"Front headroom" refers to the vertical space inside a vehicle between the seated driver or passenger and the ceiling. It measures how much room there is vertically for your head when you are sitting in the front seat.
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The dimensions inside bring an extra 2.5 inches
of front headroom, and an extra 4 inches of from legroom.
The XF's
front headroom increased 0.4 inch to 37.5 inches, which is a few tenths above the A6 but about 3 inches shy of the 5 Series and CTS.
INTERIOR Front headroom 942 mm (37.1 in) Front legroom 1075 mm (42.3 in) Front shoulder room 1568 mm (61.7 in) Rear headroom 979 mm (38.5 in) Rear legroom 743 mm (29.3 in) Rear shoulder room 1318 mm (51.9 in)
Mercedes
says front headroom is up by 0.48 inch, front shoulder space gains 0.55 inch, front elbow room increases 0.4 inch, rear knee room grows 0.55 inch, and rear shoulder room is up 0.35 inch.
By the numbers, the Focus has 38.3 inches of
front headroom versus the Cruze's 39.3 and the Elantra's 40.0 inches.
The new coupe is 2.8 inches longer than the 1 Series, which BMW says translates into 0.7 inches of
additional front headroom and 0.8 inches of extra rear legroom.
Most seating dimensions increase or decrease by no more than a tenth of an inch or so,
though front headroom is up 1.4 inches, and there's an inch more shoulder room up there.
Modest increases in cabin space
see front headroom grow by 12 mm, shoulder - room by 7 mm and legroom by 3 mm.
As part of this spacious interior design, the Genesis provides best - in -
class front headroom and rear shoulder room.
Without the addition of a moonroof, the 2018 Civic is a bit more generous
with front headroom at 39.3 inches instead of the Corolla's 38.3 inches.
Occupants will prefer traveling in the Rogue due to the
extra front headroom, front legroom and total passenger volume.
Equally personal is whether you'll actually fit: the ATS Coupe has 56 mm
less front headroom than a BMW 4 Series Coupe, for example.
Front headroom reduces by 20 mm to 984 mm, front legroom is down by 5 mm to 1063 mm, rear headroom is 15 mm less at 944 mm, rear shoulder room is reduced by 30 mm to 1270 mm and rear legroom shrinks 4 mm to 874 mm.
But Audi also claims slight increases
for front headroom, interior length and shoulder width.
Interior
Dimensions Front Headroom: 40.0 inches Rear Headroom: 37.6 inches Front Legroom: 45.5 inches Rear Legroom: 34.6 inches
The Civic Hatchback gives more front legroom, more
front headroom without moonroof, and more front and rear shoulder room.
Audi reps point out that compared to the two - door A5 / S5, the Sportback twins have 0.4 inches
more front headroom, 0.9 inches more rear headroom, and second - row legroom that's better by 2.4 inches.
====== EXPERTS CONCLUDE: There is plenty
of front headroom, and we've found the front seats to be comfortable.
Front headroom is only four - tenths of an inch away from the group - leading Beetle, but front leg and shoulder room — 43.9 and 55.6 inches, respectively — trounce the other two cars.
The 2014 Cadillac ELR coupe has plenty of front legroom and a decent amount of
front headroom, and the individually folding rear seats are reasonably wide, even if they don't provide much headroom.
The Beetle offers more
front headroom and legroom than the Fiat 500 but a bit less than the two - door Mini Hardtop.
Front headroom is about an inch less than the Ford, but other interior dimensions — notably front and rear legroom, along with rear headroom — are almost identical to the Mustang.
Front headroom and rear legroom have both been improved by a little over 20 mm through more efficient cabin design, although the exterior dimensions — other than height — have also grown compared to the previous model.
Internal dimensions:
front headroom (inches): 41, rear headroom (inches): 38.9, front hip room (inches): 61.3, rear hip room (inches): 60.3, front leg room (inches): 41.8, rear leg room (inches): 33, front shoulder room (inches): 65.1 and rear shoulder room (inches): 64.9
Front headroom has improved slightly, despite the lower roofline thanks to a curved «double - bubble» roof and front seats lowered by 10 mm.
Seating Dimensions (inches)
Front Headroom: (with sunroof / without) 39.4 / 38.0 Front Legroom: 41.0 Rear Headroom: (with sunroof / without) 39.0 / 37.7 Rear Legroom: 37.4
First, when it comes to interior space, this minivan fits up to seven passengers, including 40.7 inches of front legroom, 39.8 inches of
front headroom, 36.5 inches of rear legroom, 65 inches of rear hip room and much more.
Front headroom is 40.7 - inches, while rear headroom is 39.4 - inches.
Unsurprisingly, the 2016 GMC Sierra shares the same interior dimensions as its corporate cousin, the Chevy Silverado, and that means front - row occupants in the crew - cab truck benefit from 42.8 inches of headroom and 45.3 inches of legroom, while rear - seat passengers are provided with 40.5 inches and 40.9 inches; in its double - cab configuration, the Sierra has 42.8 / 45.2 inches of
front headroom / legroom, and 38.7 inches / 34.6 inches in the back.
The WRX is both longer and taller than the Golf GTI, boasting more front and rear legroom,
front headroom, and rear shoulder room — simply put, more overall passenger space.
The former, though, is the bigger choice, with 42.8 inches of
front headroom and 45.3 inches of front legroom that are complemented by measures of 40.5 inches and 40.9 inches in the rear.
That said, crew cabs for the Titans, regardless of their size, top out with 41 inches of
front headroom and 40.4 inches for rear - seat occupants; legroom lengths run to 41.8 inches up front and 38.5 in the back.
Neither deliver quite the capacity of the domestic competition, yet there is 39.7 inches of
front headroom and 42.5 inches of front legroom, either 38.7 (double cab) or 38.9 (CrewMax) inches of rear headroom, and 34.7 (double cab) or 42.3 inches (CrewMax) of back - seat legroom.
Both offer 40.8 inches of
front headroom and more than 40 inches of rear headroom — 40.3 in the SuperCab, 40.4 in the SuperCrew — and then 43.9 inches of front legroom and either 33.5 or 43.6 inches of rear legroom.
A longer and taller design gives WRX passengers more
front headroom and legroom to work with, versus the more modest dimensions of the Focus.