Less well resolved, however, is the rear vision, which is hampered by
the tall rear seat backs and a small two - piece sliding window.
Not exact matches
my son's
tall and big, almost 22 months - close to being 35» and 30 lbs, and he's still
rear facing - I'm waiting until he's at the max of the car
seat weight limit (40 lbs) to turn him around - his legs might look cramped, but I'm going for safety - he also now extends his legs out over the sides or up on the
back of the
seat... pretty creative.
And if you're a
tall parent, the front to
back length of a
rear - facing
seat could seriously decrease your front
seat legroom.
KRISTEN STRATTON: I have a question about how much space should be between the front
seat and the
rear seat because my husband is really
tall, he is 6» 5 so he always gets frustrated that he can't put his
seat all the way
back because our youngest is still
rear facing and I am always like you can't be touching, so what is the space that needs to be there?
Even though it would be nice if the front
seats went
back farther, their limited travel preserves some space for
rear passengers, where legroom for the
tall is limited but overall comfort is passable.
The standard
rear - facing third
seat gives the E350 nominal seven - passenger capacity — but the two in
back can't be more than 55 inches
tall or 110 pounds.
The
rear seats can slide
back, accommodating
tall adults.
Even
tall adults will find plenty of space above their heads and in front of their knees, while a
rear - facing child
seat will fit in
back with ease.
There is enough headroom and legroom up front for all but the
tallest NBA players, though
rear -
seat legroom can be in short supply for adults if that oh - so - comfy front
seat is set
back in its tracks.
All but the very
tallest of passengers will also find plenty of headroom in the
back, while entry to the
rear seats is much improved, thanks to the large
rear doors.
This last version has comfortable single
rear seats and a third row of
seats at the
back for occupants up to 1.60 meters (5.25 ft)
tall.
The view out the
back window is obstructed by
tall back seat headrests, which block the view through the slanted
rear window, requiring a full head turn to check traffic before making lane changes.
Front
seats were extremely comfortable, and the
rear seats were fine, but
taller passengers riding in
back might wish for more legroom if the front passengers are
tall, as well.
If you have ever been discouraged by the Cooper's smaller
rear seats, fear no more as the Countryman's two
rear bucket
seats recline and are able to slide
back to provide plenty of leg room for
taller passengers.
In both body styles the
rear - drive layout means there's a
tall transmission tunnel in the middle of the
rear floor, so the middle
seat in the
back is only really suitable for kids.
Being
tall I would have liked more front
seat lumbar support and for longer journeys suspect the
rear seat back rest might be too upright.
If
rear - facing two car
seats, it is difficult to carry two
tall adults in the front of the car, as the
seats can only go
back so far.
With 755 horsepower the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette zr1 is the most powerful Corvette ever it's also the most technologically advanced behind me are the rolling s's at Road Atlanta and we're here to see if we can reach to the supercar levels of performance afforded by this thing's massive power big tires and the
tall wing on the
back after that we'll take to the streets to see if a car this powerful can behave itself in public this is a monster of a car I've had some brief track opportunities moving this morning to get used to the pace of this machine which is phenomenal we're gonna warm up as we get out to the road Atlanta and sort of build up to the pace that this car can operate at now initially when you hop in this car you have this shrine to the engine right above you you see the line of the hood it kind of dominates the center of the view you can see over it it doesn't affect visibility but it's immediately obvious and that kind of speaks to what makes this car special it's a monster of an engine listen to that [Music] that is tremendous tremendous acceleration and incredible power but what I finding so far my brief time here at the Atlanta is that everything else in the car is rut has risen to match hurt me while I lay into it on the
back straight look you know 150 mile - an - hour indicated we're going to ease up a little bit on it because I need to focus on talking rather than driving but like I was saying the attributes of the rest of the car the steering the braking capability the grip every system of this car is riding to the same level of the power and I think that's what makes it really impressive initially this is undoubtedly a mega mega fast car but it's one that doesn't terrify you with its performance potential there's a level of electronic sophistication that is unparalleled at this price point but it's hard not to get you know totally slipped away by the power of this engine so that's why I keep coming
