Which estate car has the longest boot
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Hi All,
With a labrador a pram and soon to be second child, we are on the lookout for a estate car. I have seen plenty of reviews online that state how many liters can fit in the boot but what I am looking for is which car has the longest\deepest boot.
Does anyone know any websites that have this data?
With a labrador a pram and soon to be second child, we are on the lookout for a estate car. I have seen plenty of reviews online that state how many liters can fit in the boot but what I am looking for is which car has the longest\deepest boot.
Does anyone know any websites that have this data?
Check out the car section of the RIDC UK website for the data you need. I spent quite a while on there comparing boot lengths and widths.
The answer as far as I can tell is the Vauxhall Insignia.
Superb is 1110mm long and 999mm wide with seats up, Insignia estate is 1174mm long and 1014mm wide.
The answer as far as I can tell is the Vauxhall Insignia.
Superb is 1110mm long and 999mm wide with seats up, Insignia estate is 1174mm long and 1014mm wide.
Jader1973 said:
Check out the car section of the RIDC UK website for the data you need. I spent quite a while on there comparing boot lengths and widths.
The answer as far as I can tell is the Vauxhall Insignia.
Superb is 1110mm long and 999mm wide with seats up, Insignia estate is 1174mm long and 1014mm wide.
Volvo V90 is a little longer than the Superb at 1153mmThe answer as far as I can tell is the Vauxhall Insignia.
Superb is 1110mm long and 999mm wide with seats up, Insignia estate is 1174mm long and 1014mm wide.
Thanks for all the replies.
We looked at the Skoda Superb.
Budget is upto 10k. This car will essentially be the workhorse family car. We are expecting to keep it until it is not worth putting through the MOT.
The car will also spend most of its time on the drive definitely no more than 8k miles a year.
Seems the insignia has the longest boot!
We looked at the Skoda Superb.
Budget is upto 10k. This car will essentially be the workhorse family car. We are expecting to keep it until it is not worth putting through the MOT.
The car will also spend most of its time on the drive definitely no more than 8k miles a year.
Seems the insignia has the longest boot!
Edited by danny0001uk1 on Monday 19th October 11:46
insignia is a barge though, this is PH so how it drives might be important too?
i've gone through two kids at pram age, and also have a big dog - although i can see the attraction of something that's massive, tbh the octavias i've had have been awesome, easily enough space for everything you need, and vRS spec is basically a golf GTI underneath so fun to drive and lots of options for tweaking (maps, suspension) if that's your thing.
i had three vRS octavias - great cars and lots of choice in your budget.
i've gone through two kids at pram age, and also have a big dog - although i can see the attraction of something that's massive, tbh the octavias i've had have been awesome, easily enough space for everything you need, and vRS spec is basically a golf GTI underneath so fun to drive and lots of options for tweaking (maps, suspension) if that's your thing.
i had three vRS octavias - great cars and lots of choice in your budget.
E-Class estate I think (I've owned the 211 and 212 variants).
I looked at Skoda Superb estates when buying but they didn't seem quite as wide, Volvo estates were smaller than expected despite their reputation.
The E-Class perhaps isn't as roomy as some rivals for rear passenger space, the bulk of that huge load capacity is behind the rear seats and the rear hatch is usefully quite vertical and square - that's where the total capacity in Litres doesn't tell you the full story.
I looked at Skoda Superb estates when buying but they didn't seem quite as wide, Volvo estates were smaller than expected despite their reputation.
The E-Class perhaps isn't as roomy as some rivals for rear passenger space, the bulk of that huge load capacity is behind the rear seats and the rear hatch is usefully quite vertical and square - that's where the total capacity in Litres doesn't tell you the full story.
Summit_Detailing said:
E-class (W212) appears to be the largest at L:1165, W:1100
Mondeo (c.2012 shape) - L:1135, W: 1145
Citroen C5 next - L:1089, W:1105
Either the facelift is a tiny smidge bigger or I was pessimistic in my measurements! Mondeo (c.2012 shape) - L:1135, W: 1145
Citroen C5 next - L:1089, W:1105
To be honest though, it's a cavernous boot, if the E-class is bigger still that must be epically huge!
"Budget is upto 10k. This car will essentially be the workhorse family car. We are expecting to keep it until it is not worth putting through the MOT."
Since you're in the used market the Vectra estate is frickin enormous inside. The rear seats fold flat and the resulting load space is close to 8 feet long. Significantly bigger than an Insignia or a V70. I know a bloke locally who uses one for hauling rolls of carpet. Even with the rear seats up the luggage space is humuckleous.
Late cars have 6 speed boxes and are road tax friendly and the V6 petrol version is a respectable performer.
Just a shame they're so fuggly.
I found the Insignia annoyingly poorly designed as a family car personally.
Just lots of annoying things like the seat belt clips were recessed into the seat and "inboard", that meant that with childrens booster seats (which lets not forget they need until the are ~12) they couldn't clip themselves in or out as the base of the booster seat would cover the seat belt.
Also, although the estate may be better[1] I found the boot _too_ big in the insignia hatch, it was so big it was really hard to actually reach in and get anything if it was up by the seat back.
[1] I suspect it's better as the Mondeo estate I have now is the same but without the "lip" you can just stick a knee in and reach. You can't do that in the hatch.
Just lots of annoying things like the seat belt clips were recessed into the seat and "inboard", that meant that with childrens booster seats (which lets not forget they need until the are ~12) they couldn't clip themselves in or out as the base of the booster seat would cover the seat belt.
Also, although the estate may be better[1] I found the boot _too_ big in the insignia hatch, it was so big it was really hard to actually reach in and get anything if it was up by the seat back.
[1] I suspect it's better as the Mondeo estate I have now is the same but without the "lip" you can just stick a knee in and reach. You can't do that in the hatch.
Mammasaid said:
Volvo V90 is a little longer than the Superb at 1153mm
Is that diagram available for my car? (subaru outback). I am sure I read it had a very good cargo space for its class but some cars are reported in litres and some in cubic ft. The rear space is getting nr 7ft with the seats down. It is 71.3cubic feet.Gassing Station | Car Buying | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff