Model Year | 2013 | 2022 | |
Model | Honda Fit | Toyota Highlander | |
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Body | 4dr Hatch | 4dr SUV | |
Difference | |||
Wheelbase | 98.4 in | 112.2 in | -13.8 in |
Length | 161.6 in | 194.9 in | -33.3 in |
Width | 66.7 in | 76.0 in | -9.3 in |
Height | 60.0 in | 68.1 in | -8.1 in |
Curb Weight | 2496 lb. | 4145 lb. | -1649 lb. |
Fuel Capacity | 10.6 gal. | 17.9 gal. | -7.3 gal. |
Headroom, Row 1 | 40.4 in | 41.2 in | -0.8 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 52.7 in | 59.0 in | -6.3 in |
Hip Room, Row 1 | 51.5 in | 57.2 in | -5.7 in |
Legroom, Row 1 | 41.3 in | 42.0 in | -0.7 in |
Headroom, Row 2 | 39.0 in | 39.4 in | -0.4 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 51.3 in | 58.7 in | -7.4 in |
Hip Room, Row 2 | 51.3 in | 57.0 in | -5.7 in |
Legroom, Row 2 | 34.5 in | 41.0 in | -6.5 in |
Headroom, Row 3 | 0.0 in | 36.1 in | -36.1 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) | 110.7 in (over 3 rows) | -34.9 in |
Cargo Volume, Minimum | 20.6 ft3 | 16.0 ft3 | 4.6 ft3 |
Cargo Volume, Behind R2 | 20.6 | 48.4 ft3 | -27.8 |
Cargo Volume, Maximum | 57.3 ft3 | 84.3 ft3 | -27 ft3 |
2013 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 |
2013 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 |
2022 Toyota Highlander Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Comment | |
With each redesign (for 2008, 2014, and 2020) Toyota has enlarged the Highlander, yet the crossover's third-row seat remains uncomforably low and tight. For adults to be even passably comfortable in the way-back the second row must be slid forward, rendering legroom there also marginal. Some three-row crossovers have much roomier and more comfortable third-row seats. But if you want to be able to squeeze in eight people, Highlanders with a second-row bench can do this. Because they have significantly narrower third-row seats, the Ford Explorer and Kia Sorento cannot fit three people back there even in a pinch, so in hybrid form the former has a maximum capacity of seven people and the latter only six. (The Sorento PHEV will be able to seat seven.) This noted, if you want your adult passengers to have plenty of room, the practical capacity of each is four people. see full Toyota Highlander review |
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