back to it this car has an electronically controlled limited slip differential it has shocks filled with magnetically responsive fluid that can react faster to inputs and everything this car has a super sophisticated stability control system that teaches you how to drive it quick but also makes you go faster we haven't even gotten into exploring it yet because the limits of this car are so high that frankly it takes a while to grow into it but [Music] I think what's impressive about this car is despite how fast it is it is approachable you can buy this car to track dates with it and grow with it as a driver and as an owner I think that's a really special [Music] because you will never be more talented than this car is fast ever unless you are a racing driver casually grazing under 50 miles an hour on this straight okay I'm just going to enjoy driving this now [Music][Applause][Music] this particular Corvette zr1 comes with the cars track performance package a lot of those changes happen underneath the sheet metal but one of the big differences that is immediately obvious is this giant carbon fiber wing now the way this thing is mounted is actually into the structure of the vehicle and it makes you know loading the
rear hatch a bit more difficult but we're assuming that's okay if you're looking for the track performance this thing delivers also giving you that performance are these Michelin Pilot Sport cup tires which are basically track oriented tires that you can drive on the street but as we wake our way to the front of the thing what really matters is what's under the hood that's right there's actually a hole in the hood of this thing and that's because this engine is so
tall it's
tall because it has a larger supercharger and a bunch of added cooling on it to help it you know keep at the right temperature the supercharger is way larger than the one on the zo six and it has a more cooling capacity and the downside is it's
taller so it pops literally through the hood the cool thing is from the top you can actually see this shake when you're looking at it from you know a camera from the top of the vehicle this all makes for 755 horsepower making this the most powerful Corvette ever now what's important about that is this not just the power but likewise everything in the car has to be built to accommodate and be able to drive to the level of speed this thing can develop that's why you had the massive cooling so I had the aerodynamics and that's why I had the electronic sophistication inside [Applause] we had a lot of time to take this car on the track yesterday and I've had the night to think about things Matt today two crews on the road and see how this extreme performance machine deals with the sort of more civil minded stuff of street driving the track impressions remain this thing is unquestionably one of the most capable cars you can get from a dealer these days a lot of that's besides the point now because we're on the street we have speed limits they have the ever - present threat of law enforcement around every corner so the question is what does this car feel like in public when you slow this car down it feels like a more powerful Corvette you don't get much tram lining from these big wheels though we as the front end doesn't want to follow grooves in the pavement it is louder it is a little firmer but it's certainly livable on a day to day basis that's surprising for a vehicle of this capability normally these track oriented cars are so hardcore that you wouldn't want to drive them to the racetrack but let's face it you spend more time driving to the track than you do on the track and the fact that this thing works well in both disciplines is really impressive I can also dial everything
back and cruise and not feel like I'm getting punished for driving a hardcore track machine that's a that's a really nice accomplishment that's something that you won't find in cars that are this fast and costs maybe double this much the engine in this car dominates the entire experience you can't miss the engine and the whole friend this car is sort of a shrine to it the way it pops out of the hood the way it's covered with coolers around the sides it is the experience of this car and that does make driving this thing special and also the fact that it doesn't look half bad either in fact I think it has some of the coolest looking wheels currently available on a new car this car as we mentioned this car has the track package the track package on this car gives you what they call competition bucket
seats which are a little wide for my tastes but I'm you know not the widest person in the world this automatic transmission works well I mean there's so much torque again out of this engine that it can be very smooth and almost imperceptible its clunky on occasion I think I'd might opt for the manual although Chevy tells me about 80 % of its customers will go for the automatic I don't think they're gonna be disappointed and that's gonna be the faster transmission drag strip on the street - and on the racetrack man it was a little bit more satisfying to my taste though we've talked about the exhaust I have it set in the track setting let's quiet it down a little bit so you can hear the difference now I've set that separately from everything else so let's put it stealth what happened to the engine sound that's pretty that's pretty amazing man stealth is really stealth and then go
back to track Wow actually a really big difference that's that's pretty great the Corvette has always been a strong value proposition and nowhere is that more evident than this zr1 giving you a nearly unbeatable track performance per dollar now the nice thing is on the road this doesn't feel like a ragged edge track machine either you could genuinely drive it every day the compromises are few and that's what makes this car so special if you like what you see keep it tuned right here and be sure to visit Edmunds.com [Music]
Further forward, passengers have more than enough head, leg, and shoulder room in the
rear to deal with long journeys without complaint, and you can
seat two adults in the
back with ease - even behind
tall front -
seat occupants.
