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Originally Posted by hotlap
We aren't discussing sales or trunk space. Visibility.
I can see where a very short person could have a problem seeing forward due to the low seating position and the high gauge pod. I'd also think they would have problems with many other cars too. I do not fit very well in a old Prelude or Miata.
I'm 6'-4" and the only adapting I had to do was accepting less light due to the high belt, low roof. Visabilty really, honestly, has never been a factor for me in this car. I have enough head room to fit my fist, knuckles up, between my head and roof and can wear a helmet without changing my normal seat adjustment.
I'm pleased they didn't give us this. Talk about accepting? ...that was my 04 GTO. Great coupe, great performance, bland as hell styling.
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LOL since when did bringing a couple of other pertinent discussion points into a thread become forbidden.
Everyone seems to think you can't have great styling and great visibility. You can. It's been done over and over.
GM styling, at least when I was there and it was Ed Welburn running the shop, was so in love with the High Belt, Slammed roof look that they handcuffed Cadillac. The Camaro is simply an offshoot of that lust for smaller windows. Does it result in a great look? Sure. Does it hurt interior space and visibility? Absolutely.
If you ever get to see the original rendering of any car or truck program (and I have had that opportunity) GM will show you GIANT wheels and very small DLO.
I'm assuming you don't have a sunroof? In a non sunroof car, I have maybe an inch between my head and the roof. A helmet would be impossible. With a sunroof? Not so much.
Ergonomics is an odd thing. At 6'4" with your description I would guess your height is in your legs. Me? I've been measured and my height in my torso. So seated height, being 6'0" is probably taller than you at 6'4". So don't fall into the trap that everyone on the internet does, "if it works for me, it works for everyone so there should be no discussion". I see that all the time.
Mrs. Number 3? She is 5'2" and if you've ever noticed how badly any car is laid out for a shorter person, it is quite bad. Armrest position is behind the seat. Shifting a manual? LOL it's practically at her hip.
It's different for everyone and if you make a car more restrictive in ergonomics for the sake of styling then you also restrict your audience.