Outboard passengers benefit from adjustable headrests and height-adjustable seat belts. Cushions and backrests are comfortable, and legroom generous. Headroom in the second seat is excellent. This sizable cargo surface features a 3.5-inch wider gap between wheelhouses. Even the new-design liftgate could be closed after the giant package was firmly pressed against front seatbacks.
Front seats are comfortable high-back buckets, but with only light side bolstering.
Those with extra-tall torsos might find their heads rising above the tops of the integrated headrests. Passengers sitting in the rear, as well as the front, benefit from an extra cushion of protection with the optional safety canopy and rollover sensor. The safety canopy consists of side-curtain airbags, which cover 75 percent of the side glass. Activated by sensors planted in the B and C pillars, these side bags deploy independent of front bags. The rollover sensor, available later in the 2001 production year, enhances side airbag deployment by measuring whether the vehicle is leaning, changes in lean angle and whether the two combined indicate eminent rollover.