In both the Ford and GM SUVs, my biggest bag goes right up against the liftgate. The difference for the Grand Wagoneer really comes down to that extra length. The Expedition left one of the biggest bags behind, while the Tahoe would've left the fancy bag behind unless I jammed everything up to the ceiling. This is the first SUV I've tested, including crossovers, that could swallow all six bags behind their raised third rows. I also include my wife's fancy overnight bag just to spruce things up a bit (21L x 12W x 12D).īam, that was easy. But that's a tale for another day.Īs in every luggage test I do, I use two midsize roller suitcases that would need to be checked in at the airport (26 inches long, 16 wide, 11 deep), two roll-aboard suitcases that just barely fit in the overhead (24L x 15W x 10D), and one smaller roll-aboard that fits easily (23L x 15W x 10D). Perhaps even more so than the Expedition/Navigator. And I tell you, I literally could in the Grand Wagoneer third-row as it's legitimately spacious and comfortable, even for someone 6-foot-3. The third-row reclines, so per usual, I set it at an angle I'd feel comfortable sitting for an extended period of time.
This test with the Grand Wagoneer would once again point in the direction of GM's real-world capacity being closer to Ford's and Jeep offering the sort of extra capacity the specs indicate. However, in their luggage tests, I discovered that the Tahoe's real-world advantage is much smaller. Theoretically, that's a 1.9-cubic-foot advantage over the Tahoe and a more significant 8.1-cubic-foot difference over the Expedition. As such, the specs say they both have 27.4 cubic-feet of cargo space behind the raised third row. Note that this test applies to both the Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer since the "grand" bit applies to its fanciness rather than a difference in size.
That extra length is fully on display in this test, and happily, can actually be appreciated by those who buy this enormous new Jeep. It's 4 inches longer than a Tahoe/ Escalade and Expedition/ Navigator (but falls well short of their respective Suburban-sized models). Its Jeep styling hides that size a bit better than the GM and Ford trucks that are proportioned more similarly to their full-size truck cousins, but this sucker is still nearly 18 feet long.
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