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Lexus IS - Leg & Head Room (Vehicle comparison)

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Old 02-28-07, 04:31 PM
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Default Lexus IS - Leg & Head Room (Vehicle comparison)

Hope this helps !

Our IS has the worst Rear Leg Room in its class.

The IS wins in the Front Leg Room category together with the G35. Both cars have 43.9 inches.

Another sad story is the Front Head Room comparison. Our IS again got the lowest score in this category with 37.2 inches followed by the TSX with 37.8 inches.

See the 9 post in this thread for more info.
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Old 02-28-07, 04:32 PM
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And it's nice to see that the most beautiful car on the list is the model in the background...
Old 02-28-07, 04:33 PM
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nice find, wow IS has the worst rear room
Old 02-28-07, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Fiko18
nice find, wow IS has the worst rear room
Glad I sit in the driver's seat.
Old 02-28-07, 04:39 PM
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i'm surprised we have less room than a c230. They shoudl have switched the TL with the TSX for this category.
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Wait we seriously have less headroom and leg room than an RSX? There is no way that is right; I own both. And the back seat of the RSX has WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY less room.
Old 02-28-07, 05:09 PM
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This is completely misleading.
Look at the front legroom on the IS compared to the list.
Sure if you max out the front legroom, you'll compromise the rear, but the avg driver will never max out the IS front seats.
To be an apples to apples comparison, the front seats have to be adjusted at the same distance before measuring the rear legroom . . .
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Originally Posted by knihc2008
Wait we seriously have less headroom and leg room than an RSX? There is no way that is right; I own both. And the back seat of the RSX has WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY less room.
I know it is hard to digest but the info is accurate !

Error corrected. It's a TSX not a RSX.

Acura TSX

http://www.edmunds.com/new/2007/acura/tsx/100826497/specs.html

and
http://www.motortrend.com/cars/2007/...ons/index.html

Lexus IS Full Brochure
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Originally Posted by socalJD
This is completely misleading.
Look at the front legroom on the IS compared to the list.
Sure if you max out the front legroom, you'll compromise the rear, but the avg driver will never max out the IS front seats.
To be an apples to apples comparison, the front seats have to be adjusted at the same distance before measuring the rear legroom . . .
More detail...

LEXUS IS 250
Interior Front Head Room: 37.2 in.
Front Hip Room: 54.1 in.
Front Shoulder Room: 54.4 in.
Rear Head Room: 36.7 in.
Rear Shoulder Room: 52.7 in.
Rear Hip Room: 53.7 in.
Front Leg Room: 43.9 in.
Rear Leg Room: 30.6 in.
Luggage Capacity: 13 cu. ft.
Maximum Cargo Capacity: 13 cu. ft.
Maximum Seating: 5

MERCEDES C230
Front Head Room: 38.9 in.
Front Hip Room: 51.9 in.
Front Shoulder Room: 53.1 in.
Rear Head Room: 37.3 in.
Rear Shoulder Room: 54.3 in.
Rear Hip Room: 54.5 in.
Front Leg Room: 41.7 in.
Rear Leg Room: 33 in.
Luggage Capacity: 12.2 cu. ft.
Maximum Cargo Capacity: 12 cu. ft.
Maximum Seating: 5

ACURA TSX
Interior Front Head Room: 37.8 in.
Front Hip Room: 54.4 in.
Front Shoulder Room: 55.4 in.
Rear Head Room: 37.3 in.
Rear Shoulder Room: 53.5 in.
Rear Hip Room: 54.4 in.
Front Leg Room: 42.4 in.
Rear Leg Room: 34.2 in.
Luggage Capacity: 13.2 cu. ft.
Maximum Seating: 5

ACURA TL
Interior Front Head Room: 38.7 in.
Front Hip Room: 55.6 in.
Front Shoulder Room: 58.3 in.
Rear Head Room: 37.2 in.
Rear Shoulder Room: 55.7 in.
Rear Hip Room: 53.8 in.
Front Leg Room: 42.8 in.
Rear Leg Room: 34.9 in.
Luggage Capacity: 12.5 cu. ft.
Maximum Cargo Capacity: 13 cu. ft.
Maximum Seating: 5

BMW 328i
Interior Front Head Room: 38.5 in.
Front Shoulder Room: 55.4 in.
Rear Head Room: 37.5 in.
Rear Shoulder Room: 55.1 in.
Front Leg Room: 41.5 in.
Rear Leg Room: 34.6 in.
Luggage Capacity: 12 cu. ft.
Maximum Cargo Capacity: 12 cu. ft.
Maximum Seating: 5

Infiniti G35
Interior Front Head Room: 40.5 in.
Front Hip Room: 55.1 in.
Front Shoulder Room: 55.6 in.
Rear Head Room: 37.7 in.
Rear Shoulder Room: 55.2 in.
Rear Hip Room: 53.7 in.
Front Leg Room: 43.9 in.
Rear Leg Room: 34.7 in.
Luggage Capacity: 13.5 cu. ft.
Maximum Seating: 5

AUDI A4
Interior Front Head Room: 38.4 in.
Front Shoulder Room: 55.1 in.
Rear Head Room: 37.2 in.
Rear Shoulder Room: 53.4 in.
Front Leg Room: 41.3 in.
Rear Leg Room: 34.3 in.
Luggage Capacity: 13.4 cu. ft.
Maximum Cargo Capacity: 13 cu. ft.
Maximum Seating: 5
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So what! So it's not the car for everyone.
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Originally Posted by warrionex
I know it is hard to digest but the info is accurate !
The info is definately accurate. We cannot deny the fact that the IS has miniscule rear leg room.

However, the function of the IS is more geared towards performance than being a family car. As many members know, there are a couple of owners (ex-owners now) that had to get rid of their IS due to the lack of space in the back for family members or baby car seats.

Most of our members did not buy the car because it will be the sole car for a big family. There are other options for that. They are on the list as shown above.

Personally, I find that the IS "fits perfectly" for me. I use it for work everyday, and I do not expect to have passengers in my car 95% of the time. That's what the LS460L is for... The IS is a "driver's car," not a "passengers' car."

Although the IS interior is small, it fits a lot of people perfectly.
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Not surprising at all... My ex GF's Scion TC has WAY more rear leg room than my IS.
Old 02-28-07, 07:26 PM
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Even the Honda Civic has more than us.


INTERIOR: INTERIOR MEASUREMENTS FOR 2007 HONDA CIVIC


Headroom (in., front/rear) 39.4 / 37.4 38.1 / 36.7

Legroom (in., front/rear) 42.2 / 34.6

Shoulder Room (in., front/rear) 53.7 / 52.4 53.6 / 52.3

Hiproom (in., front/rear) 51.9 / 51.0

Cargo Volume (cu. ft.) 12.0

Passenger Volume (cu. ft.) 90.9 88.4

Seating Capacity 5
Old 02-28-07, 07:33 PM
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Not a problem, my toddler sits perfectly in the backseat for now.
Old 02-28-07, 07:38 PM
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lol i dont care about back leg room or anything else beside the fact that i love my car and dont care what my passenger wants its my car


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