Model Year | 2010 | 2020 | |
Model | Audi A5 / S5 | Land Rover Defender | |
Engine | |||
Transmission | |||
Drivetrain | |||
Body | 2dr Coupe | 4dr SUV | |
Difference | |||
Wheelbase | 2,751 mm | 3,020 mm | -1 mm |
Length | 4,625 mm | 5,019 mm | -1 mm |
Width | 1,854 mm | 1,996 mm | 0 mm |
Height | 1,372 mm | 1,969 mm | 0 mm |
Curb Weight | 1,670 kg | 2,284 kg | -1 kg |
Fuel Capacity | 64 L | 90 L | -26 L |
Headroom, Row 1 | 993 mm | 1,031 mm | 992 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 1,379 mm | 1,544 mm | 0 mm |
Legroom, Row 1 | 1,049 mm | 993 mm | -992 mm |
Headroom, Row 2 | 914 mm | 1,026 mm | 913 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 1,341 mm | 1,504 mm | 0 mm |
Legroom, Row 2 | 805 mm | 993 mm | -188 mm |
Total Legroom | 1,854 mm (over 2 rows) | 1,986 mm (over 2 rows) | 0 mm |
Cargo Volume, Minimum | 340 L | 963 L | -623 L |
Cargo Volume, Maximum | 12.0 | 2,231 L | 10 |
2010 Audi A5 / S5 Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2011 | 2dr Coupe 354-horsepower 4.2L V8 6-speed manual AWD |
I am 6'-7" tall. Audi builds cars that I can fit into comfortably. My 1998 A4 was the first car that truly fit me, and the S5 is just as good, if not better. see full Audi A5 / S5 review |
2009 | 2dr Coupe 265-horsepower 3.2L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
very comfortable seating, especially with S-line package see full Audi A5 / S5 review |
2010 Audi A5 / S5 Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2011 | 2dr Coupe turbocharged 211hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual AWD |
nonexistent see full Audi A5 / S5 review |
2009 | 2dr Coupe turbocharged 170hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed manual AWD |
Not room enough for sufficient leg space for both front and rear passengers at the same time. Rear seat room is tight. Makes you want to avoid having rear passengers in the car. Typical for a 2-door. see full Audi A5 / S5 review |
2020 Land Rover Defender Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Comment | |
As a two-row vehicle, the Defender provides plenty of room. But if you want to use the third-row seat (optional on the four-door), the second row folks will need to slide forward a few inches, such that both rear rows end up with marginal legroom. This shouldn't come as much of a surprise. Ignore the 197.6-inch length on the spec sheet, as ten of these inches are taken up by the external spare. Without the spare, the Land Rover 110 is merely 187.4 inches long--insufficient for three spacious rows. Even with transverse powertrains, three-row crossovers tend to be as lengthy as the Defender with the spare included. One good way to maximize space in a relatively stubby vehicle is to mount the seats high so legs angle downward rather than forward, and the Defender's second-row seat is comfortably high off the floor. The third-row seat is not. There is plenty of headroom back there, so space constraints didn't force a low seat. There must have been another reason, such as the amount of space available for the folding mechanism. You might think that the third-row seat is intended for only occasional use, but Land Rover has given it seat heaters and its own HVAC fan control. All of this said, even a tight third row is better than none at all if you need to carry seven people. And none at all is what you can get in the Wrangler, Bronco, or G-Wagen. If you only occasionally need to carry a sixth person, the Defender alone offers the option of a front center jump seat in place of the console. What's more, this option is offered in the shorter wheelbase two-door Defender as well as in the four-door. see full Land Rover Defender review |
None of our members have yet commented on the seat room and comfort of the 2020 Land Rover Defender.