I've been debating between the xB and tC, mainly because of:

1. Fuel efficiency of xB
2. Excellent safety features of xB
3. Awesome standard features of tC, comparable to my wife's much more expensive Toyota vehicle with that killer panorama sunroof that I, my wife and my kids love.
4. Excellent safety features of tC.

I'd say both are awesome cars and both are beautiful in their own right. My question though is about height. Whatever I buy, it will probably be a 5spd (because I like 'em). I've driven both and the xB has an enormous amount of head/ leg room. The tC was alright, but I'm 6'1" and feel a bit cramped in the tC. I have some weight to lose (yeah, I know - TMI) which I figure might help a bit, but for tall people - are your legs pretty cramped in their also? I could drive the tC and shift it, but my wife's biggest concern is that I'm too tall for the car and if involved in an accident, she's concerned the knee-level airbag won't really protect my legs and that I'll be seriously injured.

I ran a search for this specific topic, but came up with too many generic references to the height of the vehicles or the word "tall" inside the word "install".

Thanks.

Rob

 

Well I'm 6'5" and find that the tC is a great fit and I have the 5-spd. You also should look at the performance aspects as well if that matters to you. I could never drive anything that takes 10 secs to get to 60mph.

 

Thanks for that information. I don't like the fact that the xB is so slow, but the fuel economy...

I did enjoy driving that 5spd tC and pushing it in 3rd and 4th gear; it had nice torque. The xB did made my PT Cruiser seem fast .

 

I'm also tall... 6'3" actually. I don't feel cramped at all. And actually, I have some room for the seat to go back a bit more. My only concern is usually headroom. But that really only comes into play when I have to put a helmet on for AutoX. Otherwise, it's perfectly fine.

Best thing to do is just drive it a bit more if you can and see if you can find a good comfort spot. Play with all of the seat adjustments and get it set right.

 

Height alone is not enough to determine if you can fit. I'm 6'1" and fit fine. My friend is 6'4" and he does not fit as well. more of his height is upper bpdy situated, while more of mine is lower body situated.

Literally his head toucehd the sunroof in my car, but leg room is not an issue.

 

Well in that case, to elaborate I have a 36" inseam so I guess I have pretty long legs. I have the seat at it's lowest level and pushed all the way back and my legs are decently comfortable. I've driven close to 1,200 miles this past week or so and my legs weren't cramped at all.

 

Sorry james, didn't mean that towards you, I meant that towards the orignal poster

 

I'm 6'4" and Ifit in my XB just fine. But it does get a lil cramped after long road trips.

 

6'2" drive it for 600 miles straight at least twice a month(round trip home)

32" inseam, comfy for me.

 

I know man, just tossing more info out. The more info he has, the better.

 

I'm short, so I don't have any problems.

But atleast i'm taller than fahrenheit :D

 

I'm 6' 2" and I fit fine

 

Im 6'4 and I fit perfectly in the tC. If I spike my hair up my hair would hit the ceiling, but theres the opening for the sunroof . the only thing i wish the tC could do, is move the seat back farther...theres so much damn rear leg room and i want more front leg room...i used to drive a bmw 325i, with the seat all the way down and back there was NO rear leg room..like 2 inches but i could barely reach the pedals (i have really long legs lol). Then i had a dodge dakota standard cab..i couldn't even fit in that thing cuz the seat doesn't go back at all. I feel more comfortable in the tC than the xB however, the xB hasless front legroom (from what ive seen in person) but a LOT more headroom...my head is about a foot away from the ceiling...which is wrong. Anyway, which ever you get good luck and welcome to the scion family

 

I am 6'2" and 270 lbs. and I fit fine. As long as you crank the seat height adjuster all the way down (drivers seat only) you should be fine.

 

Okay, I'll go against convention and say this - I'm not tall, only 6'0", but I find the tC to have *just* enough space to comfortably fit (I'm also athletically slender). Often i find myself wishing that the seat would go further back an inch or more, but of course, this also depends on what type of body proportions you have and how long your legs are.

Shifting is no problem for me, but I can't imagine doing it comfortbaly if I were 2 or 3 inches taller. But then again, others seem to be fine with it, so...

...it's really up to you and how *you* feel.

 

6'01" and 187lbs. i feel very comfortable...

 

6'4" and i use the last click on the rails and my passenger behind me doesnt mind because theres still a lot of leg room.

the car can fit bigger. maybe up to 7 feet ppl.

 

im 6'0 (32in inseam and i have plenty of leg room. head room could help (head almost touches ceiling). for with the back of the drivers seat thou. sat back there once and i was squashed really bad.

 

i'm 5'8" no fitting problems here!

 

Haha. I'm 5'8 as well. I'm glad someone else on here is.