That’s because it has the largest interior space and luggage compartment within its class, with a total boot volume of 1,950 liters (68.8 cu-ft) with the rear seats folded flat and loaded up to the roof. In standard configuration, boot volume is 660 liters (23.3 cu-ft), 27 liters more than the previous model.
Based on the MQB platform, the wheelbase has been extended by 80mm to 2,841mm (111.8in). The track width has increased to 1,584mm (62.3in) at the front and to 1,572mm (61.9in) at the rear, resulting in an increased interior space.
Skoda says driver and passenger have 39mm more elbow room than before, while head room is 995mm in the front and 1,001mm in the rear – more than in any other model in the segment. Rear knee room is 157mm, which Skoda says is around twice as much as the next-best competitor. Elbow room in the rear has been increased by 70 mm.