Recaro's but despite the seat rail extension it is still too tight for me in the car. I'm also wondering whether you have more legroom in the bucket seats in the rearmost position, as the seat seems to be thinner overall. What are your experiences with this?

Jun 21, 2025 | 11:41 AM

#25

Higgins

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Hi, this was almost seven years ago now and I never again put the bucket seat in the jag. As I remember it, I had plenty of legroom despite being 6.2 feet tall. It partly is a question of the mounting brackets between seat and floor, or if you are able to bolt rails directly to the floor which I managed to. With a helmet on for the race track, I had just the space needed inside the ceiling