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Looking At Buying a 12C, 6'7" Will I Fit?

12K views 20 replies 18 participants last post by  future01  
#1 ·
I'm trying to figure out if i'd fit and be comfortable, I'm 6'7" and currently own a M4 and I fit like a glove. I sat in a friends Gallardo the other day, smallest car I have ever been in, so I checked Lambo's off the list.
 
#9 ·
Bingo! I'm 6'3" and have posted in the past that while I fit in the spiders, it is not ideal as my head hits the roof above the driver side window and I'm staring into the top of the windshield header instead of through the windshield.

A coupe with manual seats is your best bet. Or if you're lucky you'll barely make it into a 570S.
 
#8 ·
x2 on finding a car with manual seats. I drove a spider with electric seats and found it difficult to get a comfortable position, and my head stuck out over the windshield a bit (6'4"). The manual seats are a different story though. Perfect seating position, head just under the windshield, and much easier to dial in since the seatback angle and forward/backward movements are separately adjustable. With the electric seats it seemed like adjusting one thing made everything else move as well. A coupe with manual seats is probably your best bet but if that fails there's always the 570S, which felt much more spacious to me.
 
#10 ·
I'm 6'5" and a coupe is really your only hope (as others have mentioned). I too can't fit in a Gallardo or Huracan, I'm amazed how small that cabin is.

Obviously the only way to tell for sure is try a few out for yourself, but I fit great in a coupe with either the electric or manual seats. The 570S is also a great choice, but I've only tried the electric seats and I fit okay.
 
#19 ·
I sat in a 570s on Saturday. I'm 6'6" and 270 pounds average build proportion wise. Getting in and out is always interesting but once I'm in it's tight but manageable.lots of head room. Probably wont fit with a helmet
I took a 12 C for a test drive the year they were first introduced and I recall it being a lot tighter inside with less headroom .
I sat in an R8 maybe six years ago and it was an impossible fit.
 
#20 ·
I'm 6'6" and 119kgs.
I tried the Audi R8 without success as the steering wheel did not have enough reach for me.......only one choice and that was to find the difference (€) and upgrade to a 12C coupe. I have an electric seat bottom and manual back and can find a comfortable position. Was a Spa Francorchamps yesterday and even fit with a helmet. I would like to consider a race seat though just to give a bit more security on track and a lower seating position.
Hope that helps!