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They say it has 66 ft³ of cargo space. An Audi Q5 has 53 ft³ of cargo space and Q7 has 69.6 ft³ (with seats folded), so...

If it comfortably seats 7 adults and can actually haul that much cargo, without being a lumbering hulk of an actual vehicle, I'd say that's a feature.

Admittedly some people want to drive a lumbering hulk of a vehicle down to their local elementary school or shopping mall, but perhaps they have to stick with ICE for now.

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It's obvious that the large cargo space in the standard version and the optional 7 seats are mutually exclusive.

At least with the X, they fold down.

But they still take up volume in the back

The Model S has 60 cubic feet of cargo space. Is it an SUV?

I'm reminded of Meet the Parents ("I have nipples Greg. Can you milk me?")

I'm sure my parents' Caprice station wagon had more volume. That's also not an SUV.

But car categories are definitely blurring these days. A lot of so-called SUVs just look like cars with the roof bulged up a few inches and a juice to the ride height. It's weird. The BMW X6 is an ugly abomination in my book ("let's take a car, and just... inflate it a bit, yeah?")

I think all of SUV "coupes" are horrible. Each one is uglier than the next. They scream "I have inferiority complex and fantasize a coupe but milady wants a truck". A incredible display of vulgarity.

they cleverly don't mention that there's cargo space in the front, where the engine is on normal SUVs :)

the back may not be as spacious in as one would expect.

It's not that big. Sure most groups of 7 adults if you short by size the 2 smallest might fit in the rear. But looking at it, seems like the 3rd row is only going to be practical for kids.

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