Which SPA Volvo do you have?

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Originally Posted by gaby

The specs seem to indicate otherwise.
New XC90:
Volume to glass line – 2 seat / 5 seat / 7 seat mode, litres1,140 / 775 / 397
Volume to roof – 2 seat / 5 seat / 7 seat mode, litres1,951 / 1,102 / 451

Old XC90:
Volume to glass line – rear seats up, litres249
Volume to glass line – 3rd row down, 2nd row up, litres615
Volume to roof – all rear seats down, litres1837

Volume and usable space are two different things, you could get larger items in the old xc90, the new xc90 has a recess for the load cover and may be a little wider higher up which increases volume but if you have a large item that space is of no use.
Same thing applies to the V90 large volume but too low from roofline at tailgate to bottom of the rear screen to get much in of any size.
If you only load up to the glass line they are ok but above the glass line its limited, the old XC90 and the V70 had much better load space above the glassline to the tailgate as it did not slope as much and the old XC90 was 2" wider. I owned 3 Mk 1 XC90s and know from practical experience the cargo area was a larger square box shape to pack things in.
I tow a caravan and used to get my dog and equipment in the old XC90 with plenty of room for him to move but cant get the same in the new XC90. Not far off but that 2" extra "floor" width and a less sloping tailgate made a big difference.