812 with standard or sport seats?

I have ordered standard full electric seats with silver stitching with the larger spacing between the stitch i think -"Filo speciale Grigio Chiaro", leather backs to seats and leather headliner Image Unavailable, Please Login

If you get racing seats make sure you get the seat lifters and a large size other wise it may be harder to sell with small seats

 

I am doing Daytona sports seats.More headroom.

 

This boils down to maybe 3 variables:

1. comfort
2. driver support need
3. look

How do you prioritize?

For me, I have a race car so #2 isn't really in play. My 812 (coming up for spec) will be used truly as a GT, more for weekend road trips here in California. A few hundred miles at a time will be more the norm, so #1 is really the priority. I've sat in both. The standard seat has simpler egress and is a bit more accommodating to my middle age bod. As for #3 -- sport seats win on looks, but not enough to eclipse comfort. As your post shows the standard seat puts just about any other manufacturer's to shame. The only place they aren't quite up to snuff is in a side by side comparison with the sport seat (but hey, what do looks matter when you're sitting on them?).

There really isn't a bad choice here, enjoy either way.

 

I have in my past Ferrari’s ordered racing seats and have done so on my 812. Imo they look best and the most comfort. As I am the only one that drives the car, no need for power seats.

 

Debated between both. Have the carbon fiber race seats in my 458 and Love them. But was really rough for a 1500mile road trip
Still have 458 and I am the only driver. For my ordered 812, going with powered standard seat as my wife and I are both driving the 812. And it will be the road trip vehicle.

 

I debated this issue as well - it's a tough decision as there are good reasons on both sides. I ended up going full electric for a few reasons
1. I like the memory seat option - once I have my driving position set, it annoys me when others (wife, service guys etc) move it and I have to set it again
2. The full electric seat option also adds dipping side mirror and electric steering column (and seat heating which I don't care for). Once again the memory setting for the steering column is great, but it also automatically lifts the wheel on exit and entry - I am a little over 6'4" so this is a great feature for me.
3. They have pneumatic side bolsters (both upper and lower seat) which hug you pretty well for spirited driving when you have them in the maximum setting - albeit not as well as the carbon seats
4. They are more comfortable

 

I tried both seats at Geneva last year, jumping back and forth between the two several times to compare. You can't go wrong either way. I went with electric despite liking the race buckets in my Speciale. They were more comfortable and in a GT this won out. I added the Daytona pattern - probably an unnecessary expense.

 

Personally, I don't regard the 812 as a GT and neither does Ferrari. Then again, a GT is a car you use for grand touring and one can use even a race car as such.

 

why?

 

Because its a sportsacar.

 

I’d vote for the sports seats because I find them really comfortable. Plus I’m the only one that drives the car so not worried about position being changed - quick to rectify with sports seats anyway as such limited movement.

 

Its really a matter of splitting hairs. At least as of the last time I checked, Ferrari has a matrix for their production cars:

Engine..................GT................................... /........................ Extreme Sportscar
V8......Portofino......(& now GTC4-T).........../.........................488
V12......................GTC4................................/.........................812

But there are people who would look at the Portofino and say its a sports car. And some might say the 488 is too well rounded to be a hard core sports car so it must be a GT.

I think this is just how Ferrari classifies these cars for their marketing purposes, you should just decide on what fits your life best.

I know the OP already decided, its a great choice! In my case, I prefer the race seats as I have found in the past I don't love how the standard seats fit me and in some cars like the 488, I prefer that the race seats sit a bit lower. I can feel the car more, and I prefer that.