This might be what you mean, but it wasn't written "for a national newspaper", it was written for the HJUK website: www.honestjohn.co.uk/road-tests/alfa-romeo/alfa-mi.../ More recently, the new Citroen C3 has excellent seats: www.honestjohn.co.uk/road-tests/citroen/citroen-c3.../, the new Peugeot 3008 is vary good: www.honestjohn.co.uk/road-tests/peugeot/peugeot-30.../ and the new Toyota C-HR, tested this Monday/Tuesday has an outstanding combination of ride quality and handling due to proper, fully independent suspension: www.honestjohn.co.uk/road-tests/toyota/toyota-c-hr.../ VAG's MQB cars (A3, Golf, Leon) when fitted with independent rear suspension (GT/FR spec upwards) are very good. But the easiest way to turn an average car into one with much better ride quality, less tyre noise and better steering feel is to fit it with Michelin Cross Climate tyres run at cold pressures of 30-31PSI.