A friend of mine looked at the A7 and A8 and dismissed the A8 because of its small trunk. I was surprised to hear that and thought maybe he just found it small in comparison to the A7 but it turns out that the A8 really does have a smaller trunk than its competition.
Someone dismissing an uber luxury car for the fact its trunk is a fraction smaller than the competition sounds utterly dubious.
Marginal differences in practicality in the $100k+ class of vehicle? ![:rofl2:](https://www.autos.ca/forum/Smileys/CarTalk/rofl.gif)
It may not have been the only reason but it was a factor. Apparently the '15 has more trunk space than previously. From AutoBlog:
In the cargo vault, space is gained by the rear seat backs being now nearly five inches further forward due to far fewer system electronics being stuffed into the seatbacks themselves. I was always one of those complaining about the small luggage space in the A8 and I shall now cease.
Some numbers:
'14 A8 L - 13.2 cubic feet
'14 LS460 - 18 cubic feet
'14 7-series - 17.7 cubic feet
'15 A8 L - 18.4 cubic feet
Certainly not what I would call a marginal difference. The A8 had a smaller trunk than an Elantra!