My wife has had a 14 OB and now has a 17 OB and I am looking at the Ascent. This is one of many reasons that I did not preorder. I do quite a few longer drives for work, at 3-5 hours. I don't mind riding in her OB, but can only drive it comfortably for 1-1.5 hours. I like to have my right leg/knee moved toward the center of the car. In her OB, the leg room left to right is too tight for me. I drove the Ascent last Saturday and it felt way better to me than my wife's OB. Granted it was a very short drive, but I do remember my wife asking me to compare. We left there and I drove her OB for 1.5 hours and yes, the OB was tighter. Regarding leg room length, I am 5'11 and it was great, I still had plenty of seat adjustment.
I am hoping to work out a deal soon to trade in my Flex. I will only pay MSRP if they allow me MSRP for my trade. When trading, I don't care what they put on the paperwork, just as long as the trade difference is where I want it. If they want to discount my trade, they need to discount the new vehicle as well. I will not pay MSRP and get wholesale on my trade. Sorry, bit of a rant. Just surprised to see how many people are paying full retail because of the excitement.