Model Year | 2011 | 2014 | |
Model | Chevrolet Volt | BMW X3 | |
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Body | 4dr Hatch | 4dr SUV | |
Difference | |||
Wheelbase | 105.7 in | 110.6 in | -4.9 in |
Length | 177.1 in | 183.0 in | -5.9 in |
Width | 70.4 in | 74.1 in | -3.7 in |
Height | 56.6 in | 65.4 in | -8.8 in |
Curb Weight | 3781 lb. | 4112 lb. | -331 lb. |
Fuel Capacity | 9.3 gal. | 17.7 gal. | -8.4 gal. |
Headroom, Row 1 | 37.8 in | 40.7 in | -2.9 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 56.5 in | 57.3 in | -0.8 in |
Hip Room, Row 1 | 53.7 in | 0.0 in | 53.7 in |
Legroom, Row 1 | 42.1 in | 39.9 in | 2.2 in |
Headroom, Row 2 | 36.0 in | 39.1 in | -3.1 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 53.9 in | 56.0 in | -2.1 in |
Hip Room, Row 2 | 51.2 in | 0.0 in | 51.2 in |
Legroom, Row 2 | 34.1 in | 36.8 in | -2.7 in |
Total Legroom | 76.2 in (over 2 rows) | 76.7 in (over 2 rows) | -0.5 in |
Cargo Volume, Minimum | 10.6 ft3 | 27.6 ft3 | -17 ft3 |
Cargo Volume, Maximum | 0.0 | 63.3 ft3 | -63.3 |
2011 Chevrolet Volt Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2012 | 4dr Hatch 149-horsepower Electric + Gas CVT FWD |
The front seats offer very good support and the seat bottoms are designed for tall drivers.. see full Chevrolet Volt review |
2011 Chevrolet Volt Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2012 | 4dr Hatch 149-horsepower Electric + Gas CVT FWD |
Front seats are semi-hard and covered in strange material. I could see people larger than myself having issues with them. see full Chevrolet Volt review |
2012 | 4dr Hatch 149-horsepower Electric + Gas CVT FWD |
No power seat in a $46k car?? Get real, Chevy. Once you get used to them, though, both front and rear seats are comfortable for up to an hour or so. Longer than that and I need different lower back support that it doesn't have. But they are heated which is nice and it's comfortable leather. A few tweaks and/or an optional chair & this would be a non-issue. see full Chevrolet Volt review |
2014 BMW X3 Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Comment | |
2013 | Thanks partly to power-adjustable side bolsters, the X3's optional sport seats are both supportive and comfortable. They're firm where you want them to be firm, yet (unlike those in the Audi and Mercedes-Benz) cushy where you want them to be cushy. The Volvo XC60's seats are also very comfortable, but can't quite match the BMW's lateral support. You sit substantially higher than in a BMW sedan, both relative to the ground and to the instrument panel. The windshield is more distant than in the original X3, making the current one seem considerably larger, but it remains more upright than in most recently designed crossovers. The forward visibility many people buy a crossover to get can be gotten here. Rear seat legroom increased by an inch with the 2011 redesign, and is now competitive. A couple of adults will fit, so there's no compelling functional reason to step up to the X5 unless you require tall people to be comfortable back there. see full BMW X3 review |
None of our members have yet commented on the seat room and comfort of the 2014 BMW X3.