Measured, not quoted
Real boot dimensions. Not just litres.
Manufacturers publish one number: litres. That tells you nothing about whether your pushchair, suitcase or bike actually goes in. We publish the three measurements that decide it, for 69 cars, in centimetres and inches.
- 69
- cars measured
- 64
- things to check
- 3
- measurements per boot
- 6
- orientations tried
Why litres mislead you
A litre figure has no shape
Boot volume is measured by filling the space with small blocks. A long shallow boot and a short deep one can score identically and take completely different objects.
The wheel arches decide
Most things that fail to fit fail on width between the wheel arches, which is the one dimension nobody publishes. It is typically 95 to 105 cm and varies far less than the litre figure suggests.
We stay cautious
We try all six orientations but ignore diagonals and rounded corners, and we assume the parcel shelf stays in. If we say it fits, it fits.
Biggest boots we have measured
- Volkswagen Passat 112 × 100 × 55 cm
- Škoda Octavia Estate 103 × 100 × 57 cm
- Škoda Superb Estate 110 × 101 × 49 cm
- Subaru Outback 107 × 106 × 46 cm
- Kia Sorento 104 × 108 × 46 cm
- Mazda CX-60 90 × 111 × 50 cm
- Citroën C5 Aircross 87 × 96 × 59 cm
- Volkswagen Touran 101 × 105 × 46 cm