Bucket seat

As European cars became more accessible to Americans following World War II, bucket seats became associated with sports performance and luxury.

Bucket seats then spread to American manufacturers, beginning as "sporty trim packages" in the late 1950s and later appearing as a standard feature.

In the following decades this trend spread, with the last sedan to come with a standard front bench seat being the 2011 Lincoln Town Car, and the last to offer it as an option the 2013 Chevrolet Impala.

Long-wheelbase variants of full-size luxury cars, such as the Lexus LS 460L have an "executive seating package" option that reduces the rear to two passengers but provides them with more amenities.

Honda Odyssey 2005-2010 models (except for the base trim) adds a stowable "PlusOneSeat" between the middle row bucket seats.

Sport seats are designed according to the shape of a human body to provide advanced lateral support and weight distribution, which helps the driver withstand g-force while cornering.

Unlike seats for sports cars, it is equipped with additional springs or suspension components that give extra shock absorption for bumps and jumps, making it softer and relatively more comfortable for the driver.

Bucket seats in a high-performance 2-seat 2009 Ferrari 360 Spider
Many early automobiles lacked either cabins or doors. Full-width wrap-around or individual bucket seats kept passengers in cars until designs changed. Pictured, 1909 Ford Model T race-car with minimal bodywork to save weight.
An experimental "bucket seat" in a 1941 1 ⁄ 2 ‑ton Dodge WC-4
Extreme racing seats sacrifice being adjustable, instead enveloping the rider in a single shell design
Bucket seat with Schroth six-point harness in a 2010 Porsche 997 GT3 RS 3.8