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Old 01-07-2012, 04:36 PM
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Head room difference between the GT and GS.

Hello I was wondering if anybody knows how much more head room there is in the GS (cloth seats no sunroof) compared to the GT? I have sat in a few GTs and have just enough head room, but I autocross so would need to wear a helmet and it wouldn't work well.
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inch and a half according to edmunds. A very freaking precious inch and a half for a 6 footer.
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Yeah that would help. Also looking the lower model due to weight, but around where I live people mostly bought GT's. I think I also read somewhere that the manual seats also go lower, but i could be wrong. Thanks for the info.

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I'm 6'4" and have a GT and headroom is not a issue.
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Originally Posted by confuzdbycloudz
Yeah that would help. Also looking the lower model due to weight, but around where I live people mostly bought GT's. I think I also read somewhere that the manual seats also go lower, but i could be wrong. Thanks for the info.
Manual seats indeed go lower and weight a bunch less.
I'm 5'11 and don't fit with my helmet because of the sunroof. Had to buy bucket seats.
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I'm 6'4" and have a GT and headroom is not a issue.
I'm also 6'4", and with my proportions I cannot fit in a GT without reclining the seat excessively. The electric seat does not go down as far, and the sunroof (where fitted) further encroaches.

That said, someone came up with a simple and easy seat mod that basically relocates the seat pan down further. Searching here will find it.
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Yea everyone is different, one 6'4 guy might fit perfectly while another in the same exact position might bump his head. Thats why this is such a hard thing to discuss and give people advice for.

I'm 6'1 and with my seat in a comfortable position I have about 2 inches of head room in my sport(cloth seats, no sunroof).
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inch and a half according to edmunds. A very freaking precious inch and a half for a 6 footer.

I thought they're all the same height. I thought the options of having GPS, appearance package and other stuffs makes it different in models. Never knew that.
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Yea everyone is different, one 6'4 guy might fit perfectly while another in the same exact position might bump his head.
Depends on where you're tall – from waist down, or waist up. I'm 5'7" and have a 31.5" inseam.
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