While the CX - 9 may not offer
the same cargo volume and three - row space as some of its competitors, it makes up for that in almost every other department.
Not exact matches
As expected,
cargo volume in the Kia peaks at 73.5 cu ft, a whopping 16.2 - cu - ft advantage over the Buick and its 57.3 cu ft in the
same two - seat configuration.
It's the
same story with
cargo capacity — regular, seats - up
volume is bumped up by 1.1 cubic - feet to 28.7 cubic - feet, but capacity with seats folded flat is decreased by 0.6 cubic - feet.
Rated at just 8.8 cubic feet of
cargo volume, the trunk sounds small, measuring about the
same as a Camaro convertible I recently tested that had one of the tightest confines I've ever seen.
Passenger
volume remains essentially the
same as the Accord sedan, but
cargo room jumps by about 10 cubic feet with the rear seat up; fold it down and you get a very handy 51.3 cubic feet of storage space.
All 2018 Focus Hatchback and Sedan models offer the
same amount of total passenger
volume — 90 cubic - feet — but the 2018 Focus Hatchback models are able to offer more
cargo space.
When maximum
cargo volume is required, the bottom cushion moves forward and down into the rear footwell area, which in turn allows the seat backrest to be folded completely flat and onto the
same level as the trunk floor.
The e-NV200 uses the
same 24 kWh battery pack as the Nissan Leaf, but the pack itself is built in a different layout and shape in order to fit more effectively into the van chassis and maximize
cargo volume.
As for interior
volume, we can make an educated guess that the new car will get at least 53 cubic feet of
cargo space behind the second row — the
same as the seven - passenger, and potentially more due to the absence of third - row seating.
Interior
volume looks about the
same, as does legroom, shoulder room and
cargo capacity.
Of course, the basics remain the
same — the 2016 non-hybrid RAV4 gets the
same engine, horsepower, torque, transmission, suspension layout, brakes, mpg figures, interior
volume, and
cargo space as the outgoing model.
Meanwhile, throughout the third quarter of 2012,
cargo volume also experienced an increase of 18.7 per cent, making the amount of
cargo transported 201 tonnes, compared to the amount of 169 tonnes carried in the
same period in the previous year.
Over the
same period, most U.S. container ports are projected to double the
volume of
cargo.