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Recaro Automotive Seating Introduces the Latest in Aftermarket Seating Technology: The Sportster GT

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Recaro Automotive Seating today introduced the Sportster GT, combining the best strengths of a sports seat and a purebred racing seat. Designed for today's sport luxury vehicles, its lightweight shell provides Recaro's world-renowned performance ergonomics and excellent body support. This product will be unveiled at this year's SEMA show.

The Recaro Sportster GT combines the best strengths of a sports seat and a purebred racing seat, designed for today’s sport luxury vehicles.

The Recaro Sportster has a long-standing history as one of the most successful sportive car seats in the world. At SEMA 2017, Recaro Automotive Seating now presents the redesigned Recaro Sportster GT for today's top sport luxury automobiles, represent the latest in aftermarket seating technology.

It features a sleek backrest with Recaro's victory design and uses advanced performance materials ranging from high-grade leather to sport cloth. The hybrid seat design incorporates the strength of a metal base with an ultrathin reinforced polymer based backrest.

The integrated headrest, belt pass-throughs and pronounced bolstering are reminiscent of racing seats while comfort and ergonomic qualities are benchmark in the industry. The Recaro Sportster GT also features new performance foam materials to ensure that the look and feel rivals the on-road performance. And the seat will be offered in three suede insert colors: red, cloud grey and blue.

The Recaro Sportster GT will be available in March 2018. For more information regarding the Recaro product reveals at SEMA, please visit www.recaro-automotive-sema.com.

About Recaro Automotive Seating:
Recaro Automotive Seating is the premium brand of Adient. At seven locations in Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Japan, Mexico and the USA, we design, manufacture, and market complete seats representative of our core competencies of design, ergonomics, craftsmanship, robustness, lightweight construction, and first-class workmanship, under the brand name Recaro. Recaro Automotive Seating consists of two units: While Recaro Performance Car Seating offers passenger car seats of OEMs and the aftermarket, Recaro Commercial Vehicle Seating focuses on commercial vehicle seats in the OEM and aftermarket segments. Recaro Automotive Seating uses the brand Recaro under a license of the Recaro Holding.

About Adient:
Adient is a global leader in automotive seating. With 86,000 employees operating 237 manufacturing/assembly plants in 33 countries worldwide, we produce and deliver automotive seating for all vehicle classes and all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat making process. Our integrated, in-house skills allow us to take our products from research and design all the way to engineering and manufacturing – and into more than 25 million vehicles every year. For more information on Adient, please visit adient.com.

 

SOURCE Recaro Automotive Seating

For further information: Ulrich Andree, T +49 2174 65-4343, presse@recaro-automotive.com; Matthew Rindone, T: 1 (626) 898-3347, mrindone@jmprpublicrelations.com