Shredster

I sink in and melt with the sporty seat comformity. I have not been on any long drives but they are very comfortable and hold you in place! Granted you have to 'get into them' as opposed to just sliding in like you would most non sport seats. I am 6' a 175 lbs and they fit me like a glove.

Delurker

The longest stint in mine so far has been about an hour and a half, but I find the sport seats very comfortable and supportive as well.

B8S410

Pretty sure this is the most important review observation made in this thread...I heard this from other people too, and in combination with the diamond stitching looking much cooler, this made the decision very easy. Also, happier to have the $2000 in my pocket for mods.

sync

Well, to play devil's advocate, plenty of people have felt the opposite too--that they find the ventilation and massage features to be quite nice. As with most such things in life, it does boil down to personal preference.

The great thing is that given the current set of S6 options, either way (comfort or sport), you have something the alternative option won't give you :-)

gs4rx3

Sync is right - it really does boil down to personal preference. I was torn between the two, loving the look of the diamond stitch sport seats, but wanting the ventilation and additional support options of the comfort seats. In some ways it seemed stupid that I would consider paying $2K extra for seats that didn't seem to offer $2K of benefits and in my opinion, didn't look as nice and unique. But I had some friends who insisted I should buy them and I did take into consideration the experiences of those on the forum. I was also concerned that the integrated head rest of the stock seat might not be that comfortable.

After 7 weeks of having the comfort seats I can say I am pleased with them, but I don't think they are worth an additional $2K. I do use the ventilation option frequently, but as I recognized from my test drive, it isn't that strong (my friend's Infiniti M45 cooling seats were much, much better). The massaging feature is decent and I actually use it. But overall, I'm guessing I would be just as happy with the stock diamond stitch seats had I ordered them. In fact, when I was wrestling with the decision of which seat to order, I actually found myself wishing Audi never offered the comfort seats - it would have made the decision so much easier and I know I'd be just as happy.

Best of luck - it's a great decision to have to make.

photoguy

The seats in my '02 were essentially the same as the sport seats in my S6,except they had a separate head rest. I drove that car for 70K miles and never had an issue with seat comfort. I was a little concerned about the built in fixed head rest in the S6 but it's a complete non-issue, I don't notice it at all. I drove one with the comfort seats before I ordered mine and just couldn't justify 2 grand for what looks like, unless they are side by side, A6 prestige seats.

RobC

2 grand buys you ventilation, 22-way adjustability (adds power adjustable thigh and side bolsters & power adjustable seat length), massage, and passenger seat memory. Sure they don't have the visual appeal of the diamond quilt, but for me the additional features outweigh aesthetics.

nobbyv

I personally am firmly in the camp that the Sport seats make the interior. As much as I would LOVE ventilated seats (and likely would have shelled out the $2k for JUST that if I could keep the diamond stitching), to me the diamond stitching makes the car.

OK, 4.0 liters of twin-turbo fury makes the car, but the diamond stitching is second.

DeerHunter

Did they change the seats for 2014? My 2013 model, with the Comfort Seats, are only 18-way adjustable - losing the powered headrest and upper shoulder adjustment. The A/S8 seats were always 22-way adjustable, so perhaps they've swapped these in for the new model year.

RobC

You know, I was doing exactly that, while typing the response, counting the adjustability because 22 sounded too high. Although the PDF says 2013, I think it's an early one when Audi was still considering to offer the A8 22-way seats. I also count 18-way.