Model Year | 2012 | 2015 | |
Model | Honda Fit | Toyota Highlander | |
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Drivetrain | |||
Body | 4dr Hatch | 4dr SUV | |
Difference | |||
Wheelbase | 98.4 in | 109.8 in | -11.4 in |
Length | 161.6 in | 191.1 in | -29.5 in |
Width | 66.7 in | 75.8 in | -9.1 in |
Height | 60.0 in | 68.1 in | -8.1 in |
Curb Weight | 2496 lb. | 4134 lb. | -1638 lb. |
Fuel Capacity | 10.6 gal. | 19.2 gal. | -8.6 gal. |
Headroom, Row 1 | 40.4 in | 40.7 in | -0.3 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 52.7 in | 59.3 in | -6.6 in |
Hip Room, Row 1 | 51.5 in | 57.2 in | -5.7 in |
Legroom, Row 1 | 41.3 in | 44.2 in | -2.9 in |
Headroom, Row 2 | 39.0 in | 39.9 in | -0.9 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 51.3 in | 59.6 in | -8.3 in |
Hip Room, Row 2 | 51.3 in | 57.1 in | -5.8 in |
Legroom, Row 2 | 34.5 in | 38.4 in | -3.9 in |
Headroom, Row 3 | 0.0 in | 35.9 in | -35.9 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 3 | 0.0 in | 55.0 in | -55 in |
Hip Room, Row 3 | 0.0 in | 45.6 in | -45.6 in |
Legroom, Row 3 | 0.0 in | 27.7 in | -27.7 in |
Total Legroom | 75.8 in (over 2 rows) | 110.3 in (over 3 rows) | -34.5 in |
Cargo Volume, Minimum | 20.6 ft3 | 13.8 ft3 | 6.8 ft3 |
Cargo Volume, Behind R2 | 20.6 | 42.3 ft3 | -21.7 |
Cargo Volume, Maximum | 57.3 ft3 | 83.7 ft3 | -26.4 ft3 |
2012 Honda Fit Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2013 | 4dr Hatch 117-horsepower 1.5L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
The best in this category (when you take into consideration the size of the trunk). see full Honda Fit review |
2012 Honda Fit Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2013 | 4dr Hatch 117-horsepower 1.5L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
Seat bottoms are typical Japanese style short bottomed and not conducive to long duration drives. see full Honda Fit review |
2013 | 4dr Hatch 117-horsepower 1.5L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
One more thing. Rear seat comfort was obviously not a big selling point, nor a necessary feature. But one piece of it was worse than it had to be: the rear seat headrests. The artful circular shape and limited adjustment made the rear seats even harder to use; the headrest would tend to jab passengers in their spine. A better solution which was more even with the seat back would really have helped here. see full Honda Fit review |
2015 Toyota Highlander Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Comment | |
Toyota replaced the 2013 Highlander's rear struts with control arms to enable a three-inch-wider third-row seat, and then used the extra space to cram in a third seating position. So if you need seats for eight people, only the Highlander will do in this threesome. A top-of-the-line Santa Fe only seats six. Other eight-pass options include the Honda Pilot and GM's large crossovers. But those three people best be small, as the Highlander doesn't have nearly as much rear legroom as the Pathfinder or the Santa Fe. To fit children of even middling size in the third row it's necessary to slide the second row well forward. The second row seat cushion is mounted too low for adult comfort. The Nissan's second row suffers from a similar shortcoming, but the Hyundai's does not. see full Toyota Highlander review |
None of our members have yet commented on the seat room and comfort of the 2015 Toyota Highlander.