The cubic rear cargo space is about the same as the previous model, and the rear seats can fold 60/40/100.
One thing that doesn't change (much) is the huge,
cubic rear cargo area.
Not exact matches
At this point, you can move the divider panel forward gradually, following the arc of the
rear seatbacks, to expand
cargo space from 15.5
cubic feet to 20.8
cubic feet.
Maximum
cargo room shrinks by fourteen
cubic feet and
rear legroom is down two inches.
The A7 holds 24.5
cubic feet in the
rear cargo hold versus the 14.1 -
cubic - foot trunk in the A6 sedan, on which the A7 is based.
Despite this more streamlined look, though, the new Outback has more space inside, with nearly three
cubic feet more interior space overall and two cubes more
cargo space with the
rear seats folded down.
You can pack 12.4
cubic feet of
cargo into the trunk, and all trim levels except for the base model feature a 60 / 40 - split folding
rear seat to expand
cargo capacity.
If the
rear seats are folded forward (sadly, they don't go completely flat) and the parcel shelf is stowed under the
cargo floor, you have 63.6
cubic feet of
cargo space to fill, a bit more than in the 5 - series Touring but about 12
cubic feet less than in the X5.
With the
rear seats folded, the car's 13.5
cubic feet of
cargo space easily swallows two suitcases, two backpacks, cases of camera equipment, two garment bags, and lots of snacks without blocking visibility out of the fastback
rear window.
Scion says there's 14.7
cubic feet of
cargo room behind the
rear seats, but like all open - space
cargo areas in hatchbacks, SUVs and wagons, that's measured using
cargo - area dimensions.
The
rear seats have adequate legroom and a high seating position, but accessing the
cargo area's respectable 45.2
cubic feet of space requires opening a heavy swing-gate — and minding the limited clearance behind.
With seating for five and 19.3 -
cubic feet of
rear cargo space, the Soul should be able to handle enough tailgate equipment.
Then again, you can fold those
rear seats down to garner a decent (9
cubic feet) amount of
cargo space (complemented by 4
cubic feet under the front hood).
The SportWagen has 30.4
cubic feet of
cargo room with the
rear seats up, versus the hatchback's 22.8
cubic feet.
The specs for the
cargo area come in at 17.7
cubic feet when the
rear seats are in place and 58.3
cubic feet when they're lowered.
Rear - seat legroom, hip room, and headroom are all up, and maximum
cargo space of 70
cubic feet with all seats folded is up a whopping 12.1
cubic feet from the previous Rogue.
Longer and lower than an A6, the A7 is more about style than practicality, although there's a bit of that, too, with 24.5
cubic feet of
cargo space — more if you fold down the
rear seats.
Maximum
cargo volume in the Gran Coupe is rated 45.9
cubic feet with the
rear seats folded flat, which is significantly less than the wagon, at 53
cubic feet, and the GT, at 56.5
cubic feet.
The QX80 can tow up to 8,500 pounds and has an auto - leveling
rear suspension to keep things even when you load up the 95.1
cubic feet of maximum
cargo space behind the front row.
Up front, there's headroom galore (feel free to wear your tallest Stetson), but
rear legroom is seriously compromised, and the
cargo area is a scant 18.5
cubic feet.
With the
rear seats up, the 2017 CX - 5 features 30.9
cubic feet of
cargo space, which isn't quite as voluminous as the Honda CR - V's 39.2
cubic feet, but with the seats folded down, that number increases to 59.6
cubic feet (plenty, we discovered, for loading five very large rugs into the
rear with room to spare).
The BMW also has a
cargo space advantage, offering 17.0
cubic feet versus the Tesla's 15.0, though it is not certain if that figure includes the front trunk as well as the
rear one.
With the
rear 60 / 40 - split seats folded, the Cherokee's
cargo volume extends to 54.9
cubic feet, again slightly behind the Equinox, at 63.7
cubic feet, but farther behind the rest of the field.
The Excursion has a nine - passenger capacity, plus 48
cubic feet of
cargo volume behind the
rear seat.
Even with a CNG tank taking up some room, Ford says the Transit Connect Taxi will offer an impressive 60.5
cubic feet of
cargo space behind the
rear seats.
The upshot is that the 2017 Chevy Cruze Hatchback offers 47.2
cubic - feet of
rear cargo space with the
rear seats down, which means you can stow a bicycle back there.
