In Search of Headroom, Part 2

[caption id="attachment_98" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Back seat of diminutive Fiat 500 feels like a straightjacket."][/caption]

Yesterday I began sharing some photos from our evaluations of 51 vehicles as part of the Ward's 10 Best Interiors competition for 2011. Working alone, I took pictures inside all 51 vehicles and realized the best way to illustrate whether a backseat was comfortable or cramped was to use facial expressions in self-portraits.

More photos coming on Monday.

[caption id="attachment_104" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Don’t worry, that’s just my head against dome light in center rear seat of Ford Fiesta."][/caption]

: Two outboard rear seats in Acura TL are fine, but center position brings extreme discomfort.

[caption id="attachment_106" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Often a penalty box in 7-passenger vehicles, the center third-row seat in new Honda Odyssey minivan makes me wanna holla."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_103" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Center rear seat in Kia Sportage CUV not bad. Panoramic roofs can improve headroom."][/caption]

: Yes, it’s called a headliner, but the head isn’t actually supposed to touch, as in Saab 9-5’s center rear seat.

[caption id="attachment_100" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Center rear seat of BMW X3 CUV surprisingly comfortable."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_99" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="That’s a nod of approval for third-row seat in new Ford Explorer."][/caption]

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