Headroom/legroom

[AZmutt]

Any news out there on the headroom & legroom fro the front seats? My hubby is 6'7" and I'm really limited in the vehicle selection - we've test drove the xc70 and the leg room was great but the head room could have been a little better - - so my hope is that the xc90 will have a little more headroom - - any news out there about this?

Thinking of putting down a deposit to order one...

This is quoted from another board:
For anyone who is interested, here are the official interior dimensions of the XC90. These figures just arrived from Volvo Canada(Seven pass. standard in Canada).

Headroom, front 1008mm
Headroom, rear 976mm
Headroom, 3rd row 896mm
Legroom, front 1042mm
Legroom, rear 870mm
Legroom, 3rd row 975mm
Shoulderroom, front 1480mm
Shoulderroom, rear 1459mm
Shoulderroom, 3rd row N/A
Hiproom, Front 1408mm
Hiproom, rear 1374mm
Hiproom, 3rd row

Total Cargo capacity is still N/A

Minimum Curb Weight 2046kg
Towing Load 2250kg
Fuel Capacity (litres) 70L
Drag Coefficient 0.36 (V70 XC is 0.34)

Hope some of this information is useful. For those in Canada interested in the XC90, you should be able to now aquire a list of the standard equipment from your local retailer.

[kullenberg]

Sorry about the dimensions being metric, but that's the way they were posted. There are metric converter ( search google). The leg room works out to abot 42-43". just a little more than my ML.

Check your spec again please

Headroom, front 1008mm
is just too large a value.

The total height (from ground) of X90 is only
1783 mm.

[coastal]

Here's some dimension illustrations for reference:
METRIC
http://www.v70xc.com/xc90/photos/082002/illustrations/06.jpg
http://www.v70xc.com/xc90/photos/082002/illustrations/07.jpg

IMPERIAL
http://www.swedespeed.com/resources/gallery/cars/02_xc90/technical/large/17.jpg
http://www.swedespeed.com/resources/gallery/cars/02_xc90/technical/large/18.jpg

[Willy]

On the german Volvo website headroom is quoted as 1019mm
(the XC70 is listed as 927mm).
Do the germans get a taller car or do they use different yardsticks?
http://xc70.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
Of course, headroom could be less if you have "electric" seats since the drive system takes some place. A sun roof also takes a few cm.
My bloodpressure rises when I see the drawings since they show something I can't buy. Volvo Begium has decided they won't offer the 5-seater (it is available in most European counties), forcing me to pay for a third row.
Willy

[pico de luuks]

hi Willy,
I wouldn't be suprised if the difference is the sunroof. Standard in the US but an option in most of Europe http://xc70.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif

[Bive]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (AZmutt @ Mar. 12 2002,10:46)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Any news out there on the headroom &amp; legroom fro the front seats? My hubby is 6&#39;7&quot; and I&#39;m really limited in the vehicle selection - we&#39;ve test drove the xc70 and the leg room was great but the head room could have been a little better - - so my hope is that the xc90 will have a little more headroom - - any news out there about this?&lt;p&gt;Thinking of putting down a deposit to order one...[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
I&#39;ve testdrived the car and beeing 6&#39;7&quot; myself I can only say that there is plenty of room in this car.

And yes, the car is the best ever from Volvo http://xc70.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[loafer]

Willy,

This may be stating the obvious, but why don&#39;t you just buy a 5-seater version from somewhere else in Europe which does sell them - you will find Denmark particularly cheap due to the high VAT there.

Regards,

Loafer

[Chipshot]

I&#39;m 6&#39;0&quot; and sat in one today. &nbsp;Plenty of leg and headroom for people taller than me. &nbsp;And I also found the rear (2nd row) seat comfy. &nbsp;Overall first impression, well done Volvo&#33; &nbsp;Sadly I didn&#39;t have time for a test drive.