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Shell-Type Seat with Comfort Function – Recaro Presents the Audi RS 4 Seat
By source: Recaro GmbH & Co. KG
Sep 20, 2005, 21:41

Kirchheim / Teck, September 2005. With the new lightweight construction shell for the Audi RS 4, seat manufacturer Recaro is once again leading the way in the premium and luxury segment with regard to design and function. The South German company combines lightweight construction from the motor sport industry with the comfort characteristics from the field of ergonomics Sporty design and intuitive functional aesthetics dominate the interior of the Audi RS 4. This is reflected first and foremost in the standard seat from Recaro – the perfect combination of design, lightweight construction and functionality.

Recaro is the first seat manufacturer to succeed in combining lightweight construction required in the motor sports industry with comfort characteristics. The RS4 seat therefore represents the first “racing shells” to impress with their high level of comfort, including features such as lumbar supports, lateral backrest settings and seat heating. The electronically adjustable RS4 shell-type seat with individually adjustable lateral back rests adapts excellently to the body shape of the driver.

“With our longstanding experience in the motor sport industry and our knowledge gained from the ergonomic Recaro seat program, our company has expertise at its disposal, which it was able to put to use in the development of the RS4 seat”, explains Michael Ewert, head of marketing and distribution.

The seat manufacturer from south Germany has shown that sporty drivers do not have to compromise on comfort

Recaro: arrive safely and in comfort.

About the company:

Recaro is an independent company within the internationally-active Keiper Recaro Group, active in 16 locations worldwide. Just under 8.000 employees work in the three divisions Keiper, Recaro and Recaro Aircraft Seating to ensure high-quality products in the field of mobile seats for aircraft and vehicles. In 2004, the group made a turnover of one billion Euro.

Recaro has a long tradition: The firm was founded in 1906 by saddler expert Wilhelm Reutter as a car-body production plant and can look back on almost 100 years of company history. Reuter produced car bodies for vehicles such as the Porsche 356, VW Beetle, BMW 328, Horch and many other well-known brands. The Recaro brand name was created by combining the first two letters of the founder’s name with the first four letters of CAROsserien, the German word for car body. The first Recaro sports seat was presented in 1965. Following the merger with Keiper in 1969, Recaro has been active as an independent member of the Keiper Recaro family, defining automobile seating with many revolutionary innovations. The main celebration for the company’s 100 year anniversary will take place in April 2006 in Stuttgart.

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