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Is the 2025 Subaru Ascent a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 23 SUVs

9thof 23

  • No. Top half on 2 of 6 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 42.1 cu ft.
  • 9th of 23 SUVs close in size and price.
  • Best: price (7th of 24), cargo (9th of 23).
  • Weakest: power (21st of 24).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2025 · SUVSAtlasVolkswagen AtlasMDXAcura MDX4RunnerToyota 4RunnerHighla…Toyota HighlanderExplor…Ford ExplorerPalisa…Hyundai PalisadeEV9Kia EV9AviatorLincoln AviatorAscentSubaru AscentAtlas …Volkswagen Atlas Cross SportGrand …Jeep Grand CherokeeLand C…Toyota Land CruiserNautil…Lincoln NautilusDefend…Land Rover DefenderXC90Volvo XC90MuranoNissan MuranoLYRIQCadillac LYRIQCrown …Toyota Crown SigniaTellur…Kia TelluridePilotHonda PilotPathfi…Nissan PathfinderQX60INFINITI QX60XT6Cadillac XT6Genesis GV80No number9th of 23
24 SUVs from 2025, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2025 Subaru Ascent in a class of 24
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$39,9957th of 2474%
Best combined mpg22 mpg15th of 2214%
Most horsepower260 hp21st of 2413%
Cargo behind rear seats42.1 cu ft9th of 2364%
Rear legroom38.6 in13th of 2448%
Max towing5,000 lb9th of 2422%

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Volkswagen Atlas 55.5 cu ft
  2. Acura MDX 48.4 cu ft
  3. Toyota 4Runner 48.4 cu ft
  4. Toyota Highlander 48.4 cu ft
  5. Ford Explorer 46.0 cu ft
  6. Hyundai Palisade 45.8 cu ft
  7. Kia EV9 43.5 cu ft
  8. Lincoln Aviator 42.7 cu ft
Show all 23
  1. Subaru Ascent 42.1 cu ft
  2. Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport 40.3 cu ft
  3. Jeep Grand Cherokee 37.7 cu ft
  4. Toyota Land Cruiser 37.5 cu ft
  5. Lincoln Nautilus 36.4 cu ft
  6. Land Rover Defender 35.8 cu ft
  7. Volvo XC90 35.6 cu ft
  8. Nissan Murano 32.9 cu ft
  9. Cadillac LYRIQ 28.0 cu ft
  10. Toyota Crown Signia 25.8 cu ft
  11. Kia Telluride 21.0 cu ft
  12. Honda Pilot 18.6 cu ft
  13. Nissan Pathfinder 16.6 cu ft
  14. INFINITI QX60 14.5 cu ft
  15. Cadillac XT6 12.6 cu ft

No figure: Genesis GV80.

SUVs in 2025: 195. 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