The sedan adds 250mm in length and 88 litres in stowage. The Cerato is trimmer than its stablemate, the Hyundai i30, though provides a slightly bigger luggage compartment. Outputs of the 2.0-litre drivetrain include 115kW/196Nm and 6.6L/100km. Boot space is quite tight though the 165mm longer sedan version increases luggage room by a quarter. The Impreza puts much of its generous length into rear legroom, making it an ideal car for families with lofty offspring. Outputs of the entry Golf’s 1.4-litre turbo-petrol drivetrain include 110kW/250Nm and 5.1L/100km. At $28,990, it can hold about 600 litres of luggage with five people aboard. Like the Astra, the Golf offers a station wagon.
The sedan option is the Jetta, which adds 400mm in length and 130 litres of cargo area. It’s the shortest vehicle here and just mid-range on width but generous for boot space. Outputs of the 2.0-litre drivetrain include 114kW/200Nm and 5.8L/100km. The sedan adds 110mm in length and 100 litres out back. But a wide opening and capacious cabin deliver a big, practical space with the rear seats folded. This smooth operator is near tops for length and width though at the tail for boot space. The listed vehicles are entry petrol auto hatch variants and on-road costs need to be added. This size-focused article is not intended to knock vehicles at the foot of the list, which are also practical and offer capacious sedan versions. Sedans, which also get a mention, usually provide added rear leg room and boot space though hatches can deliver better overall usability due to their wider openings. Using the small-car segment’s 10 top sellers under $30,000, I’ve run a ruler over their occupant and luggage spaces.Īnd to keep this exercise apples versus apples, hatchbacks are the main examples. The reason I raise this point is the concern that many families might overlook today’s “small” vehicles during their car-buying deliberations. In reality, today’s so-called small cars are light years ahead of sixties sedans for family flexibility, largely due to their fab split-fold rear seats and, in hatch versions, lift-up tailgates. That makes the current sedan 110mm longer and 50mm wider than the mid-60s EH Holden, a good-sized family car in its day.
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