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Which cars are big enough to carry two bikes?

We've just purchased two electric bikes and are looking to buy a car in which we can transport them. We'd like the car to be no older than seven years ideally.

The load space needs to be somewhere in the region of 70-inches long (rear seats down obviously), and have as near vertical a rear as possible. Our current car has a bike rack, but we would rather transport them inside the vehicle, from a safety point of view.

We do not want a van, but something with rear windows. Do you have any recommendations?

Asked on 8 November 2021 by John

Answered by Russell Campbell
The previous generation Toyota RAV4 has a huge boot that's even more useable with the seats down – it will have no issues swallowing a couple of adults' bikes in my experience. Other cars I'd recommend are the Kia Sorento and Hyundai Santa Fe. If money's no object, cars like the Land Rover Discovery and Mercedes-Benz GLS have even more room.
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