You can still get the recaros even if you have a 07, i have a 07 WITH BOTH RECAROS AND LSD.

 

i know... but i was wondering if they changed the stock ss seats for 07, because i here people complain about the non-recaro seats all the time but i like mine just fine.

 

As far as I know your seats are the same as my '05s and the '06s. I think my stock seats aren't uncomfortable but could be better. I've driven 12+ hours at a stretch and didn't mind them.
I like the Recaros because they have more side support to hold you in place. I slide around way too much in the slippery leather stock seats.
I had even thought of getting my stock yellow leather center panels replaced with some less slippery cloth but that wouln't get me higher side bolsters.
As far as side support, it seems to me that the Recaros are somewhere in between the stock seats and custom.

Just my 2 cents, your reality may differ.

Another quick thought, does anyone know where the Recaros in these cars were actually made? My understanding is that they were designed by Recaro but still made by the same contractor that makes the other GM seats.
Recaro seats have been popular with sports car guys for years as a high-end seat upgrade. They are usually about $1K+ each.

If you haven't found any pics yet, just go to the magazine (like Car & Driver) sites and look at the pics in the reviews of the SS/SC. A lot of the cars reviewed had the Recaros.

The Recaros didn't have the colored inserts, they were all black, and had "Recaro" embroidered below the SS letters.

 

The Quaife Differential powers both drive wheels under nearly all conditions, instead of just one. With an ordinary open differential, standard on most cars, a lot of precious power is wasted during wheelspin under acceleration. This happens because the open differential shifts power to the wheel with less grip (along the path of least resistance). The Quaife, however, does just the opposite. It senses which wheel has the better grip, and biases the power to that wheel. It does this smoothly and constantly, and without ever completely removing power from the other wheel.

In drag-race style, straight-line acceleration runs, this results in a close to ideal 50/50 power split to both drive wheels, resulting in essentially twice the grip of an ordinary differential (they don't call open diffs "peglegs" for nothing).

In cornering, while accelerating out of a turn, the Quaife biases power to the outside wheel, reducing inside-wheel spin. This allows the driver to begin accelerating earlier, exiting the corner at a higher speed.

The Quaife also controls loss of traction when the front wheels are on slippery surfaces such as ice and snow or mud, providing the appropriate biased traction needed to overcome these adverse conditions. The Quaife Differential provides constant and infinitely variable drive. Power is transferred automatically without the use of normal friction pads or plates seen in other limited-slip designs.

The Quaife's unique design offers maximum traction, improves handling and steering, and puts the power where it is needed most. A definite advantage whether on the track or on the street.


That comes from their website. And out launching a car is mostly the driver and nothing else. The 07 G85 was a split year on the seat design so some had Recaros some didn't. So IMO look for one that meets your needs as a driver. Will not see that much of the color when driving anyway.

 

I don't think it's that serious.

 

Would you please show me where i said it was that serious? Just stating what different magizines have said, and from my own experience of having both lsd and non lsd i wouldnt get the car without it.