I've had the G for over 2 months now and never used the back seats. Last night, i sat in the back to try it out cuz some friends are visiting soon. My head actually touch the back window. I tried to sit lower to clear the window but i am afraid if the car goes over a bump or something, the passenger's head will hit and could break the back window.

I dont care about the comfort level in the back seat at all, cuz i wont sit there and the person siting in the back certainly didnt pay for the car ..so i dont care !!!

BUT...isnt this a saftey issue if the back window is right above the head ???? i tried the Audi S5 and many other coupes with small(er) back seats but they all seem to have head-rests that were positioned so that if the passenger's head moved up, it would hit the roof and not the window like on the G ??? Why doesnt the G have head-rests in the back anyways although i am not sure it would have helped cuz of where the back window starts ???

BTW, i did sit in the back-seats before buying the G....knowing this problem but i had to get it anyway cuz i didnt expect much use of the back. I am just wondering if anyone has though of a creative way to work around it. Thanks.

 

I noticed that too, its tiny back there

 

The back seats aren't made for adults. I'm guessing no one over 5'4 should ever have to sit back there.

 

You could go to a plastic surgeon and have him remove areas of your body that wont kill you immediately, which would give you a couple of extra feet. Then you should fit fine, but you will look like this guy...
JK

 

yea i noticed this to.. and i get like grease from peoples head sitting back there. pretty lame. Need to start carrying a rag since whenever i look in my rear view i notice this and it drives me CRAZY

 

Or you can carry hats for people in the back...

 

Yeah it's really tiny back there. You have to slouch down a bit so your head doesn't touch as much. I noticed that in several reviews of the car, this issue was brought up. It's a little annoying, but I sat in the back of my friend's 335i and my head touched there too (although it was a LITTLE better than the back seat of our cars).

That's what you get for buying a coupe. I don't care since I don't plan on using this car to haul 4 people everywhere I go.

 

Ever sit in a MB CLS Coupe? It's like that in the FRONT SEAT!!

Safety? Ah fahgetaboutit...

 

yea, i didnt plan on using the back seats, but for the once or twice a year that they get used, i dont want to hit a bump and have pieces of glass stuck in their heads though .....

 

I have a baby on the way, so only he will be using the back seat. He'll be under 5'4" even though I was 27 inches when I was born.

 

I have one coming too, have you experiemented with getting the car seat in and out of the back seat yet?

 

When we get ours, the back will be used by our 2 cocker spaniels and seat protection will be taken. If there's additional people we'll take our SUV.

 

Exactly, the car is a 2+2 coupe, it is NOT meant to carry adults with any degree of comfort or practicality in the back seat. All of you are saying you tested this out and it didn't break your decision to buy the car. If you intended on carrying passengers in the back at any point of ownership and were going to be concerned about comfort and safety you should have moved on to the next car on your list. For me, I warn people that if they want to ride in my car it will be painful and not to complain because I gave them fair warning. This car was meant for two people max, anyone else rides at their own risk, no remorse

 

Sadly enough, I'm sure there are people in this forum who are jealous of those cocker spaniels.

 

Nope. I don't have my G yet, but I'll have a base where it can stay put and the baby seat snaps in and out easily.