Following a daily driving routine can lead to zoning out, going through the hand/feet/head-turning/body-fidgeting motions without a second thought, instead of mentally cataloguing the non- annoying/odd/fun details. But please allow me to review what it's like to drive the long-term Kia Rio SX from my home to the office. It starts pretty early in the a.m. I always use the keyless entry -- pretty spiffy for a $18,794 subcompact hatchback -- to get in. Once I'm sitting in the pretty-nice-for-cloth driver's seat, I think to myself, "This is how you construct a supportive yet comfortable seat." The bottom is soft but not so soft that I'm sinking in; the seatback has a pleasing firmness for better propping of the torso; and the side bolsters offer surprising lateral support, yet aren't so thick as to affect ingress/egress. I've sat in this seat for many long trips and haven't had a problem. Nowadays in the auto review biz, we're encountering more and more seat bases that are too hard, which is potentially helpful for a heavyset driver but also puts more pressure (and discomfort) on the ol' behind.
