Front Legroom and Headroom

[Masquerade]

I’m very tall 6’8” and am wondering if another tall member has been able to check the driver seat for headroom and legroom yet? I contacted Rivian customer service and they shared that Shaq was able to fit along with the Shaq photo - which seems suspect as the advertised interior dimensions of the vehicle are not enough to support someone at Shaq’s height. I know there are other threads on this but they were active before we had access to the truck - via test drive events or receiving the truck. Anyway - looking for tall members observations. Thank you!

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[dfrkp]

I’m 6’10” and wondering the same thing ?

 

[LeoH]

Well I am between 5'11 and 6'0, so I can't really tell you how you would feel. But I can tell you that when I sat in the R1T last week, I felt small'ish. Very close feeling to what I had in a 2008 Sierra Denali.

 

[BWillR1T]

I was at First Mile event and I am 6’-1”. I have slightly longer legs for my height so I generally have the seat back further but prefer a slightly more upright seating recline position. So from a legroom perspective I am more like 6’-2” to 6’-3”.

When I sat in the driver’s seat and put it all the way back it was definitely too far for me. I probably moved it up 2 inches or so before I then adjusted the recline to a comfortable position. I then tested the back seat and while it surely wasn’t as roomy as a true full size truck, my knees were probably an inch or two from the back of the front seat…this perfectly fine for 98% of us.

I am not skinny and didn’t think it felt cramped for shoulder, hip, or head room. Since it didn’t feel weird I didn’t pay attention to how much “extra” space I had.

For you taller people, you will have to check it out for yourselves…hopefully s00n!

 

[Masquerade]

I was at First Mile event and I am 6’-1”. I have slightly longer legs for my height so I generally have the seat back further but prefer a slightly more upright seating recline position. So from a legroom perspective I am more like 6’-2” to 6’-3”.

When I sat in the driver’s seat and put it all the way back it was definitely too far for me. I probably moved it up 2 inches or so before I then adjusted the recline to a comfortable position. I then tested the back seat and while it surely wasn’t as roomy as a true full size truck, my knees were probably an inch or two from the back of the front seat…this perfectly fine for 98% of us.

I am not skinny and didn’t think it felt cramped for shoulder, hip, or head room. Since it didn’t feel weird I didn’t pay attention to how much “extra” space I had.

For you taller people, you will have to check it out for yourselves…hopefully s00n!

Thanks for this. This info gives me hope!

 

[wizard467]

I’m very tall 6’8” and am wondering if another tall member has been able to check the driver seat for headroom and legroom yet? I contacted Rivian customer service and they shared that Shaq was able to fit along with the Shaq photo - which seems suspect as the advertised interior dimensions of the vehicle are not enough to support someone at Shaq’s height. I know there are other threads on this but they were active before we had access to the truck - via test drive events or receiving the truck. Anyway - looking for tall members observations. Thank you!

I am 5’ 11” and currently drive a Honda Ridgeline (current body style). When I went to the Preview event I didn’t drive, but I did get to sit in the vehicles and “kick the tires”. The R1T felt almost exactly the same size-wise as my Ridgeline. When I set the front seat to where I would normally drive and then sat in the backseat I had a bit more than my fist of space in front of my knee and a similar amount of space between my head and roof. The front seat had plenty of headroom.

If you have a Honda dealer near you and want to get a really close estimate go sit in a Ridgeline. If your head is smashed on the roof or your knees are smashed in the Ridgeline I’d be really surprised if the Rivian would work.

 

[Joel]

Didn’t they have Shaq sit in the truck?

 

[Masquerade]

Didn’t they have Shaq sit in the truck?

Yeah. Read the original post. There’s no possible way he fits in the truck with the stated dimensions.

 

[jjwolf120]

There’s no possible way he fits in the truck with the stated dimensions.

He clearly fits in the truck, the question is, can he fit comfortably?

 

[Masquerade]

He clearly fits in the truck, the question is, can he fit comfortably?

I guess I find it hard to believe that’s a unaltered production model. Would happy if I’m wrong though.

 

[Joel]

Yeah. Read the original post. There’s no possible way he fits in the truck with the stated dimensions.

https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/shaq-fits-in-r1t.185/
this is what you read?

 

[Enjen]

At 6'2", I'm very interested to know if the rear seat can accommodate a rear-facing child seat with me comfortably in the front. I'm doubting anyone has given this a go yet, so I'm patiently waiting till more trucks are in customers hands before starting a thread on this to hopefully get an answer.

In the meantime, I'll just temporarily hijack this thread.

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