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Is the 2023 Land Rover Defender a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 23 SUVs

18thof 23

  • Top half on 3 of 6 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 27.1 cu ft.
  • 18th of 23 SUVs close in size and price.
  • Best: towing (2nd of 24), power (8th of 24).
  • Weakest: mpg (20th of 21, tied with 1).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2023 · SUVSModel XTesla Model XPilotHonda PilotMDXAcura MDXHighla…Toyota HighlanderExplor…Ford ExplorerR1SRivian R1STellur…Kia TellurideDiscov…Land Rover DiscoveryDurangoDodge DurangoGrand …Jeep Grand CherokeeXC90Volvo XC90GV80Genesis GV80X5BMW X5Q8Audi Q8LYRIQCadillac LYRIQX6BMW X6CayennePorsche CayenneDefend…Land Rover DefenderPalisa…Hyundai PalisadeQX60INFINITI QX60CX-9Mazda CX-9Q7Audi Q7XT6Cadillac XT6Mercedes-Benz GLENo number18th of 23
24 SUVs from 2023, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2023 Land Rover Defender in a class of 24
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$53,40012th of 2452%
Best combined mpg20 mpg20th of 210%
Most horsepower518 hp8th of 2470%
Cargo behind rear seats27.1 cu ft18th of 2323%
Rear legroom38.4 in15th of 2233%
Max towing8,201 lb2nd of 2496%

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Tesla Model X 85.8 cu ft
  2. Honda Pilot 48.5 cu ft
  3. Acura MDX 48.4 cu ft
  4. Toyota Highlander 48.4 cu ft
  5. Ford Explorer 47.9 cu ft
  6. Rivian R1S 46.7 cu ft
  7. Kia Telluride 46.0 cu ft
  8. Land Rover Discovery 45.0 cu ft
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  1. Dodge Durango 43.3 cu ft
  2. Jeep Grand Cherokee 37.7 cu ft
  3. Volvo XC90 35.6 cu ft
  4. Genesis GV80 34.9 cu ft
  5. BMW X5 33.9 cu ft
  6. Audi Q8 30.5 cu ft
  7. Cadillac LYRIQ 28.0 cu ft
  8. BMW X6 27.4 cu ft
  9. Porsche Cayenne 27.2 cu ft
  10. Land Rover Defender 27.1 cu ft
  11. Hyundai Palisade 18.0 cu ft
  12. INFINITI QX60 14.5 cu ft
  13. Mazda CX-9 14.4 cu ft
  14. Audi Q7 14.2 cu ft
  15. Cadillac XT6 12.6 cu ft

No figure: Mercedes-Benz GLE.

SUVs in 2023: 181. 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