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Recaro Automotive Seating Introduces Speed V - the Performance Seat for American Sports Cars
At this year's NAIAS, Recaro Automotive Seating introduces the all-new Speed V, a true bolt-in seat kit designed specifically for American sports cars. This seat combines the look, feel and support of a racing generation seat with the comfort for everyday driving.

DETROIT, Jan. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- "Our new Speed V has everything a sport seat must have – even more when we talk about iconic sports cars," says Martin C. Klein, head of Recaro Automotive Seating. "Its distinctive styling was inspired by the classic Recaro racing shells, designed for firm and dynamic support during high-performance driving."

Soccer and baseball fans all around the world will also recognize Recaro's Speed model as the world's most popular stadium seat for players' and coach benches. 

The Speed V on display features the new Recaro cushion victory design using advanced performance materials ranging from premium leather to sport cloth. It has an integrated headrest, Recaro's proprietary integrated lumbar support, aggressive bolstering for great support during spirited driving and pass-throughs for 3- or 4-point safety belts. This Speed edition comes with four available accent colors: red, blue, yellow and cloud gray.

SOP of the Recaro Speed V will be in April 2018.

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 for 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. For more information, please visit recaro-automotive.com.

About Adient:
Adient is a global leader in automotive seating. With 85,000 employees operating 238 manufacturing/assembly plants in 34 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.

Recaro Speed V: Designed for firm and dynamic support during high-performance driving.

SOURCE Recaro Automotive Seating

For further information: Ulrich Andree, T: +49 2174 65-4343, M: +49 162 1090735, ulrich.andree@recaro-automotive.com; Press releases https://www.recaro-automotive.com/en/press/news.html