Hi … So one my local Chevy dealers had a black 2023 Premium Redline listed for sale on TrueCar. Asked if available an after 24 hours no answer so I went directly to dealers website and no one got back. Tried a link in the automated email they sent and the chat came alive, but no one could tell me if they had the Bolt EUV. I just can’t get over how lazy and dumb service is getting. So had an errand to run at Home Depot and I mentioned the story to my wife. I passed the same Chevy dealer on the way back so I drove on the lot and there was the Bolt in black - beautiful car. Low and behold when looking in the windows, I noticed the doors were unlocked. They had papers on the floors so I sat briefly in the drivers seat. I asked my wife to try and after some convincing she gave it a try. My wife is 5’ 3” and not heavy. The first thing she said was the seats are too small. She then said I don’t like my left side almost touching the door. When she got out, I looked at the leather perforated seats and the bottoms do look small. I’m 6 ‘ 1” and 215 and I felt ok in the car but it was for 30 seconds, but could see how it could get tight. My wife loved the look of the car and it had everything including the self driving whatever it is. I was delighted to see the power driver seat moved and adjusted without the keys. It was strange when I closed the driver door, the large screen came alive made a tone and displayed ChevyBolt with charge amount - maybe keys were in the car. It was nice to have had luck to sit inside one without a sales person- were there for 15 minutes and no one came out. Anyways - why do they make the bottom seat so small?
Do you find Bolt EUV seat bottoms small?
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GM acknowledges customers think pre-2022 Bolt seats are good for short trips.
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2021/04/gm-overhauls-seats-in-2022-chevy-bolt-ev-bolt-euv/
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2021/04/gm-overhauls-seats-in-2022-chevy-bolt-ev-bolt-euv/
At 5'11" and 350 lbs, I am asking a lot from any seat. In my EUV I feel that the seats are wide enough but they are very firm. Just rolled over 1,000 miles today so I think they will soften some over time.
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I'm 6'1" 290lbs. 22 bolt euv w/cloth seats. Seats "feel" a little narrow on the bottom but I think it's just how the cushions are made.
Even after a couple of hours of driving my bottom is fine.
The extra generous legroom more than makes up for any perceived shortcomings the seat bottom may have.
Even after a couple of hours of driving my bottom is fine.
The extra generous legroom more than makes up for any perceived shortcomings the seat bottom may have.
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I've owned several small cars with more front seat room inside. The BMW 2002 comes to mind.
BTW, the outward visibility of the BMW was magic, compared to the thick A/B/C pillars of the Bolt and most other contemporary cars.
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Have had an EUV (LT, cloth seats) for a week. I find the driver front bucket pinches my left hip--it feels like my keys have slipped down my pocket and are poking me. Strangely, I don't feel this on the right side when sitting in the passenger seat. It seems to be the cushion sits too low in the plastic so that my hip is pressing against the hard point.
I'm a veteran of many small cars, and I'd rate the EUV's front seats at about a 4 out of 5. :
Best
02 Saturn SL (8) amazingly comfortable bucket seats
19 Fiesta (7) - comfortable enough seat, but not enough leg room
97 Metro (6) - cheap fabric but comfortable enough
20 Versa (6) - fine, but a bit hard and lacks bolstering
14 Sonic (6) - a little on the small side but relatively soft
23 EUV (4) - pinches my hip
07 Aveo (1) - hard, scratchy, could never get comfortable
(Man, looking at that list, I realize I really like cheap small cars!)
Even so, I still love the Bolt, and it's an amazing car for the price.
I'm a veteran of many small cars, and I'd rate the EUV's front seats at about a 4 out of 5. :
Best
02 Saturn SL (8) amazingly comfortable bucket seats
19 Fiesta (7) - comfortable enough seat, but not enough leg room
97 Metro (6) - cheap fabric but comfortable enough
20 Versa (6) - fine, but a bit hard and lacks bolstering
14 Sonic (6) - a little on the small side but relatively soft
23 EUV (4) - pinches my hip
07 Aveo (1) - hard, scratchy, could never get comfortable
(Man, looking at that list, I realize I really like cheap small cars!)
Even so, I still love the Bolt, and it's an amazing car for the price.
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Curious - for those that have bought aftermarket cushions, what did you get? I'm thinking about something like this but would love to hear other opinions.
Gel Seat Cushion, Cooling seat Cushion Thick Big Breathable Honeycomb Design Absorbs Pressure Points
Gel Seat Cushion, Cooling seat Cushion Thick Big Breathable Honeycomb Design Absorbs Pressure Points
List of threads about seat mods:
Ok, I am new to the Bolt Forum - has anyone swapped Bolt...
Hi All, Glad to be here. I am researching buying a new Bolt EV LT1, and wondered if anyone has swapped Bolt seats with something more comfortable? And were you able to get the seat heating to work? m
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It looks like your scale is 10.
I have a somewhat similar experience with the EV - it feels like I'm only sitting on my left hip. It's easily the biggest issue I have with the car.
The 2017-2021 Bolt EV had relatively narrow front seats with large ("sporty") hard side bolsters. If you fit in the seat, it was fine as far as that goes (although there were some oddities in the backrest cushioning), but there were lots of complaints about the seats being too narrow to many people.
Bro!
Did you really own a Geo Metro for 13 years, like I did?!!!
I bought a new '89 (rated 58 mpg hiwy) and bought a used Gen1 Honda Insight (71 mpg hiwy) in '02. First car to beat the Geo rating!
I too like cheap, small, and fuel efficient cars! Ta'Heck with OPEC!
Love my Bolt!
Oh, and seats,,, I don't have an opinion. I get in a car, adjust the seat to be as comfortable as I can get it and then forget about it.
Relative to most other vehicles, yes, the seats are definitely narrower. Not sure how they compare relative to their vehicle segment, but definitely narrower than both our 2006 Toyota sienna and now sold 2016 VW Golf Sportwagen. That being said, I find them quite comfortable, but neither am I a big guy (5’ 8” 140 lbs). We have 1LT with cloth seats.
What? They make BIG cars? What’ll they think of next!
Had my 12 foot long Ford Festiva(not Fiesta) for 22 years.
The seats are small and uncomfortable’ish for two reasons 1. Compliance car 2. It was designed, tooled, built in South Korea. LG did most of the components and multiple companies bought it as a short cut to EVs, mostly to address California zero emissions regulations and to offset EPA penalties for gas guzzlers
I have a Premier and a LT and the seats are similar but more comfortable in the premier.
still It was designed around Korean demographics not American.
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We're not big people, lived with the 2017 seats, not great but loved the car, very happy with the 2023 seats, big improvement, 2023 EUV is our favorite Bolt so far, more comfortable, nice enough interior, quieter ride. Plastic on lower panels doesn't bother us either, I've heard people saying the interior is better than the Teslas at a lot more money with better fit and finish. It's a really nice car, if I was 250 pounds maybe I would like it but size always cracks me up. People think the bigger you are the better, I disagree completely, after high school football it's useless. I weighed 150 pounds and built a house, all the big guys my age have bad knees, maybe it was that high school football, I never bough into that rah rah thing, I have great knees at 78, I'm a geek, what can I say. Seats are no problem for us, size really does matter and my feet don't hang off the end of the mattress!
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