This is great news, thanks so much for getting those numbers Brutus1! This helps me visualize the cargo area, and the volume is even better than I expected. Looks like the new X3 will have plenty of space I need.
sfax, thanks for clarifying that about the cargo capacity calculations, that makes sense. The virtual boxes way of thinking of it is actually more practical, I'm certainly not gonna fill the back up with sand
they must have calculated the Q5 numbers I saw by pure volume to come up with the 29.1 seats up. Didn't seem possible for the Q5 to have 10 more cubic feet of space.
I got the Q5 numbers from their website and also from here
http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com...i_Q5/Interior/
BTW, this site ranked the new X3 at number 4 spot for 2011 Luxury compact suv's below Acura MDX, Infiniti EX, Lincoln MKT, Volvo XC60
