Which cars have the biggest boot space?

If you’re considering a new car, the boot might not be the first thing you look at. But if your days involve juggling children, pets, sporting pursuits or other hobbies, a big load space is vital. After all, who wants to scale down their life just to fit it in their car?

At first glance, the cars listed below couldn't be more different from each other, spanning all of the market's key categories from top to bottom (no utes or vans, though; that would be cheating). But they all have one key feature in common – one of the biggest boots you can get in their class.
If you're looking to scale up your load-lugging abilities in your next car, add these to your shortlist.

This small Suzuki is one of Australia's cheapest cars, but its carrying abilities belie its modest size and price – its 355-litre boot is bigger than many cars from the next class up. Fold the back seats down and you get a handy 756-litre space to play with.
Honourable mention: Volkswagen Polo (351L seats up or 1,125L seats down)

The latest generation of Honda's evergreen small car might only be available in a single, near-$50k model but you do get more boot space than your average small hatch – 449 litres, with 45 litres of that partitioned into a handy underfloor storage area. While Honda doesn't provide a seats-down capacity, the sprawling space provided in two-seat mode is undeniably generous.
Honourable mention: Kia Cerato (428L seats up or 741L seats down)

This Czech contender has a hefty boot even in sedan/liftback form – measuring 600 litres or 1,555 litres with its rear seats folded – and throws in the ace-card of a wagon variant. Choose that and you get a bigger, more usefully shaped 640-litre load space that expands to a massive 1,700 litres with the back seats folded.
Honourable mention: Toyota Camry (524L seats up)

This Tesla's compact power units and innovative 'skateboard' electric-car packaging allow it to serve up 744 litres of boot space with all five seats in use or a hefty 1,795 with the back seats folded. Uniquely, you get a 150-litre front boot, or 'frunk', to play with as well.
Honourable mention: Skoda Superb sedan/wagon (625/1,760 litres or 660/1,950 litres)

Some pint-sized SUV/4WDs barely have a boot at all – Suzuki's Jimny serves up just 85 litres of carrying capacity, while Mazda's popular CX-3 has a restrained 264-litre rump – but this Renault offers up a generous 536 litres thanks to adjustable back seats that can be pushed forward to optimise its carrying abilities. Fold those seats down and you've got 1,275 litres to fill.
Honourable mention: Kia Seltos (468L seats up or 1428L seats down)

This VW is one of the few medium-SUVs to serve up seven-seat versatility and with all seats in use, there's just 230 litres on offer – not a lot, but actually pretty good for a part-time seven-seater. In five-seat mode, that load space jumps to a class-beating 700 litres. Drop the middle row as well and you've got a big 1,775-litre space that'll swallow just about anything.
Honourable mention: Toyota RAV4 (580L seats up or 1,690L seats down)

Nissan's big seven/eight-seat heavy-duty 4WD serves up more boot space than many cars even with a full load of passengers – 468 litres. Transform it into a five-seater and you've got a jumbo-sized 1,413-litre box to fill. Drop the middle-row seats as well and that number jumps to a mammoth 2,623 litres.
Honourable mention: Nissan Pathfinder (453/1,274/2,279 litres depending on seat configuration)

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