Acura RDX Cargo Space — 28 cu ft and What Fits

Quick answer

The Acura RDX has 28 cu ft of cargo space. In practice that is 4 checked suitcases, or 14 carry-ons, or about 22 supermarket bags. A folded pushchair fits. Against 51 cars with a similar-sized cabin it sits above the average of 23.1 cu ft.

What actually fits in a RDX

Cubic feet are an abstraction — 28 cu ft means nothing until you load it. Here is the same number in things people actually load, 4 checked cases or 14 carry-ons for the Acura RDX, with a packing allowance — a boot is not a cube, and corners go to waste.

FIG.01·Acura RDX — what fits in the boot
What you are loading	How many fit	Each item
Checked suitcases	4	27 × 21 × 14″ — 4.6 cu ft
Carry-on cases	14	22 × 14 × 9″ — 1.6 cu ft
Supermarket bags	22	about 1 cu ft each
Golf bags	4	full set, about 5 cu ft
Folded pushchair	Fits	about 6 cu ft

ROWS 5·SOURCE ForCar, computed from EPA cargo volume

Counts assume 80% usable volume: luggage does not tessellate, and a wheel arch eats the rest.

Cabin or boot — where the space went

Every car is a fixed envelope, and designers decide how to split it between people and things — the Acura RDX gives 21.7% of its 129 cu ft to luggage. The share below is the honest way to compare an estate with a coupé of the same footprint, and among 51 cars with a cabin within eight cubic feet of the Acura RDX the boot averages 23.1 cu ft.

FIG.02·Acura RDX — cabin versus cargo
Space	Volume	Share of total
Passenger cabin	101 cu ft	78.3%
Cargo area	28 cu ft	21.7%
Total interior	129 cu ft	100%

ROWS 3·SOURCE EPA interior volume

A typical split for a family car: room for people first, luggage second.

Against cars with a similar cabin

Compared with 51 models whose passenger space is within eight cubic feet — a fairer group than marketing classes, which put an estate and a coupé in the same bracket.

FIG.03·Acura RDX against similar cars
Measure	This car	Similar cars	Difference
Cargo volume	28 cu ft	23.1 cu ft	+4.9 cu ft
In checked suitcases	4	4	+0

ROWS 2·SOURCE ForCar, computed across cars of similar cabin size

Cars with the same room

Closest matches by load volume with the seats folded — useful when the boot is the deciding factor and the badge is not. The Acura RDX sits at 28 cu ft, so these are the cars that carry the same load.

FIG.04·Acura RDX — cars with the same cargo room
Car	Load volume	vs Acura RDX	Checked suitcases	Measured
Tesla Model X	26 cu ft	-2 cu ft	4	2016
BMW 328i	25 cu ft	-3 cu ft	4	2016
BMW 335i	25 cu ft	-3 cu ft	4	2016
Kia Rondo	32 cu ft	+4 cu ft	5	2012
Subaru Forester	34 cu ft	+6 cu ft	5	2017
Hyundai Santa Fe Sport	35 cu ft	+7 cu ft	6	2013

ROWS 6·SOURCE EPA interior volume + ForCar

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How we count

Cargo and passenger volumes come from EPA interior-volume records — the same figures manufacturers file for the window sticker, measured to a standard method rather than claimed in a brochure.

The luggage counts are ours — 4 checked cases for the Acura RDX come out of its 28 cu ft. We assume 80% usable volume, because a boot is not a cube: wheel arches, a sloping tailgate and the shape of the cases themselves waste the rest, which is why the Acura RDX counts as 22.4 cu ft of usable space rather than 28. Suitcase sizes are the airline standards — 22 × 14 × 9″ for carry-on, 27 × 21 × 14″ for checked, so the Acura RDX takes 14 of the small ones. Numbers are deliberately conservative; if we say four cases fit, four cases fit.

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Frequently asked questions

How much cargo space does the Acura RDX have?

28 cu ft behind the rear seats, plus 101 cu ft of passenger cabin.

How many suitcases fit in a RDX?

About 4 checked cases (27 × 21 × 14″) or 14 carry-ons, allowing for the fact that a boot is not a perfect cube.

Will a pushchair fit in a RDX?

Yes — a folded pushchair takes roughly 6 cu ft and this car has 28, so it fits with room for shopping.

Is that a lot for this size of car?

Compared with 51 cars of a similar cabin size, it is above the average of 23.1 cu ft.

Cargo and passenger volumes from EPA interior-volume records, measured 2011 for the Acura RDX, seats up. Luggage capacity computed by ForCar at 80% usable volume against airline-standard case sizes. Last updated Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.

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