THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, February 3, 1995               TAG: 9502030774
SECTION: AUTO WEEKLY              PAGE: H1   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: BY MARY SCULLY
                                             LENGTH: Short :   32 lines

SEATS: BOTTOM LINE IS COMFORT ``THE FEEL OF THE SEAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ALL BUYERS,'' SAYS A SALES MANAGER.

[This story is not available electronically. For complete text, please see microfilm.] ILLUSTRATION: Color photo by ERIC THINGSTAD

Barry Watson, an account executive who drives 25,000 to 30,000 miles

a year, says an electric seat that tilts, with a moveable back

independent from the bottom cushion, and an adjustable steering

wheel are all necessities for him.

Color photos courtesy of Johnson Controls Inc.

Computer-generated dummy helps design future vehicle seats. This

gives objective data on comfort.

Future seating systems and interiors will be highly integrated,

functional cockpits with flow-through design.

by CNB