Husband is 6'8". Will he fit in a Prius? - Page 2 - GreenHybrid

FastMover · #11 (**permalink**) 05-06-2008, 01:20 PM

If not, there is plenty of head and leg room in the TCH.

My brother wears his cowboy hat in mine!... and his boots.

acash · #12 (**permalink**) 05-12-2008, 10:10 AM

Jenniferg-
I'd love to know what you find out- my husband is also 6'8" and if Toyota will let you move the seat back with out voiding anything that would be awesome!!!
I would have bought it on the spot, but when he sat in the drivers seat it was a joke. He would rarely to never be driving the car, but in the rare event that he needed to, it would be impossible with the current seat placement... can't wait to hear!

dmc28 · #13 (**permalink**) 07-20-2008, 06:17 AM

I am 6'4" and love my Prius around town. However, on trips more than 3 hours, comfort suffers since I cannot fully extend my legs.

jackal454 · #14 (**permalink**) 07-22-2008, 11:44 AM

I am 6'2'', and found the prius to be way more comfy than the camry, then factor in the backseat....Camry backseat is a joke, no way i can fit with an adult in front, prius however has a huge legroom edge in back. Somehow I found the whole car to be strangley alot more comfy than the camry or civic.

DiveBomber · #15 (**permalink**) 07-23-2008, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jenniferg

I've gotten serious about trading up to some kind of hybrid. I'd like to consider a Prius but my husband is 6'8". Will he fit? Any tall people out there driving one? How tall are you?

Thanks! Jen

I am 6'8" with size 16 feet. It is tight - but I fit - Long trips are a bit tiring. Need to take stretch breaks every hour or two. I have a 65mile one-way commute. So I spend a lot of time in the Prius. It has a good ride and headroom is better than leg room. My son is 6'6" but has much longer legs and finds it too tight.

DiveBomber · #16 (**permalink**) 07-23-2008, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by mrgreen

get one with a moon roof so he can stick his head out

auto insurance

Moon roof is not available on the Prius.

nimbus2k · #17 (**permalink**) 07-23-2008, 06:15 PM

Interesting...

When we did the first test drive on the Prius, I was in the BACK seat, and it was an amazingly good fit (I'm only 6-7, though.)

Front seats - no problems at all - it's most comfortable "smaller car" long trip car we've ever had.

Meanwhile, I had ordered up a new Civic Hybrid (I can't remember - I think it was the 06 - the first year of the "new" body style.)

It took me about 2 miles of driving to call that one a NO for the drivers seat: I kept whacking my right kneecap on the emergency brake handle and figured I'd be mostly lame before I got the thing into positive equity.

I bought a new Accord Hybrid instead. That fit like an .... Accord.

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Originally Posted by rickallen

I'm 6'4" and I tried as hard as I could to fit in the Prius. I have somewhat longer legs proportionally and both of my knees were right on the dash with the chair back as far as it could go. If the driver's seat was able to move back some and be lowered I would be driving a Prius. The Civic Hybrid fit the bill (at least in the driver's seat) and the seat itself is much more comfortable.