Interesting, because in vehicles that offer (e.g. 2nd row) captains and these, manufacturers consistently refer to this option as “bench”. And I think they would pass as “bench” for most people, and most of the things that they would want out of it, even if they aren’t the same as the older style.
Irrespective of nomenclature, these type of seats should be OK in the front row then, yes? Yet I can’t think of any new vehicles that have them.
It’s quite hard to see, but some trucks offer this, except the middle seat is also the armrest.
manufacturers consistently refer to this option as “bench”. And I think they would pass as “bench” for most people, and most of the things that they would want out of it, even if they aren’t the same as the older style.
I guess I haven’t seen that. The older style was literally just a single piece of padding all the way across. So you would literally slide on turns. Even the slightest bump stops you from moving as much.
Hm. I went and looked, but couldn’t find any mention of bench, and only found one mention of the back seats at all, and it was for the heated second row bucket seats in the premier
Well I guess some marketing materials and configurations have it and others don’t. Plenty of it out there does refer to it as bench seats, even if this particular one doesn’t. Maybe it’s a regional thing.
yeah? They’re not as aggressive as front seats, but they’re still bucket.
Compared to actual bench seats, the difference is massive.
Interesting, because in vehicles that offer (e.g. 2nd row) captains and these, manufacturers consistently refer to this option as “bench”. And I think they would pass as “bench” for most people, and most of the things that they would want out of it, even if they aren’t the same as the older style.
Irrespective of nomenclature, these type of seats should be OK in the front row then, yes? Yet I can’t think of any new vehicles that have them.
It’s quite hard to see, but some trucks offer this, except the middle seat is also the armrest.
I guess I haven’t seen that. The older style was literally just a single piece of padding all the way across. So you would literally slide on turns. Even the slightest bump stops you from moving as much.
Look up the 2026 Suburban. They refer to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd row “bench”. Also used for other GM vehicles.
Ford uses it for some of their vehicles (e.g. Explorer) but oddly not for others.
Hm. I went and looked, but couldn’t find any mention of bench, and only found one mention of the back seats at all, and it was for the heated second row bucket seats in the premier
Well I guess some marketing materials and configurations have it and others don’t. Plenty of it out there does refer to it as bench seats, even if this particular one doesn’t. Maybe it’s a regional thing.
Yeah I think it’s probably regional. Though those seats in the suburban do look incredibly like bench seats. They would barely hold you in at all.