The design of seats from Recaro Automotive Seating is an essential element. It is important as a competitive differentiator and to highlight the brand. The contemporary design and material and colour selection are developed to match specific target groups at the Recaro Automotive Seating Design Centre in Kirchheim/Teck.
A Recaro seat is not only about ergonomics and comfort. It’s also about distinctive aesthetics.
Recaro Automotive Seating does not respond to short-term trends but rather to values such as functionality, safety, ergonomics and sportiness.
New forms, materials and colours enhance the experience created by appearance, feel, acoustics and smells.
... the premium quality and positive attributes of the products.
... the global image of the brand.
... the consistency of product design.
... the contemporary seat design.
... the core competencies of the brand.
... the ergonomic function of the products.
... the quality of hand-crafted production.
... Recaro won the “Focus Safety”
Silver design prize from the Design Centre Stuttgart for the innovative design and excellent ergonomics of the Recaro Sportster CS.
Four Recaro products have been awarded the internationally-recognized seal of approval of the AGR, the Campaign for Healthier Backs – an independent confirmation of their high quality ergonomics. In the course of an AGR certification, the products under consideration must demonstrate their back-friendly design to an independent testing commission made up of experts from several different medical disciplines. Recaro’s Ergomed aftermarket car seats (models E and ES) and the Recaro Style seats (Sportline and Topline models) convinced the experts across the board. According to AGR, “all of the Recaro seats tested met the experts’ demanding catalog of criteria to an exceptional degree”.
The two Recaro car seats were praised by the AGR experts for their “design which is especially supportive of spinal column health, as well as their many different adjustment possibilities.” In the case of the Recaro Ergomed as well as the Recaro Style, these include the ability to adjust the seat’s length, height and tilt to optimally distribute pressure throughout the seat, as well as its freely adjustable two-chamber lumbar support.
Back pain is the most common reason for visiting the doctor, accounting for almost 50 million sick days annually in Germany. Those most affected are people engaged in repetitive physical activities, especially frequent drivers.
Driving for hours in a forced posture without any compensatory movement is harmful to the back. Ergonomically incorrect sitting postures (such as “swayback”) further exacerbate the negative effects. This quickly leads to abrasion of the spinal disc and to back problems.
The best answer to this problem are ergonomic seats from Recaro Automotive Seating, which adapt ideally to the occupant and meet the highest standards for comfort and design.
Seats from Recaro Automotive Seating follow this philosophy and are always a guarantor of ergonomically and orthopedically correct seating. They play an essential role in improving quality of life by sustaining health and providing greater motivation and active/passive safety.
What is actually the correct way to sit in a vehicle? Along with active exercises for a healthy back, sitting in the correct way is an important prerequisite for a life free from back problems. Of course, when you're in a car or at the wheel of a commercial vehicle is not the time for any form of dynamic sitting. However, if you use the adjustments on your seat correctly and know what an ideal sitting position should look like in anatomical terms, then it should be possible to avoid back problems even if you spend a large part of your life driving.
Recaro has been working hand-in-hand with back professionals for many years and has accumulated a great deal of know-how related to ergonomics and the correct way to sit in a vehicle. Not only is this knowledge - along with other input - fed into the development and production of our seats. It is also intended to be available for those who visit our website and would like to use it as a basis for the health of their own backs. You can therefore click on the following links to find plenty of important information on all aspects of correct posture at the wheel.
Recaro seats enjoy a competitive edge in safety and seat technology thanks to over 40 years of experience in professional and semi-professional motorsport.
Drivers experience extreme stresses in a cockpit. They have to endure accidents, strong jolts and vibrations over the course of several hours.
Many drivers and teams have therefore trusted Recaro seats for years:
This expertise is continuously applied to our seat development.
As a supplier to the automotive industry, Recaro knows the latest safety standards and exactly what it takes. With its experience and expertise in seating, Recaro Automotive Seating has earned the trust of renowned automotive manufacturers such as Aston Martin, Audi, BMW, Ferrari, Ford, Lamborghini, Lotus, Mini, Opel, Porsche, Renault, VW and several others.
Our seats have to meet the most stringent requirements, such as:
We do more than just meet the legal requirements; we exceed them.
As frequent drivers in particular need a high degree of safety in the vehicle, we continuously improve the safety standards of our seats by conducting in-house crash tests. The latest tests on a large variety of car seats and racing shells have once again provided testimony to the impressive benefits of Recaro Automotive Seating.
Example of load in a dynamic test (here: rear impact). The load is three times higher the legal requirement.
Universal side airbag
The following statistics show how important side airbags have become: 10 years ago, only 5% of all new vehicles came equipped with a side airbag. The number is now 95%.
Recaro Automotive Seating is the first and only manufacturer in the world to offer aftermarket seats with a universal side airbag.
Maximum safety is ensured by using only high-quality materials for adaptation in the vehicle.
Safety must not be compromised when installing aftermarket parts, which makes it especially important that such parts and accessories are precisely matched to the statutory minimum requirements and the specifics of the vehicle.
This is why Recaro Automotive Seating offers complete solutions in a combination of seat, vehicle-specific baseframe, an optional airbag and general type approval (ABE)/TÜV component certification and/or TÜV approval.
Using accessories lacking general type approval (ABE) may void the vehicle’s type approval and thus eliminate the insurance cover.
Recaro Automotive Seating recommends that installation/modifications be performed by an authorised service centre. Special training is required particularly for modifications involving a side airbag and is mandated by law.
... European Rally champion Armin Schwarz survived a serious crash almost unscathed thanks to his Recaro seat? Afterwards, he said: “There’s probably no better way to strap yourself into a car!”