Model Year | 2016 | 2013 | |
Model | Subaru BRZ | Mercedes-Benz GL | |
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Body | 2dr Coupe | 4dr SUV | |
Difference | |||
Wheelbase | 101.2 in | 121.0 in | -19.8 in |
Length | 166.7 in | 201.6 in | -34.9 in |
Width | 69.9 in | 76.4 in | -6.5 in |
Height | 50.6 in | 72.8 in | -22.2 in |
Curb Weight | 2762 lb. | 5401 lb. | -2639 lb. |
Fuel Capacity | 13.2 gal. | 26.4 gal. | -13.2 gal. |
Headroom, Row 1 | 37.1 in | 41.2 in | -4.1 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 54.5 in | 58.5 in | -4 in |
Hip Room, Row 1 | 53.1 in | 0.0 in | 53.1 in |
Legroom, Row 1 | 41.9 in | 40.3 in | 1.6 in |
Headroom, Row 2 | 35.0 in | 40.0 in | -5 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 51.7 in | 58.3 in | -6.6 in |
Hip Room, Row 2 | 45.3 in | 0.0 in | 45.3 in |
Legroom, Row 2 | 29.9 in | 38.5 in | -8.6 in |
Headroom, Row 3 | 0.0 in | 38.9 in | -38.9 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 3 | 0.0 in | 50.5 in | -50.5 in |
Legroom, Row 3 | 0.0 in | 35.0 in | -35 in |
Total Legroom | 71.8 in (over 2 rows) | 113.8 in (over 3 rows) | -42 in |
Cargo Volume, Minimum | 6.9 ft3 | 16.0 ft3 | -9.1 ft3 |
Cargo Volume, Behind R2 | 6.9 | 49.4 ft3 | -42.5 |
Cargo Volume, Maximum | 6.9 ft3 | 93.8 ft3 | -86.9 ft3 |
2016 Subaru BRZ Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2017 | 2dr Coupe 205-horsepower 2.0L H4 6-speed manual RWD |
The seat heaters are an absolute joke. We thought they were broken. No, they're just terrible. If you live in regular -10c weather you will want a a plug-in seat warmer.
The seats themselves are fantastic for driving.
Driver's seat does not slide forward when you move the seatback to access the back seat. Seems fine, who wants to reset their seat position every time.
The passenger seat does get loose when you pop the seat back up, but the chair slides around loose and left to gravity, will sit at the rearmost spot. Might be nice if it could sit in a divot at the full frontmost position.
see full Subaru BRZ review |
2013 Mercedes-Benz GL Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Comment | |
2013 | The Mercedes-Benz GL-Class is just a little longer than the Audi Q7 (201.6 vs. 200.3 inches), and isn't as wide (76.4 vs. 78.1 inches). But the Mercedes is considerably taller (72.8 vs. 68.4 inches) and not nearly as curvy. Which might explain how it is far roomier than the much sleeker Audi. Combined legroom for all three rows is 107.6 inches in the Q7 vs. 113.8 inches in the GL-Class, a large difference. The Q7's space deficit grows the farther back you sit. For adults to even fit in the Audi's third row without extreme discomfort, those in the second row must slide their seats forward to the point that they are themselves short on knee room. While the new GL350's third row sits too low to provide thigh support, it's not nearly as cramped. Further evidence that Audi didn't intend the Q7's third row for frequent use: the second-row seat doesn't do a good job of getting out of the way, making the path in and out of the way-back perhaps the tightest I've experienced. The second-row seat in the GL-Class tips forward to open up a much wider path. If manually tipping the seat is too much of a chore (perhaps because you'e a five-year-old and haven't yet learned to read this), $400 buys a power assist. But even with this option the seat must be manually returned to its upright position, so the point eludes me. see full Mercedes-Benz GL review |
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