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Is the 2026 Land Rover Defender a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 24 SUVs

10thof 24

  • Top half on 3 of 6 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 35.8 cu ft.
  • 10th of 24 SUVs close in size and price.
  • Best: towing (2nd of 24), power (3rd of 24).
  • Weakest: mpg (13th of 17, tied with 1).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2026 · SUVSGravityLucid GravityMDXAcura MDXGXLexus GXDiscov…Land Rover DiscoveryEV9Kia EV9AviatorLincoln AviatorCX-70Mazda CX-70GV80Genesis GV80Land C…Toyota Land CruiserDefend…Land Rover DefenderQ7Audi Q7SQ7Audi SQ7EX90Volvo EX90XC90Volvo XC90iXBMW iXRange …Land Rover Range Rover SportQ8Audi Q8GV80 C…Genesis GV80 CoupeLYRIQCadillac LYRIQLYRIQ VCadillac LYRIQ VX6BMW X6Ioniq 9Hyundai Ioniq 9Highla…Toyota HighlanderQX60INFINITI QX6010th of 24
24 SUVs from 2026, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2026 Land Rover Defender in a class of 24
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$63,40015th of 2439%
Best combined mpg20 mpg13th of 1719%
Most horsepower626 hp3rd of 2487%
Cargo behind rear seats35.8 cu ft10th of 2461%
Rear legroom38.4 in16th of 2435%
Max towing8,201 lb2nd of 2496%

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Lucid Gravity 50.6 cu ft
  2. Acura MDX 48.4 cu ft
  3. Lexus GX 45.6 cu ft
  4. Land Rover Discovery 45.0 cu ft
  5. Kia EV9 43.5 cu ft
  6. Lincoln Aviator 42.7 cu ft
  7. Mazda CX-70 39.6 cu ft
  8. Genesis GV80 38.7 cu ft
Show all 24
  1. Toyota Land Cruiser 37.5 cu ft
  2. Land Rover Defender 35.8 cu ft
  3. Audi Q7 35.7 cu ft
  4. Audi SQ7 35.7 cu ft
  5. Volvo EX90 35.6 cu ft
  6. Volvo XC90 35.6 cu ft
  7. BMW iX 35.5 cu ft
  8. Land Rover Range Rover Sport 31.9 cu ft
  9. Audi Q8 30.5 cu ft
  10. Genesis GV80 Coupe 29.3 cu ft
  11. Cadillac LYRIQ 28.0 cu ft
  12. Cadillac LYRIQ V 28.0 cu ft
  13. BMW X6 27.4 cu ft
  14. Hyundai Ioniq 9 21.9 cu ft
  15. Toyota Highlander 16.0 cu ft
  16. INFINITI QX60 14.5 cu ft

SUVs in 2026: 182. 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