J, Mine does'nt flex but, I'm sure some are built to diff. specs. As for the interior yes I think they where more interested in function and comfort at 100mph than being more eye catching. If you hav'nt driven one you would be amazed how good the drivers layout and position is for rough conditions. Many of my friends cats have low back buckets, they have no place on a fast cat. Ask the guy who flew out of the 25 Daytona last weekend coming from Topock.