However, despite the shallow - by - sedan - standards
trunk load lip, the opening isn't particularly broad, and — if you'll need to frequently carry larger items — a Nissan Sentra will be more suited to your needs.
Not exact matches
However, the tail does have some faults: three - quarter rear visibility is poor, the
loading lip is too high, the
trunk is shallow, and the badge - style latch is bound to get dirty and wet in no time at all.
Storage cubbies are also decently sized, and the
trunk's a far more usable 49.9 cubic feet with the rearmost row of seats folded away — not only is the
load bay completely flat, but the lack of a
trunk lip and the boxy shape of the cargo area means the Nissan Armada should comfortably swallow up larger amounts of luggage with relative ease.
In the Juke's defence, though, the space is more usable than you'd probably expect, thanks to the broad opening and a
load lip that's almost perfectly flush with the
trunk floor.
Plus, the
trunk space is also fairly good: the shallow
load lip, large aperture and boxy proportions make it quite a usable space, and the capacities (37.2 cubic feet with the rear seats up; 68.8 cubic feet with the rear seats down) help make the Lincoln MKX one of the most practical vehicles in this segment.
Despite offering a generous amount of luggage space, the
trunk is also compromised by a small opening and a high
loading lip.
Plus, the Kia Sportage also comes with an adjustable
trunk floor that can either be used to create a completely flat
load bay that's flush with the
trunk lip, or increase it more at the expense of having the aforementioned
trunk lip to contend with.
I love the huge
trunk and the fact there is no
lip so easier to
load heavy stuff.
The
trunk opening is particularly broad, with the combination of a shallow
load lip and a hatchback
trunk lid making it particularly easy to use the impressive - by - class - standards 24.5 cubic feet of space with the rear seats in place.
The broad opening, low
load lip and boxy dimensions means this
trunk is rather versatile and handily sized.
It also helps that the rear seats do at least fold completely flat, with the sizeable tailgate opening and absence of any
trunk lip making it easy in theory to
load heavier and more cumbersome items into the back.
Admittedly, at 17.5 cubic feet with the rear seats in place, the Mini Clubman isn't class - leading in this regard (a Mazda 3 hatchback offers 20.2 cubic feet, for instance), but the broad opening, low
load lip and boxy dimensions means this
trunk is rather versatile and handily sized.
Thankfully, the Jeep Grand Cherokee does redeem itself by having no
load lip, and the
trunk space itself is also handily boxy in its proportions.
The
trunk is of average size, but it is easy to
load because its
lip extends to the rear bumper.
Better still, the
trunk itself is broad and boxy, and is further aided by the wide opening and the shallow - by - sedan - standards
load lip — plus, if you need more room, the 60:40 split - folding rear seats fold away almost completely flat.
Better still, the overall shape is rather boxy (not including the raked rear window), and the
trunk lip is almost completely flush with the floor of the
load area.
The
lip of the lid extends to the top of the rear bumper, making it easy to
load items into the
trunk.
Although the five - door Aygo offers decent space for passengers, the car's main disadvantage is the small
trunk but also the high
loading lip.
All that's really holding the
trunk back, though, is when you fold down the rear seat backs to form an even larger
load bay: there's a
lip in the floor where the seats hinge from that could prove problematic, with the tapering aperture that leads into the passenger cabin when the seats are folded down potentially being an even bigger irritant.
Plus, having a broad
trunk opening, a completely flat
load bay and no
load lip to speak of should mean it's quite easy to just slide items in and out of the
trunk.
The
loading lip is low and the split rear seat backs can be folded down using the remote release on the sides of the
trunk.
And
loading items into the
trunk will be easy because the
lip of the
trunk lid extends down to the bumper.
The width of the
trunk has grown by 9.0 inches to 50.1 inches at its widest point, and the
loading lip has been lowered by 0.7 inch to 27.0 inches.
For a small car, the
trunk was huge and, because the
lip of the
trunk extends to the top of the bumper, it is very easy to
load and unload parcels.
Plus, the
trunk has a boxy shape, which — on top of the broad aperture and the lack of a
load lip — means
loading and unloading heavier items shouldn't be tricky.
Loading cargo is also much the same as with segment competitors with the trunk having a deep lip that can make the loading of bigger items a bit more of a mission but normal travel luggage and gold clubs are easy enough to
Loading cargo is also much the same as with segment competitors with the
trunk having a deep
lip that can make the
loading of bigger items a bit more of a mission but normal travel luggage and gold clubs are easy enough to
loading of bigger items a bit more of a mission but normal travel luggage and gold clubs are easy enough to manage.