….Another weird one was the Nissan Arriya, nice tall car but when seated my head was hitting the roof, even with the seat right down!. …..
I was the same in the Ariya at 5’10, due to short legs and a long body. Not quite hitting the roof but hit the sunshade every time I moved my head. It has 8″ ground clearance, would be better with 5″ clearance and 3″ lower floor. Sad to hear about the Toyota being similar, another car off the short list.
My Soul EV has acres of headroom as the battery was slung under the existing floor pan, no issues with speed bumps or curbs either.
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