Model Year | 2008 | 2017 | |
Model | Toyota Tacoma | Volkswagen Golf / GTI | |
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Total Legroom | 0 mm (over 1 row) | 0 mm (over 1 row) | 0 mm |
2008 Toyota Tacoma Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2007 | 4dr Crew Cab 5ft bed 236-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range |
The TRD Off-Road seats offer great comfort after 3+ hour long drives. see full Toyota Tacoma review |
2008 Toyota Tacoma Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2009 | 4dr Crew Cab 5ft bed 236-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range |
Not quite big enough see full Toyota Tacoma review |
2008 | 4dr Crew Cab 5ft bed 236-horsepower 4.0L V6 6-speed manual 4WD, part-time w/low range |
Sits too low to the floor area. Knees and thighs point up. Not comfortable for long drives. see full Toyota Tacoma review |
2008 | 4dr Extended Cab 6ft bed 236-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic RWD |
not suitable for adults see full Toyota Tacoma review |
2007 | 4dr Extended Cab 6ft bed 236-horsepower 4.0L V6 6-speed manual 4WD, part-time w/low range |
With the access cab the rear seat is cramped, but is better with the crew cab see full Toyota Tacoma review |
2007 | 2dr Regular Cab 6ft bed 159-horsepower 2.7L I4 4-speed automatic RWD |
Bench seat see full Toyota Tacoma review |
2017 Volkswagen Golf / GTI Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Comment | |
2016 | As I've noted before (when reviewing the e-Golf), the seventh-generation Golf's front seats are shaped and padded to provide nearly ideal comfort and support in daily driving. The CX-5's driver seat also fit me well, but not quite as well as the Volkswagen's. Compared to other compact hatchbacks and its ancestors, the current Golf has a roomy rear seat. I can sit behind my 5-9 self with about five inches of air ahead of my knees. Unless unusually tall people populate both rows, the amount of space should be beyond adequate. Compare the Golf SportWagen's rear seat to that in the CX-5, and a funny thing happens. On paper, the Mazda provides about 3.5 more inches of legroom. When sitting behind myself in both vehicles, though, I had about half as much space ahead of my knees in the CX-5. I've noticed in the past that VW measures rear legroom very conservatively, and apparently they continue to do so. The Golf's interior is roomier than the official specs suggest. Plus its rear seat passengers get air vents. The Mazda's do not. This said, I'm not entirely comfortable in the Golf SportWagen's rear seat. To me it feels overly reclined. In neither the GSW nor the CX-5 is the degree of recline adjustable. It is in some compact crossovers. see full Volkswagen Golf / GTI review |
2017 Volkswagen Golf / GTI Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2016 | 2dr Hatch turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD |
Difficult ingress and egress see full Volkswagen Golf / GTI review |