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has a EPA interior volume rating of 92 versus the 9-3's 90. That seems odd when you look below at the interior numbers. The S40 must REALLY make up for it in hip room, since it gets beaten in just about every other interior measurement.
Also, the S40 is based on a one class size lower platform(Ford Focus, Mazda 3, ect.) than the 9-3. It would be analogous to the 9-3 being based on the Delta (Opel Astra, Saturn Ion, Chevy Cobalt, ect.) rather than the Epsilon(Opel Vectra, Chevy Malibu, Pontiac G-6, ect.) platform. I personally think the S40 is just plain ugly compared to the 9-3. The 9-3 is one of the most attractive 4-door sedans on the market.
Interior 9-3 S40
Front Headroom 38.9 in. 38.9 in.
Rear Headroom 37 in. 37.2 in.
Front Shoulder Room 56.3 in. 55.2 in.
Rear Shoulder Room 55.1 in. 54.1 in.
Front Hip Room N/A 53.7 in.
Rear Hip Room N/A 50.7 in.
Front Leg Room 42.3 in. 41.6 in.
Rear Leg Room 35.1 in. 34.4 in.
Cargo Volume 15 cu.ft. 14.3 cu.ft.
EPA (Interior/Trunk) 90/15 92/14
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