I have been driving the xB since april. one thing i have noticed is that when i get into other cars to drive (ie. parents, g/f or friends) I feel cramped. The a pillar feels like it is in my face. i am assuming it is from that amount of headroom it comes with, but does anyone else see this or have the same feeling

I sure do feel the same way. Not only the headroom but also the way we get in and out of the cars. My brother has a Kia Rio Cinco and it seems that everytime I get in that car it feels like I am going to fall...

Actually a funy story is that when i went to get a "scion" i wanted the xa but ((thank god)) i got inside an xb while the rep was getting the keys to go test drive the xa...when we got in the xa (after have been sitting in the xb for a few minutes) it felt cramped as hell...and guess what...I ended up getting the XB! Yeahhh!

Anyways...enough of my stories....bottom line...I agree with you :D

:D Yeah, I feel the same way. I call it BRS, Big Room Syndrome.
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=14660&highlight=head+room

I also sat inside the new 4Runner. Man, headroom is shorter than the xB. Also the windshield was right in my face.