Tall Prius drivers

[kaze72]

Hi

I'm close to buy a Prius. My only concern is that I'm quite tall, 191 cm (75 inches), and that I will not find it comfortable for longer rides. What experience do you tall Prius owners have?

regards

kaze72

[JimboK]

I'm 6' 4" (76 inches), and I have enough leg room. My only complaint is a lack of thigh support. I wish the car had an adjustment for the height and angle of the seat bottom. I've taken drives as long as 8 hours, and as long as I stop to stretch my legs every hour or two I'm OK.

You might consider renting one for a day or two, if that's an option in Sweden, and taking it on the road yourself. That way you'll know for sure.

[skandale]

kaze72, remember that the european Prii do have height adjustment, while the US version do not. So some of the problems reported here may not be the same for you. But note the word "may", as I do not know if the adjustemnts will help.

I'm only 178cm long, so it's not a problem for me anyway. And my Prius will not be delivered until mid September. But it's very interesting to see the differences in the EU and US Prii.


Regards,
Stein Tore

[kaze72]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(JimboK @ Jul 3 2007, 02:18 PM) [snapback]472164[/snapback]</div>

I'm 6' 4" (76 inches), and I have enough leg room. My only complaint is a lack of thigh support. I wish the car had an adjustment for the height and angle of the seat bottom. I've taken drives as long as 8 hours, and as long as I stop to stretch my legs every hour or two I'm OK.

You might consider renting one for a day or two, if that's an option in Sweden, and taking it on the road yourself. That way you'll know for sure.
[/b]

We seem to be the same hight. Good that you don't feel unhappy with it.

I actually borrowed the car from the dealer for one night, and from that test period I got to the same conclusion as you did, I wish the seats angle could be adjusted. Then again, I thought, there are so many positive things about it, so I can live with one negative!

[slair]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(kaze72 @ Jul 3 2007, 09:01 AM) [snapback]472181[/snapback]</div>

Good that you don't feel unhappy with it.

[/b]

You sweds and your double negitives. :P just kidding, I'm sure you'll fit just fine. I'm 6'1" and I have more than enough room. I do lean the seat back to where my head is even with the B pillar though, which takes stress off your legs so you dont feel the lack of seat adjustment as much. It actaually helps with your spine also, because its not so compressed the whole time. More weight is acting like your laying down than sitting straight up, so your back and legs feel better longer, just from leaning back a few inches.

[black_metal_525]

Hi kaze72. At 6'2" (74 inches) I find myself wishing at times that the prius had a little bit more leg room and seat height / angle adjustment. I think that's really the only thing I would really like to change about my prius. In any case, I tend to get a great deal of lumbar pain (lower back) on long drives, both in the prius and in many other vehicles that I've driven. As JimboK mentioned about thigh support, I've found that that is the culprit most of the time. Getting out every hour or two helps, but I wanted to try to solve the problem instead of just dealing with it. I went out and bought an Obusforme portable seat cushion (http://www.sitincomfort.com/obusformeseat1.html) and it helped immensely.

I forget which store I bought it at, but I know various online retailers carry them. I like this one because it is simply an ergonomic lower seat cushion, rather than a back seat cushion as well. I tried one that had a back attachment, but it simply reduced the amount of leg space even further, and I wasn't about to have that happen. I tried some other seat only cushions as well, and none of them provided the support and comfort this one does.

In any case, I hope this info helps.

[christob]

72" here, fine on headroom & legroom. Do wish the driver's seat had the "normal" seat adjustments I'm used to from my previous 2 cars. I would like to lift the seat front a tad, for more of a "bucket seat" feel. Took a 4-hour trip to NY from DC, and didn't experience any trouble. Have yet to try one of my 7+ hour trips that I take a few times a year...

[nerfer]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(kaze72 @ Jul 3 2007, 06:51 AM) [snapback]472153[/snapback]</div>

Hi

I'm close to buy a Prius. My only concern is that I'm quite tall, 191 cm (75 inches), and that I will not find it comfortable for longer rides. What experience do you tall Prius owners have?

[/b]

It's good you've taken a test ride. My biggest complaint was that the steering wheel doesn't telescope (at least for 2006 U.S. models), so if my legs are comfortable, my arms are way out there. Luckily I have long arms and got used to that, but it is a different geometry than most cars.

The other thing is I flipped the rear-view mirror upside down (so the arm from the attachment goes up instead of down). It was down too low and blocking my forward vision before. This means the night-time mode lever doesn't do what it's supposed to however - I tend not to use it myself anyway, but could be an annoyance in the long Swedish winters.

The good news is that it has plenty of back-seat room - 5" (13cm )more than a Cobalt - so taller drivers can move their front seat back and not impinge on back-seat passengers.

[Kestrel]

MrKestrel is likewise 6'4" and wishes the front seats had more thigh support. He's got plenty of headroom and legroom though. I tend to drive the Prius more than he does when we're riding together in it, and we are more likely to take the other car (his Subaru Outback) on long drives since he's more comfortable in it.

Thanks for the link to that cushion, black_metal_525--we'll have to check that out!

[SomervillePrius]

hej,

tänkte att det kunda vara kul att svara på svenska. Jag är en 189cm (100kg) Svensk man med långa armar och ben. Jag tyckte priusen kändes lite liten efter första provkörningen men jag vande mig snabbt och är överraskad hur bekväma sätena ändå är. Dom är inte lika bra som Volvo eller Saab men helt klrt tillräckligt bra för långa körningar. Man kunde ju önska att Volvo eller Saab kunde lansera en hybrid snart!

Hoppas vädert i Sverige är bra!

Lycka till.

-Robert