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I'm 6'7 myself and I like hatchbacks like the GTI that he owns as well because they fit tall folks so well. Better than full sized sedans/trucks/suvs in many cases. Sporty cars tend to give the driver more of what room they have and screw anyone in the backseat if there are any.
I'm 5'11" and 250, had to squeeze just a bit into my 996 series 911 Turbo. Headroom was the problem, my head brushed the ceiling and I'll tell you that's really annoying.
Not so the 991 series, they seem bigger all around to accommodate Vikings like me, too. I'm snug as a bug in that thing in-fact. My Tacoma has always been accommodating, too.
Escalades, F150s, etc. fit huge people just fine. In fact I had a quick test drive of an Escalade back in 2011 and discovered I felt like a midget. I think 300lb gangster bodyguards fit in just great, the whole point in that case.
There's a difference between "Fitting" for the purposes of driving it every day and/or for long periods in comfort, and being able to drive it for a little bit.
Also, I'll tell you that head room and leg room are different animals. Many people don't struggle with leg room, but if you have a longer torso, and shorter legs, there's very little you can do. I'm only 6'3 but I have a 30 inch inseam...meaning that head room is hard sometimes. I don't know his measurments but he does seem to have long legs.
I know the feeling, Im 6ft, but have a 30" inseam, I have trouble with head room in most cars, trucks and SUVs!! It always feels like Im sitting up too high. I have a 06 Hyundai tucson now, and Ive thought about modifying my driver seat to make it about 4" lower.
I'm a skinny young 5'10" guy, so I've never had any trouble fitting into sports cars. But I've often heard bigger guys complain about trying to fit into small sports cars. However Jeremy Clarkson has everything going against him when it comes to fitting into small sports cars. He's a 58 year old 6'5" 300 plus pound out of shape man. How does he manage it?
Mr. Jeremy Clarkson seems to manage quite well fitting into "small cars". The man drove a
Bugatti Veyron from Italy back to England with no complaints.
If you look closely at both videos while yes, Mr. Clarkson is a tall and "big" guy, much of the girth is (or was) his belly. Sort of like a hugely pregnant tall but otherwise thin woman.
When you consider one of the prime markets for sports cars is middle aged men, one must assume Porsche and the rest have sorted things out to accommodate a wide variety of shapes and sizes. After all not every 40+ or even 50+ guy is built like Mr. Tom Cruise.
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