With all of the seven seats in position, bear in mind there’s just 137 litres of space at the back of the vehicle. Volkswagen quotes a more impressive 927 litres with the third row folded away.
There’s also a 318-litre boot, and the back seats fold completely flat to create 1,386 litres of space. Build quality is good, too. but the Ford B-MAX’s are more than a simple gimmick. This Czech contender has a hefty boot even in sedan/liftback form – measuring 600 litres or 1,555 litres with its rear seats folded – and throws in the ace-card of a wagon variant. Choose that and you get a bigger, more usefully shaped 640-litre load space that expands to a massive 1,700 litres with the back seats folded.Practicality & boot space. 6. Reliability & safety. It’s a 1.5-litre with 118bhp and offers a good blend of performance and economy returning up to 48.7mpg, with CO2 emissions of 124-132g/km
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