Model Year | 2010 | 2017 | |
Model | Toyota Venza | Volkswagen Golf / GTI | |
Engine | |||
Transmission | |||
Drivetrain | |||
Body | 4dr SUV | 4dr Wagon | |
Difference | |||
Wheelbase | 2,776 mm | 2,629 mm | 0 mm |
Length | 4,801 mm | 4,562 mm | 0 mm |
Width | 1,905 mm | 1,798 mm | 0 mm |
Height | 1,610 mm | 1,481 mm | 0 mm |
Curb Weight | 1,706 kg | 1,389 kg | 0 kg |
Fuel Capacity | 67 L | 50 L | 17 L |
Headroom, Row 1 | 1,006 mm | 980 mm | -979 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 1,524 mm | 1,420 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 1 | 1,422 mm | 0 mm | 1 mm |
Legroom, Row 1 | 1,021 mm | 1,046 mm | 0 mm |
Headroom, Row 2 | 998 mm | 980 mm | 18 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 1,499 mm | 1,369 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 2 | 1,435 mm | 0 mm | 1 mm |
Legroom, Row 2 | 993 mm | 904 mm | 89 mm |
Total Legroom | 2,014 mm (over 2 rows) | 1,951 mm (over 2 rows) | 1 mm |
Cargo Volume, Minimum | 974 L | 861 L | 113 L |
Cargo Volume, Maximum | 1,985 L | 1,883 L | 0 L |
2010 Toyota Venza Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2011 | 4dr SUV 268-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
Have had many adult passengers in the rear seats - all have commented without prompting on the ample leg room, comfortable seats, and attractiveness of the panoramic glass roof. see full Toyota Venza review |
2010 | 4dr SUV 268-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
Room for a family with 2 kids. see full Toyota Venza review |
2010 | 4dr SUV 268-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
Ergonomics. see full Toyota Venza review |
2009 | 4dr SUV 268-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
can be reclined 14° see full Toyota Venza review |
2017 Volkswagen Golf / GTI Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Comment | |
2016 | As I've noted before (when reviewing the e-Golf), the seventh-generation Golf's front seats are shaped and padded to provide nearly ideal comfort and support in daily driving. The CX-5's driver seat also fit me well, but not quite as well as the Volkswagen's. Compared to other compact hatchbacks and its ancestors, the current Golf has a roomy rear seat. I can sit behind my 5-9 self with about five inches of air ahead of my knees. Unless unusually tall people populate both rows, the amount of space should be beyond adequate. Compare the Golf SportWagen's rear seat to that in the CX-5, and a funny thing happens. On paper, the Mazda provides about 3.5 more inches of legroom. When sitting behind myself in both vehicles, though, I had about half as much space ahead of my knees in the CX-5. I've noticed in the past that VW measures rear legroom very conservatively, and apparently they continue to do so. The Golf's interior is roomier than the official specs suggest. Plus its rear seat passengers get air vents. The Mazda's do not. This said, I'm not entirely comfortable in the Golf SportWagen's rear seat. To me it feels overly reclined. In neither the GSW nor the CX-5 is the degree of recline adjustable. It is in some compact crossovers. see full Volkswagen Golf / GTI review |
2017 Volkswagen Golf / GTI Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2016 | 2dr Hatch turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD |
Difficult ingress and egress see full Volkswagen Golf / GTI review |