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I have a friend your height who loves tiny cars. All depends on yr proportions though.
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It's the old long limbs vs. long body chestnut. You really need to sit-in and rive a few cars to see which suit best.
Found the Citroen C2 manageable as a long-limbed 6'5".
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A Ford Ka is ideal (look at the shape of it - like a deerstalker hat on wheels). When SWMBO had one I (at 5'7") had about a foot of headroom above my head.
I couldn't think of a worse car for a tall person, except one of those French cars where the pedals and steering wheel are of offset.
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"I couldn't think of a worse car for a tall person"
Sit in one (the old-shape Ka that is) and you'll see what I mean.
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The problem is not so much the fitting into a car, as how the pedals are placed. In a lot of the smaller cars, like the Ka, Saxo, 106, etc etc, my 6'2" son found that he was pressing on both the brake and accelerator at the same time. As mentioned above, off set pedals are even more uncomfortable on a tall driver.
Fiat Panda was good, new shape Micra is what we bought. That will get howls from the people who say that it is not cool for a young person, but he did not find it a problem once he had discovered how nice it was to drive - he still says he loved that car ;-)
Sadly, as a new driver, insurance rates will make it really difficult for you to have a car that really suits.
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Good cars with sensible leg, shoulder and foot room include: Mitsubishi Colt, Daihatsu Sirion, Ford Fiesta(The latest one), Vauxhall Corsa. Cars from Japan and Korea usually offer well designed pedal boxes with clutch rest.
Cars that are meant to have lots of room such as the Yaris and Jazz are very poor for tall drivers due to the very limited seat travel. I've not tried the latest Skoda Fabia, thats meant to be ok, that last one was dire however for comfort.
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Sit in one (the old-shape Ka that is) and you'll see what I mean.
I have, they are without doubt terrible in every regard for a tall person. Head height is one tiny element, I'm 6f4 the only car I ever had trouble with in that regard was the Seat Ibiza.
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VW group cars seem fine, especially with seat height adjustment.Had 9 over the years. I'm a shade under 6'2", with 31" legs.
Golf,Passat , and Octavia are spacious in the front. Even my Hyundai Coupe was fine for me.
Sat in a Polo,Fabia, Roomster , I30 recently and all had a surplus of head room.
SWMBO Getz is also good but my right leg is a bit cramped.
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>...being 6ft2in i am a little bit worried about finding a good car that will fit someone of my size.
Just about anything, I'd have thought, provided your feet fit the pedals. 6'2" or so puts you a little above the 75th centile for adult males, but probably still within the 80th - so, in other words, you're still in that favoured statistical band of 'normal' that designers of clothes, doorframes, cars and just about everything (with the obvious exception of economy class airline seats) design for.
That said, in my experience the mass-market maker that offers the best seats and ergonomics is Ford, so that's where I'd look first.
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I'm 6 4 and drive my wife's Mk 2 2004 Fiat Punto without an issue. I always avoid a sunroof on any car as this usually takes away some of the roof space.
On a longer journey I could do with a bit more support under my knee/thighs but I find that this is common even with bigger more expensive cars.
I drive a Nissan Qashqai - enough room but the seats are a little small for my big backside.
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