You’re in the right place if you’re looking for a car with very generous storage options, great for loading and transporting bulky equipment or that can carry a lot of stuff.
The top 5 cars on this list are the most popular family cars also known as estate cars on the market and have plenty of room for a growing family and all their things.
Likewise, sports players, campers, furniture hoarders will be appreciative of a spacious estate car.
N.B: In British English, the boot of a car is the covered space, usually at the back, where you put things such as luggage or shopping. Is the boot open? In American English, this part of a car is called the trunk.
The top 5 estate cars
1. Skoda Superb Estate
You can’t make a list of “the best cars with big boots” and leave out the Skoda Superb Estate, which has 660 litres of space behind the seats and when the seats are folded down, the trunk space is 1,950 litres.
The Skoda looks great and has a nice interior with easy-to-use entertainment features and a lot of legroom in the back seats.
It has a good range of engines, including a new petrol-electric hybrid. The 1.5-liter gasoline or petrol engine is the best for driving around town, while the 2.0-liter diesel engine is the best for driving on the highway.
2.
Mercedes E-Class Estate
The 2020 Mercedes E-Class Estate has a new look, better infotainment features, and a range of new hybrid engines. But its huge 640 litres of space behind the seats and a trunk space of 1,820 litres when the seats are folded down, hasn’t changed.
The E-Class should be at the top of your list if you want a stylish car with a big trunk that isn’t an SUV. Inside, the design is luxurious and would fit right in with the top-of-the-line S-Class.
3.
BMW X7
When all five or seven seats are up, the trunk space is 326/750 litres and when the back seats are folded down, the trunk space is 2,210 litres. Even with seven people in the car, the X7 has a 320-liter load bay, which is about the size of a small family car. If you fold down the third row, that space grows to 750 litres.
The rest of the X7 is classic modern BMW: it has a great interior, a great range of engines, and surprising agility for such a big car.
4.
Audi Q7
Seats up, the trunk space is 295 or 770 litres, depending on whether or not the third row of seats is present and folded down while seats down, the trunk space is 2,050 litres.
The Audi Q7 is a good choice if you need to move people and (a lot of) things without drawing too much attention to yourself. Even with seven people on board, there is room for some luggage, but with just five seats in place, you get a whopping 865 litres.
You can fit five tall adults in the Audi, and everyone will be impressed by how quiet and comfortable it is on long trips.
5.
Kia Sorento
Boot space seats up: 616 litres, With the seats folded down, the trunk space is 1,996 litres.
The Kia Sorento is a good measure of how far Kia has come in the past 30 years. It’s gone from being a cheap car to a popular one, and with the Sorento, it’s getting close to being a premium car.
It is easy to drive and is a favourite for towing caravans because of its powerful diesel engine and standard four-wheel-drive system.
With seven people in it, the trunk’s capacity is limited to a few bags of groceries, but fold down the third row and the 616-liter load bay should be able to handle anything you can throw at it.
