The V60 Cross Country can indeed hold a bit more than a compact SUV, even if the SUV in question is one of the smaller examples. The GLC, by contrast, could've fit that little black bag up there, but it wouldn't have been deep enough to swallow both the fancy bag and that blue duffel. I could even fit a pair of extra bonus bags while still maintaining rear visibility. OK, here we go, everything fit with room to spare. At least the V60 only left the smallest, fancy bag out whereas the GLC left one of the medium-sized bags behind. So, like the GLC, everything did not fit. I also include my wife's fancy overnight bag just to spruce things up a bit (21L x 12W x 12D). As always I'll start with the cargo cover in place, and also as always I use two midsize roller suitcases that would need to be checked in at the airport (26 inches long, 16 wide, 11 deep), two roll-aboard suitcases that just barely fit in the overhead (24L x 15W x 10D), and one smaller roll-aboard that fits easily (23L x 15W x 10D). It's found in other Volvo wagons and SUVs as well. It's a clever pop-up cargo partition for keeping grocery bags or other items from flying all over the cargo area. You also may note that unusual outline on the trunk floor. The V60's cargo cover can slide up the D pillar for quick access, much like it does in many vehicles, including last week's Subaru Outback. Already you can see that its long, boxier roof should make for a more usable space than the chopped rooflines of many crossovers. To put it outside of this specific comparison, 23.2 cubic-feet would be bigger than most subcompact models like the the BMW X1 and Volvo XC40, but smaller than Volvo's XC60 and many other compact SUVs. We already know the GLC's capacity figure is misleading at 19.4 cu-ft, but the V60's is nevertheless greater. According to the specs, it has 23.2 cubic-feet of space behind its raised back seat.
Now, the new-for-2020 V60 is significantly larger than the almost hatchback-like model it replaces, adding 4 inches of wheelbase and 6 inches of overall length. Admittedly, the GLC is one of the smaller compact SUVs, but nevertheless, I could easily see someone choosing between these similarly priced luxury vehicles. It provided a perfect opportunity to test a common perception among wagonists like myself and many other car reviewers, that a wagon is more practical than all those compact crossovers that are vastly more popular. As scheduling would have it, the Volvo V60 Cross Country ended up overlapping for a day with the Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 that was previously featured here on Luggage Test Friday.
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