Was wondering if anyone over 6ft has tried sitting in and/or driven the Solstice for any length of time.
When the Miata first came out I was ready to drop my money on it.... until I tried to sit in it. Thought it might be a wee bit difficult to drive what with my knees hitting the steering wheel and all.
Was wondering if anyone over 6ft has tried sitting in and/or driven the Solstice for any length of time.
When the Miata first came out I was ready to drop my money on it.... until I tried to sit in it. Thought it might be a wee bit difficult to drive what with my knees hitting the steering wheel and all.
Go to the FAQ, there are also a number of post on the subject.
Last edited by LatinVenom : 04-26-2005 at 02:36 PM.
If you look in the gallery there are images of a Pontiac show rep sitting in the car. He said he was 6'2" tall. Bob Lutz has been seen sitting in it and he's 6'2"-6'3" I believe. Also if you find a BMW Z3 to sit in and you fit there, I'm betting you'll have plenty of space in the Solstice.
According to the stats at carsdirect.com, the Solstice has .5" more legroom and .3" more headroom than my daughters 2000 Cabrio. I drove the Cabrio extensively for 5 months and I'm 6'4" 230+#. It looks like a low ride so getting in and out might be interesting.
If you look in the gallery there are images of a Pontiac show rep sitting in the car. He said he was 6'2" tall. Bob Lutz has been seen sitting in it and he's 6'2"-6'3" I believe. Also if you find a BMW Z3 to sit in and you fit there, I'm betting you'll have plenty of space in the Solstice.
Brentil, I suspect you mean for him to compare to a Z4. The solstice specs are very similar (actually a little bit more roomy) to a Z4. I fit fine in a Z4 at 6'4" but my head rubs the head liner hard in the Z3.
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Originally Posted by dylan01
Well, im 6'1 and I fit perfectly. I sat in it at the 2005 CIAS.
This may seem personal, but what is your inseam?
If you have a 33-35 inseam, I'm not surprised you fit.
If your inseam is more than about 36 or 37, I'm surprised your legs fit without hitting the steering wheel.
If you have a 28 inseam, I'm REALLY surprised you fit at all without being almost above the windshield. If your inseam is maybe 30-31 to 33 ish, you prolly fall in the "decent fit" range, maybe a bit tall but OK.
That's just what I've been able to piece together with data from a couple of threads on seated height and such, which vehicles fit which people, and roughly what people's overall height and inseam are.
Brentil, I suspect you mean for him to compare to a Z4. The Solstice specs are very similar (actually a little bit more roomy) to a Z4. I fit fine in a Z4 at 6'4" but my head rubs the head liner hard in the Z3.
No, I meant the Z3 because it does have smaller dimensions then the Z4. If he fits just fine in the Z3 he'll fit fine in the Z4 as well, and have plenty of Solstice room more then likely. My head bumps bigtime in a MSM but I've got plenty of space in a Z3.
[quote=solsticeman]This may seem personal, but what is your inseam?
If you have a 33-35 inseam, I'm not surprised you fit.
If your inseam is more than about 36 or 37, I'm surprised your legs fit without hitting the steering wheel.
If you have a 28 inseam, I'm REALLY surprised you fit at all without being almost above the windshield. If your inseam is maybe 30-31 to 33 ish, you prolly fall in the "decent fit" range, maybe a bit tall but OK.QUOTE]
I have a inseam of 32.5 or 33 if you want to round. I recall sitting in the Solstice, and although the windshield looks really low in pictures, you sit unbelievably low in the Solstice, and I could see perfectly out the window. I think I'd be correct in saying that the top of the windshield is rounded up so that there is more visibility. (very, very hard to explain)
If anybody has any other questions that pertains to fitting in the Solstice, ask away!
This may seem personal, but what is your inseam?
If you have a 33-35 inseam, I'm not surprised you fit.
If your inseam is more than about 36 or 37, I'm surprised your legs fit without hitting the steering wheel.
If you have a 28 inseam, I'm REALLY surprised you fit at all without being almost above the windshield. If your inseam is maybe 30-31 to 33 ish, you prolly fall in the "decent fit" range, maybe a bit tall but OK.QUOTE]
I have a inseam of 32.5 or 33 if you want to round. I recall sitting in the Solstice, and although the windshield looks really low in pictures, you sit unbelievably low in the Solstice, and I could see perfectly out the window. I think I'd be correct in saying that the top of the windshield is rounded up so that there is more visibility. (very, very hard to explain)
If anybody has any other questions that pertains to fitting in the Solstice, ask away!
I drove the solstice yesterday and it was a little cramped, but not much. Same problem as my S2000 had, the seat bottom is too high and the knees are too close to the steering wheel.
If there is a way to drop the seat (installing a sparco) then everything will be perfect
but I've got plenty of space in a Z3.
