Comparison: Tacoma vs Tundra rear seat room

[Wildcat]

Im curious if anyone has any comparison between a 2001ish access cab tundra and a 2001ish tacoma double cab rear seating. which would be more comfy for teen kids in the rear? leg room, head room, etc. got pics or people sitting in the rear of either.

thnaks

 

[Stone_Blue]

I cant speak to the available room, but not only that, you should consider the SEATS themselves. I know in the Tundra AC, the rear seats are pretty basic, and would probably get uncomfortable pretty quickly...Short, sub-1hr, trips may be OK, but anything longer would probably push it. The AC seat backs are basically just a couple degrees off upright. There is a mod that is popular, where you use spacers to kick out the bottom of it, to help with the angle, but I think you only get maybe another couple degrees or so.
Plus, the seat foams (back and bottoms), are pretty thin, and especially FLAT, and harder due to less room behind/under the seats themselves for the cushions to expand back/down to mold more to a persons body, before bottoming out at the back wall, or the storage space underneath.
Also, there is absolutely ZERO adjustment on the AC seats...everything is hard-bolted in place....Not sure if DCs have any or not...

As to pics of the seats themselves, (MAYBE with some poeple...lol), just Google "2001 Tundra rear seat", then click Images under the search box, and notice the 90° between the seat back and bottom...Then just think of sitting upright like that in the SAME position for over an hour...lol

 

[Haggis]

My brother in law has the Tundra AC, I have a Tundra DC and I recently bought my daughter an '01 Tacoma DC. I've ridden in the back of them all. The rear seats in the Taco DC sit a bit lower than the Tundra AC but are more comfortable and have more leg room. The Tundra has more hip room but not by a whole lot. So by my Butt-o-Meter the scale of comfort from best to worse for the rear seats are....

#1...1st Gen Tundra DC....duh, it be plush in here.
#2...1st Gen Tacoma DC
#3...1st Gen Tundra AC
#4...1st Gen Tacoma AC...if you could fit anything but an anorexic gnome back in there.

Your personal Butt-O-Meter may vary. :shakin:

 

[surlydiesel]

You're going to need a Tundra Double cab or an 05+ double cab Tacoma for Teens. My opinion but I wasn't comfortable sitting in the back of my 02 Tundra extra cab for more than a quick trip around town. Too upright and the seat bottoms aren't really long enough. I removed the driver side seat bottom all together for flat storage.

-jorge

 

[Clutch]

You're going to need a Tundra Double cab or an 05+ double cab Tacoma for Teens.

and kids tend to get bigger....

 

[austintaco]

It's nice to think of the kids, but if you are looking at seating, the stock Tacoma DC seats in the 01-04 years suck. You will end up wanting to replace them sooner than later.

 

[Wildcat]

Thanks for the info yall. I kinda suspected this would be the case but i was hopeful. i was hoping to go with an access cab tundra because the double cabs just seem so much bigger. its gonna be 6 months to a year before a decision is made so i have time. i need to take my family to a used car lot and load them up for a test fit.

the good thing is my kids come from a line of short folks.

 

[Mrknowitall]

If they're happy in the back of your 4Runner, they might be ok in the Tacoma DC. The Tundra back seat is pretty much a penalty box.

 

[p nut]

Taco DC is just fine for regular-sized teens. Get an iPod charger extension to the back and they'll be happy.

 

[Wildcat]

Get an iPod charger extension to the back and they'll be happy.

i already did this in the 4Runner!

 

[Caduceus]

and kids tend to get bigger....

So do adults ....

Actually, I have a 09 Tacoma, and with the infant's car seat in the middle, it's suprisingly crowded in the other seats.