Need a big trunk? Not every Honda SUV will live up to the expectations
Honda rarely builds the most eye-catching SUVs on the market, but practicality is usually a strong suit. A trunk-by-trunk comparison shows it well: from the compact HR-V to the three-row Pilot, almost every model delivers solid cargo space for its class.
The most modest result is from the Honda HR-V — 691 litres behind the second row and 1,560 litres with the seats folded. For a small crossover that's not a fail: roughly seven carry-on suitcases fit in there, and on volume the HR-V even slightly beats the Toyota Corolla Cross.
The surprise is the Honda Prologue. The electric crossover is more than 30 cm longer than the HR-V, yet its trunk is about the same: 714 litres. The Touring and Elite versions hold even less — 671 litres. The upside is rear-seat space: 100 cm of legroom.
The hydrogen-powered CR-V e:FCEV offers the same 714 litres behind the second row, but with the seats folded it edges out the Prologue at 1,727 litres. The regular CR-V is far more practical: 1,113 litres behind the second row and 2,166 litres maximum. The hybrid is slightly behind — 1,028 and 2,033 litres.
Above them sit the Passport and the Pilot. The Passport offers 1,246 litres behind the second row and 2,373 litres with the seats folded. The Pilot, as Honda's largest SUV, leads the pack: 1,373 litres with the third row folded, 527 litres even with all three rows in use, and 2,464 litres at maximum.
But Honda's true cargo champion is not an SUV. The Odyssey minivan delivers 929 litres even behind the third row, 2,453 litres behind the second and 3,984 litres at full reconfiguration. It doesn't look as «rugged» as the Pilot or Passport, yet on real-world family usefulness it plays in another league.