Looking at width and shoulder width/internal width as a guide for what should have sufficient room is an interesting exercise. In terms of width (all excluding wing mirrors) there’s 8cm difference between the narrowest and widest, that’s around 3 inches for the old school. Internally the shoulder width has a 10cm difference, nearly an inch more and the order is different.
Here’s the detail:
Width cm
Zeekr 7X 193
Xpeng G6 192
HI5 189
Enyaq 187.9
EV5 187.5
Explorer 187
Tavascan 186.1
Ariya 185
EV3 185
Shoulder Width
Tavascan 154.5
7X 152.5
Enyaq 151.8
G6 149.2
EV5 146.5
Ioniq 5 146.5
Explorer 146
Ariya 145
EV3 144.3
Seeing as we can assume nothing about what joins the scheme, the 7X would be worth keeping an eye on in case it joins but the Tavascan is definitely worth sitting in to see if the seats are sufficiently comfortable as the width should be plenty. It’s also interesting to see that the Ioniq 5 is the widest of the selection currently available but drops significantly internally and that the Tavascan isn’t that wide, beating only the EV3 and Ariya externally yet is the widest internally.
If I add the internal difference in comparison to the HI5 into the overall score, it changes the order slightly, the Tavascan overtakes the Explorer. However, once I sit in it again and see what the width does for comfort, I’ll see whether it’s the bucket seats or the lack of space that matters. If it’s comfortable, it could jump considerably.
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