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Originally Posted by Lotus99
awesome chart you've put together. Are you sure the cargo capacity of the X5 is correct though? I can't imagine it is 4 cubic feet less than the X3 for a car that is 9 inches longer in length?
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Thank you for the kind words, Lotus. Indeed, I was surprised as well. I took that directly from the X5's bmwusa.com website:
"Leave nothing behind. With one of BMW's largest cargo spaces, you'll find it hard to run out of anything. The X5's rear seats split 40/20/40, folding away to convert 23 cubic feet of trunk space in to a full 66 cubic feet." http://www.bmwusa.com/bmw/Xmodels/X5 If one looks at the actual specifications page, the cargo space is not detailed, and I couldn't find it at Edmunds.
http://www.bmwusa.com/Standard/Conte...fications.aspx Looking at the CAD side view of the X5, from mid-rear wheel to back of bumper is 41.9".
Similarly, for the X3 at bmwusa.com website:
"Capacity to live your life. With loads of flexible space, the BMW X3 is perfect for all trips. Its trunk expands from 27.6 cubic feet to 63.3 cubic feet when the rear seat is folded down- giving you multiple storage possibilities." http://www.bmwusa.com/bmw/Xmodels/X3 If one looks at the X3's specs page, the cargo space is not detailed either. Interestingly, however, mid-wheel to bumper is 38.2, only abt 3" difference.
http://www.bmwusa.com/Standard/Conte...fications.aspx
Not quite sure how to explain it, whether the vertical volume is different, whether the X3 utilizes the interior volume better, ...? But these are BMW's numbers.
