Originally Posted by
Jerrys88
At first I was thinking of the Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4, or Mazda CX-5, but I’m not sure their cargo space is deep enough. I want an SUV that can fit my longest bike, which is my touring bike. It has a front rack which makes it 66” long with the front wheel removed. So now I’m investigating medium size SUVs - the Mazda CX-9, Toyota Highlander, Honda Pilot, and Kia Telluride. Not sure I’ll need to go bigger, i.e. Kia Carnival, Toyota Sienna, Honda Odyssey. Some of these get very pricey. Of course I’m basing my calculations on having all the rear seats folded down.
Compared to spending several thousand dollars more for a larger SUV, you could just buy a hitch mounted rack and go with any vehicle you like. Bonus: it’s much easier to put a bike on a rack then to squeeze it into a car, especially if the latter requires removing bits and pieces.