I meant to chip in on this discussion when it was live but got sidetracked.
Perhaps I can shed some light on the issue of seat comfort.
With regards to the XC40 seats and my two amazing years with one, one of my initial gripes was with the seat pad. It was like sitting on a wooden stool. Mine was a beautiful Inscription Pro.
I did some investigating and found out a couple of things.
1) The ‘Pro’ spec cars front seats come with knee extensions and there is a hard plate that sits under the seat middle pad that is part of the knee extension mechanism. If you place the palm of your hand on this pad and press down, it will ‘bottom’ out (excuse the pun) onto the solid plate pretty quick as the cushioning is extremely thin.
2) Anyone who tends to sit slightly forward on the seat (shorter person or for a medical reason) will engage the centre seat pad and come into contact with the solid plate.
Volvo, in making the seats as thin as possible in order to make the cabin roomier (seat pad and back rest), in my opinion, had a brain wobble on the design of the knee extension.
Other than that, the car was absolutely incredible and to counter the seat pad issue, on which, I managed to sit more comfortably once I knew what I was dealing with, I thought the seat back was more than adequate.
I hope this helps.
? I will be remembered for nothing but had great fun doing it ?