But you can also fold the
rear seat cushion backwards up against the
seat back, fold away the tubular steel supports down against the bottom of the
seat, and you are left with a
tall, remarkably handy and useful storage space for large items that you would swear would never, um, «fit» into such a tiny car.
More traditional interior improvements come in the form of a larger driver's
seat cushion, sculpted front
seat backs to give
rear passengers more knee room and
rear seatbacks that are almost 2.0 inches
taller for added comfort.
Taller drivers will cramp their
back -
seat passengers a bit, but the
rear bench
seat has plenty of room if not hauling a basketball team around — this would be an excellent city car for a young family.
This is a separate view from the standard backup camera and is useful for improving
rear visibility when
tall passengers are in the
back seats or when the
rear window shade has been drawn.
However, the estate body style does mean that there's more
rear headroom here than in the Insignia saloon or hatchback, so anyone looking at those models might want to consider the marginally more expensive Sports Tourer if
taller passengers will regularly be using the
back seats.
As with the regular Insignia hatchback and saloon, there's plenty of legroom in the front and
rear seats, while the raised roofline of the Sports Tourer means only the very
tallest adults will be left wanting more headroom in the
back.
The number of
seats aside, there's no denying the Koleos has a spacious and comfortable interior, with
rear kneeroom among the class leaders and plenty of headroom in the front and
back seats, even for
tall adults.
Tall mode enables the
seats to be locked in a vertical position, providing additional free space from floor to roof, while the Long setting makes the front and
rear passenger
seat backs fold forward to a horizontal position.
Oh also, it's a nice comfortable car with room for adults front and
back — though
rear seat headroom is compromised for
taller folks by the sloping
rear roofline.
Although the
rear seat is big enough for three people, legroom becomes nonexistent with the front
seat pushed
back, which could be a problem for
tall drivers with families.
There's plenty of space for
rear -
seat passengers — all but the
tallest or widest people will be able to sit comfortably three abreast on the
back seats.
Front
seats are very comfortable with good
back and thigh support but headroom is lacking for
tall passengers both at the front and
rear.
There's plenty of head and shoulder room for both sets of passengers, but
taller rear occupants might grumble about their knees hitting the front
seat backs.
The result is a car that has best - in - class headroom for
tall drivers when the
seat is pushed
back and lowered, and is equally class topping for
rear leg room.
Though the
seats were fairly comfortable, it was hard to see well out of the
rear windshield and the
back was a tight fit for
tall adults.
Taller folks up front means their
seat backs are going to be all the way up against the
rear seats leaving no leg room.
Though leg room is especially generous — even with the front
seats pushed
back to accommodate
taller drivers and passengers — the same story can not be said for head room as a result of the sloping
rear roofline.
Back seat legroom is nearly as spacious as full - size cars of 200 - plus inches, although the sloping
rear roofline, which makes it look sleeker, also makes
rear headroom snug for those well over six feet
tall.
The front
seats are some of the most supportive in the cars» respective classes, while
rear seats are contoured so that even
taller adults can sit
back there comfortably.
I ferried around four adults without any complaint, and the
rear seat passengers were both more than 6 feet
tall, so there's a good amount of room
back there.
On top of allowing the
rear seat backs to be folded down completely flat (resulting in an increase in the trunk volume to a very impressive 52.7 cubic feet, but it also allows the
rear seat bases to be folded upwards if needed — meaning
taller items can be slotted into the
rear passenger compartment if need be.
Rear seat headroom gets cramped for
taller passengers in the liftback variant due to its slanted roofline but the wagon's horizontal roof creates heaps of
back -
seat head room.