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Toyota RAV4 Legroom

14 messages,  Last post on Dec 22, 2011 at 6:54 PM

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#5 of 14 Re: More Driver's Legroom if Possible Please [andrelaplume] by bikejack

Nov 14, 2006 (10:08 am)

Replying to: andrelaplume (Nov 13, 2006 1:27 pm)
At 6ft 1inch I found the leg room a little tight at first. I noticed on my 2006 Limited the drivers seat was on the high side so I put in it's lowest position. By having the power seat all the way down helped considerably and provided more overall leg room.

#6 of 14 Legroom not the same on 2008 Rav4 Limited and Sport by wsheepdog

Oct 19, 2007 (6:19 pm)

Today I went to Honda, Subaru, and Toyota and carefully measured leg room. I made 3 measurements.
 
Measurement 1: gas pedal to the front edge of the seat
Measurement 2: gas pedal to seat back
Measurement 3: Seat length
The numbers don't add together exactly since the determination of the edge of seat is a bit of judgement call. Measurement 2 was the most important for me.
 
I discovered that the Limited with the power seat has about 1.5 inches less that the Sport manual seats. The published Toyota numbers are clearly wrong. Consumer Reports does show a difference between the Base and the Limited.
 
Rav4 Limited: 23, 41.5, 19"
Rav4 Sport: 24, 43, 20"
Honda CRV: 24, 41.8, 19"
Highlander Sport: 24, 43, 20"
Subaru Limited Outback 2.5i: 24, 42.5, 19"
 
 I also found that the seat could be lowered more on the Sport which aligned me much better with the steering wheel. This has proven to be most unfortunate because I get no thigh support on the Limited. I am 6' 0" with fairly long legs. The Limited over long trips would be uncomfortable.
 
The Subaru had the most comfortable seats with the Highlander pretty close.

#8 of 14 Passenger Legroom by rglass

Dec 22, 2011 (1:18 pm)

My issue is not with the drivers seat, but with the passenger seat. My 15 yo son is now 6'-2" and he cannot sit in the passeneger seat anymore without his knees hitting the dash. The seat has the telescoping slides underneath, but they have a block built in. Even though there is plenty of room behind the passenegr seat, it won't back any further. Anyone have any suggestions on how to adjust the seat or slides to get a few more inches of legroom in fornt?
Thanks

#9 of 14 Re: Passenger Legroom [rglass] by steve_ HOST

Dec 22, 2011 (6:54 pm)

Replying to: rglass (Dec 22, 2011 1:18 pm)
You might find a mechanic or body shop or RV/conversion shop willing to move the tracks back, but there's liability and crash concerns with drilling new holes in the floor pan. And if your '07 has side air bags in the seat or sensors, that could be an issue too.
 
Could even have an auto upholstery shop rebuild the seat to remove some foam or see if a thin aftermarket seat would fit (Recaro is one brand I know of). Could have the same sensor/air bag issues.

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