Tested By The Brand’s Finest, Porsche Tequipment’s New 3D-Print Bodyform Full Bucket Seat

Thoroughly tested by a select group of Porsche drivers, the new 3D-print bodyform full bucket seat has been made available as part of the new Performance Parts pack from Porsche Tequipment.

Following some final adjustments, the customised seat is suitable for various Boxster, Cayman and 911 models. 

Plus, from February 2022 onwards, it can be ordered from Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur as a standard feature as well as integrated into the Porsche Car Configurator. 

In addition to its unique look, the new central section of the seat is its main innovation, in which parts of the cushion and backrest surfaces are produced using a 3D printer. 

Available in three different rigidity grades, the new 3D-print bodyform full bucket seat can be customised to suit the customer's specific needs.

Interestingly, compared to conventional full bucket seats, the new seat is also more than eight percent lighter.

Porsche’s test driver, Lars Kern, remarked, "Seats adapted to individual drivers have been available for a long time in professional motorsport. Now Porsche also offers a road-approved customisation with different rigidity grades as standard. During the initial test drives, I was impressed by the ergonomics, the slightly lower seat position and improved thigh support are similar to what you get from a seat in a racing car. The passive ventilation is impressive too."

Elaborating further, the 3D-printed bodyform full bucket seat is based on Porsche's lightweight full bucket seat and features a sandwich construction.

Meaning, a base support made from expanded polypropylene (EPP) bonded to a breathable comfort layer of a mixture of polyurethane materials using an additive process, in short, using a 3D printer.

Most importantly, as these components are clipped together, said innovative joining technology enables the seat to generate no emissions associated with adhesives whatsoever.

The outer skin of the seat is made of Race-Tex. This non-slip material offers plenty of support in the seat, and the unique perforated surface enables improved passive ventilation.

Furthermore, window panels show exposed, full-colour sections of the 3D-printed lattice structure and give the full bucket seat an unmistakable design.

Initially, customers can choose between Black, Guards Red and Racing Yellow for these design elements, but in February, Arctic Grey, Ultramarine and Shark Blue will join the colour range.

As aforementioned, the 3D-printed bodyform full bucket seat is available for all Porsche models that are offered with the conventional full bucket seat.

Besides that, it can also be retrofitted in vehicles that have already been delivered, and some models can even have the full bucket seat fitted on the passenger side. 

Its assembly process takes just a few minutes at a Porsche Centre, and the price per seat is EUR 2,677.50 (RM 12,759.17).

Notably, the new Porsche Mission R, which has just celebrated its world premiere at the IAA Mobility motor show, also features a 3D-print bodyform full bucket seat.

This concept study of a fully electric GT racing vehicle embodies Porsche's vision for how customer motorsport could look in the future.

All in all, Porsche is also rendering up another customisation for the medium term, 3D-printed bodyform full bucket seats adapted to the individual body contours of each customer.