Small SUV Price Comparison

Small SUV Price Comparison Hi! I’m David Thomas of Cars.com. While families are moving down in sizes smaller vehicles, their everyday challenges remain the same, one of those of saving money and a one way to do that is by shopping at discount clubs like Sam’s or Costco. So, how do small SUVs like the four we have here hold up? We’re going to take them all on from the smallest VW Tiguan to the largest in cargo capacity, the Mitsubishi Outlander. Now, let’s see how they measure up. We try to simulate a typical run to one of these discount clubs, so we’ve got something like paper towels, toilet paper, soda, water, ketchup, cereal, chips here and of course, that one impulse item. You’ll never know what it’s going to be when you walk in but there’s something that’s cheap. It’s a must-buy. You can’t let it go by. So, we got a 26-inch LCD TV. So, first up is a Mitsubishi Outlander. It has the largest cargo area at 36.2 cubic feet. It’s also the only one of our test vehicles that has this extended gate here. It makes a flat load floor. So, if you have a heavy item, you can just slide it in. So, we’re going to see how we do. So, everything fit. It wasn’t really that easy because of the sizes and shapes of everything but you can tell how much room there is. So, if they’re different size goods, it probably fits in a little easier and it certainly does a trick. Next up is the popular Ford Escape. It’s got 29.2 cubic feet in the back. That’s significantly smaller than the Mitsubishi was. So, we’re going to see how it handles all these stuff. So, as you can see, everything fit. We had to take a lot of stuff out of the box as we have packed them in just to fill little nooks and crannies. It doesn’t look very stable but with the door closed, I think it will be all right. Next stop is the Nissan Rouge, a 28.9 cubic feet in rear cargo area. It’s almost identical to the Ford Escape. Let’s see how it does. Now, that’s as tight as you can pretty much get and get everything in there. You could see we had to take out the catsup and mustard to make it fit but it works. Last and actually least is a VW Tiguan. It’s got 23.8 cubic feet back here and I don’t know if all these stuff is going to fit. Let’s see. So, as you can see, the snack chips didn’t fit in at all. The paper towels in the back, they’re just kind of sticking out but they’re soft. Let’s see if they make it. It works but you lost some cargo. So, what did we learn today? Well, even a smallest compact SVU can fit a lot of stuff from a shopping trip and your family in the backseat. So, don’t let those specs be your deciding factor. For additional information on this car or any other, go to Cars.com and our blog KickingTires.