The rear cargo area does not have a protective blackout - type, pull - down screen to obscure contents in the trunk / cargo area.
Minuses «The Liberty's rear cargo area doesn't fold flat.
Not exact matches
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.
One thing that doesn't change (much) is the huge, cubic
rear cargo area.
TSX Sport Wagon The wagon's design doesn't differ much from the sedan's until you get to the
rear, where an open
cargo area replaces the trunk.
But what I really like about the XC60 has nothing to
do with R - Design but with the base vehicle itself and the impressive packaging of its
rear cargo area.
The interior offers versatile features like a 60/40 split - folding
rear seat for when you need more space but only one passenger in the back and a hidden
cargo area in the trunk for storing valuables you don't want to be seen by passersby.
All models come standard with a 7 - speed PDK transmission and all - wheel drive while handling remains tight but so too
does rear passenger space and the
cargo area.
The Cadenza probably isn't the right vehicle for a growing family: reaching LATCH connections for car - seat hookup was difficult, windowsills are high and may be difficult for children to see out of, and while the
cargo area is wide and deep,
rear seats don't fold down.
Unlike most regular - length minivans, the Odyssey doesn't virtually lose its
rear cargo area when the third seat is in place.
Not only
does it smooth out bumps — especially compared to the Chevy Tahoe — the fancy suspension helps increase
cargo and
rear - seat
area, giving the Expedition a distinct advantage there, too.
Its mounting position atop the
cargo area and behind the
rear seat interferes just enough so buckets of baseballs, folding carts, baby strollers, and tall, bulky stuff like that doesn't fit underneath.
In the
rear cargo area, Bradley didn't experiment or attempt to haul very much.
The trunk space too is not quite up to expectations, a narrow load space,
rear seats that
do not fold down and smaller than average
cargo area make it less practical for load lugging duties.
Don't forget convenience tech like Hands Free Easy Open and Close Liftgate, seat release levers for the
cargo area, and 73.5 cubic feet of
cargo space when the
rear seats are folded.
It is cloth interior and
does not have navigation, but it
does have bluetooth, handsfree calling, nice tires, leather wrapped steering wheel, air in the
rear for the kids, lots of leg room (I am 6,2) spacious
cargo area and spacious second row..
Jeep
did manage to find another 3 inches of width in the
rear cargo area bringing the total to over 27 cubic feet.
Placed beneath
rear cargo area subfloor (
does not intrude / diminish
cargo area capacity above), the
rear electric motor produces slightly more torque than the front one.
The excellent Kia warranty is another drawcard although it
does have below average fuel economy, a tight
cargo area and a less convenient
rear seating solution than some competitors.
As a daily driver, doesn't that huge
rear wing have an impact on both visibility as well as use of the
cargo area?
Folding the
rear seats down more than doubles the
cargo capacity to 55.1 cubic feet, but the downside of
doing so is that there is a considerable height difference between the seats and the
rear cargo area.
And you look in the rearview mirror and see a comfortable
rear seat behind you, with two more doors and a 25 - cubic - foot
cargo area under the electric - opening
rear hatch, and you think, «How
does this car exist in 2011?
The
rear seats and
cargo area, for instance, don't seem to be much larger than that found on a Ford Escape or a Chevrolet Equinox.
A split, folding
rear seat back greatly expands the
cargo area, but the seat backs don't fold absolutely flat and the hatch has a high liftover, annoyances that can diminish the convenience of a hatchback.
I'm not a dog owner, but my guess is that anybody who
does own dogs would rather have the Element's plastic
rear cargo area than the nicely carpeted
area in the CR - V.
About the only disadvantage I could find of the power folding
rear seats is that they
do cut into the
rear stowage
area a bit (even in their flat folded configuration) so those who
do more
cargo hauling than people moving may want to think twice before checking this particular box.
Passengers in the
rear are well catered for too and the battery pack is mounted underneath the floor so that it
does not impinge on the generous
cargo area either.
Make sure you don't pack your
cargo area too high and impede your view out of the
rear window.
The
cargo area is nicely finished, and the
rear seats fold down with ease, but they don't create an entirely flat load space.
The 60 / 40 - split bench is a bit higher than the
rear cargo area's load floor, so the CR - V doesn't» technically have a flat load floor.
But it follows that
rear seat room and
cargo area are less roomy than many competitors, and a chopped greenhouse means that it doesn't feel quite as bright and airy inside.
Hyundai's interior designers have
done a great job carving out very usable space up front, in the back, and in the
rear cargo area.