Surprising CUV/SUV leg room - less than you think

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Jun 9, 2020 | 03:21 PM

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Sometimes such measurements have meaning, other times they don't. Did a few SUV test drives today. Now, I'm a big guy at 6-4. The Palisade didn't really feel expansive in the front compared to a Pilot and neither had much room behind the third row of seats. The second row of the Palisade was indeed quite roomy. Was cramped in the driver seat of the CRV.

great insights, thanks. maybe the palisade and crv didn't feel huge up front because of the wide center console, or were you referring to leg room?

Jun 9, 2020 | 03:27 PM

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Consoles are typically a greater or lesser issue for me. With the CRV, it was both the console and leg stretch out room. The CRV was not seriously contemplated. Rather, was just comparing with the '14 that my wife owned before her RAV4.

Jun 9, 2020 | 03:37 PM

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Sat in a Palisade today. I think the materials are nicer than Lexus RX and even GX. That said, no issues with size up front. I think the seating position is more upright than other crossovers. More van like. I have read a review somewhere that claims the Palsisade and Telluride are cleverly disguised minivans...with no sliding doors.

Jun 9, 2020 | 03:59 PM

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To be fair, the materials in the RX are nicer than the GX lol

All 3 row crossovers are cleverly disguised minivans with no sliding doors. I wouldn't call the seating position vanlike, more traditional SUV like vs lifted car style.

Jun 9, 2020 | 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by mmarshall

A design trick that often helps with back-seat legroom, without physically increasing dimensions, is scalloping-out the backs of the front seats in a concave shape, so that you can fit your knees and lower-legs into space that would normally be taken up by the structure and materials of the front seat-backs.

yep then you end up with a front seat with the lumber support of a card box box.