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Originally Posted by Superspeed
Jon,
Silver is definitely a good choice and was also my first thought. Since my previous cars were silver however, I wanted a change. Besides black makes the car appear smaller and looks good with the chrome parts.
Yep those are comfort seats. They have all the adjustments you want and also keep the body tight when driving sporty. So I don't miss the sport seats when I compare to my Cooper S. Which on the other hand is a lot more of a sports car than the BMW.
The side bolster can't be pumped up, but they can be adjusted to narrow/wide to suit any person. I prefer them set to narrow, to give support through tight turns.
The best about the seats is that you can spend a long day in them, stepping out of the car in the evening, already longing back for more driving.
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Thanks Superspeed, just what I'd hoped to hear about the seats. I have comfort seats in my F10, which I find fantastic, but my only criticism is that the side bolsters don't move in quite as far as I'd like. From your photos, it looks as if the F12 seat bolsters do exactly that and I shall be selecting this option on my 640d.
BTW, although BMW call it Orion Silver is not silver at all - more of a pale silvery gold and I reckon it looks great. I'd prefer Vermillion Red or Deep Sea Blue, both with white seats, but I know that the contrasting stone chips after the car's first Scottish winter would prove too depressing.
I chose boring white for my F10 and although the chips are there, you have to look close to see them. OK, the Orion Silver won't hide them so well, but I think it'll be a good compromise, especially as,
IMO the F12 doesn't look very good in white.