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Is the 2020 Land Rover Defender a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 24 SUVs

8thof 24

  • Yes. Top half on 5 of 6 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 34.0 cu ft.
  • 8th of 24 SUVs close in size and price.
  • Best: towing (3rd of 23), cargo (8th of 24).
  • Weakest: mpg (17th of 24).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2020 · SUVSTahoeChevrolet TahoeHighla…Toyota Highlander4RunnerToyota 4RunnerMDXAcura MDXMDX Sp…Acura MDX Sport HybridDiscov…Land Rover DiscoveryXC90Volvo XC90Defend…Land Rover DefenderX5BMW X5Q8Audi Q8Range …Land Rover Range Rover SportX6BMW X6CayennePorsche CayenneEnclaveBuick EnclaveRXLexus RXLevanteMaserati LevanteSequoiaToyota SequoiaQX60INFINITI QX60YukonGMC YukonCX-9Mazda CX-9Q7Audi Q7X7BMW X7XT6Cadillac XT6GXLexus GX8th of 24
24 SUVs from 2020, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2020 Land Rover Defender in a class of 24
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$49,90011th of 2457%
Best combined mpg19 mpg17th of 2430%
Most horsepower395 hp9th of 2465%
Cargo behind rear seats34.0 cu ft8th of 2470%
Rear legroom39.1 in6th of 2170%
Max towing8,201 lb3rd of 2386%

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Chevrolet Tahoe 51.7 cu ft
  2. Toyota Highlander 48.4 cu ft
  3. Toyota 4Runner 47.2 cu ft
  4. Acura MDX 43.4 cu ft
  5. Acura MDX Sport Hybrid 43.4 cu ft
  6. Land Rover Discovery 41.2 cu ft
  7. Volvo XC90 34.1 cu ft
  8. Land Rover Defender 34.0 cu ft
Show all 24
  1. BMW X5 33.9 cu ft
  2. Audi Q8 30.5 cu ft
  3. Land Rover Range Rover Sport 27.5 cu ft
  4. BMW X6 27.4 cu ft
  5. Porsche Cayenne 27.1 cu ft
  6. Buick Enclave 23.6 cu ft
  7. Lexus RX 23.0 cu ft
  8. Maserati Levante 20.5 cu ft
  9. Toyota Sequoia 18.9 cu ft
  10. INFINITI QX60 16.0 cu ft
  11. GMC Yukon 15.3 cu ft
  12. Mazda CX-9 14.4 cu ft
  13. Audi Q7 14.2 cu ft
  14. BMW X7 12.8 cu ft
  15. Cadillac XT6 12.6 cu ft
  16. Lexus GX 11.6 cu ft

SUVs in 2020: 136. The photo shows the 24 closest in size and price.

What this cannot tell you

Six published numbers. No quality, reliability or safety data.

Each figure is the model's best trim. No one trim has them all.

How values are checked