Suprised by the leg room

[CMU_Chip]

Hi all, just got back from the Bronco event at Yark Ford in Toledo, OH. Only took a few photos but I thought I would share them with you all. Background- I am 6'9" 260 pounds and was concerned that I ordered a vehicle I couldn't fit in. To my delight I had ample leg room to drive (no passenger can sit behind me but that has been my life story). Head room was sufficient as well.

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[stampede1]

So can we safely assume you were a tight end or defensive end at some point?

 

[Tricky Dick]

Yeah it is pretty good. My 6'7" 300lb+ brother fit well. Not as comfortable as me at 6ft flat, but in you guy's sizes comfort is relative.

 

[CMU_Chip]

So can we safely assume you were a tight end or defensive end at some point?

More of a Power Forward. Played college hoops.

 

[Economisto]

haha im 5'7. Gonna feel like a mansion to me

 

[Tricky Dick]

haha im 5"7. Gonna feel like a mansion to me

Slide your seat up and add a 3rd row

 

[long_road]

I wonder if Ford actually consciously builds their vehicles to accommodate taller drivers? I've always fit well in most Fords. Jeeps (Wranglers, in particular) are awful if you're tall (or wide). I wonder if the driver's area head/leg/shoulder room in the Bronco was another intentional "competitive advantage" over the Jeep... The fit/comfort for a tall guy is honestly the sole reason I'm buying a Bronco instead of a new JL.

 

[NotaVegetarian]

Whoohoo awesome thanks.

 

[Tilzbow]

To add to the thread and tall people’s comfort level, I’m 6’6” and 240 pounds. I attended the Vegas Off-Rodeo last week and was pleasantly surprised by the legroom and headroom. I actually had to move the seat forward a couple of inches to get myself in good off-road driving position. With the seat all the way back I had at least 3” between my knee and the dash and I’d be very comfortable driving the Bronco on a long road trip. I currently have a full size, 3/4 ton 2016 crew cab diesel GMC Denali and the Bronco has at least as much legroom and headroom as my full size truck. The Bronco does fall short on hip and shoulder space but it’s not uncomfortable or tight once I get settled in.

Furthermore, I also sat in a 2-door and found I have much better vision over my left shoulder because the 2-door’s front door is wider and the back of the body frame upright behind the front door window doesn’t block my vision as it does in the 4-door Bronco, my GMC truck, my wife’s Audi Q5 and pretty much every other car or truck I’ve ever driven.

I was super impressed and pleased with the room and that alone took away the urge I’ve been feeling to give up on getting a Bronco and order a Jeep. I barely fit in a Jeep and they’re extremely uncomfortable with a knee in the dash and my head an inch away from the roof.

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