There are 38.2
cubic - feet of
cargo space behind the
rear seats and that more than doubles to 80.3 cu - ft (same as the GLE400) when the
rear seatbacks are lowered.
There's also a useful 3 -
cubic - foot bin under the
rear cargo floor, below which is a cleverly hidden temporary spare tire.
You have to clear a tall
rear bumper when loading luggage, but the third row folds easily into the floor to expand the
cargo area to 47.7
cubic feet.
Under the enormous, power - operated
rear liftgate is nearly twenty - five
cubic feet of
cargo space — more if you fold the
rear seatbacks.
A mere 16.9
cubic feet of
cargo room is available behind the
rear seats, but that expands to 56.6
cubic feet of
cargo space with the seats folded for those big trips to the farmer's market.
However, that styling does come at a price: while the
cargo area may have 100.7
cubic feet of space, it is long and skinny, making the space somewhat difficult to pack without climbing in the
rear doors.
There's not as much room in the X5's
cargo area as there is in competitors» vehicles, either — 22.9
cubic feet of
cargo room (66.0 when the
rear seats are folded) versus 38.2
cubic feet (80.3 maximum) for the ML350, 36.3 for the Grand Cherokee (68.3) and a whopping 44.5
cubic feet in the LR4 (87.4).
The
cargo area is now 8.7
cubic feet, up from 5.7
cubic feet, with the
rear seats in place.
Interior space is maximized by a long wheelbase and short overhangs with 8.9
cubic feet of
cargo space available behind the
rear seats and up to 33.6
cubic feet with the seats folded.
The 2015 RX 350 had a stated 40.0
cubic feet of
cargo space behind the
rear seats, expandable to 80.3
cubic feet, and the space this year is about the same.
On the negative side, the location of the Niro's 8.9 kWh battery pack below the
cargo floor and
rear seat impacts space — 3.8
cubic feet of
cargo room disappear with the seats up and 1.9
cubic feet with them down, while
rear hip room is a full 4.8 - inches shy of the Forte5's.
Cargo & Storage The RX 350 features 18.4
cubic feet of
cargo space behind its backseat, expandable to 56.3
cubic feet when the
rear seats are folded.
Like the Golf SportWagen, the Golf Alltrack has 30.4
cubic feet of
cargo space behind the split - folding
rear seats, which expands to 66.5
cubic feet of room with the seats lowered.
Surprisingly, the swoopy
rear end doesn't compromise
cargo space much, either, as this crossover offers 39.6
cubic feet of space behind the back seats, 7.8
cubic feet more than the last Murano.
Folding the
rear seats flat expands the
cargo space to 73.4
cubic feet.
On the upside, comfortable cloth seats and plenty of
cargo space (47
cubic feet with the
rear seats folded) make the Mirage livable and functional.
When it comes to using the Macan as an SUV, there's 17.7
cubic feet of
cargo space behind the
rear seat and 53
cubic feet when the backseat is folded.
Offering slightly more
cargo space for daily errands and family trips, the Bimmer's
rear hatch can hold 27.6
cubic feet and up to 63.3
cubic feet with the
rear seats folded, while the Audi's
cargo area holds 16.2 and 48.2
cubic feet, respectively.
With the
rear seats up, the RAV4 has a practical 38.4
cubic feet of
cargo capacity, easily enough for some rather large moving boxes or large dogs.
The TourX has 32.7
cubic feet in the
rear hatch area with seats up and 73.5
cubic feet of
cargo capacity with the seats folded.
A power
rear liftgate allows ease of access to the wagon's 25.4
cubic feet of
cargo space, which can be expanded to 58
cubic feet when the
rear seats are folded down.
There's 8.1
cubic feet less of interior space in the new model, and that's perhaps most obvious in the
cargo area, which shrinks by 3.8 and 4.9
cubic feet, depending on if the
rear seats are upright or folded.
With the
rear seats up, the 2014 Versa Note leads the competition in
cargo capacity, offering 21.4
cubic feet of space.
This may be in part due to the new 2016 Smart ForTwo's larger interior compared with its predecessor, as the new car offers around 2
cubic feet more
cargo space and more passenger space as well although it still doesn't have a
rear seat like the ForFour does.