Trunk comparison: Audi Q7 vs Ford Focus
Biggest Differences (Highlighted)
The Audi Q7 offers significantly more loading length: with the seats folded down, the trunk is +18.9 in (31%) longer, and with the first row of seats upright, even +16.5 in (55%) longer compared to the Ford Focus.
This makes the Q7 overall better suited for long items like furniture, pipes, or skis and for larger, flat loads behind the rear seats.
The Ford Focus has a significantly greater vertical interior height between the loading edge and the trunk floor: the depth is +7.1 in (1700%) larger in the Focus than in the Audi Q7. At the same time, the loading edge of the Audi Q7 is +3.5 in (13%) higher above the road than that of the Focus.
Taken together, this means: the Focus has a deeper cargo area with a lower loading edge, while the Q7’s loading edge is higher.
The width of the trunk opening is +8.3 in (21%) larger in the Audi Q7 than in the Ford Focus. A wider opening and overall greater length make loading and unloading bulky or wider items easier in the Q7.
Impact on Usability
- Audi Q7: Better for long and wide cargo. The significantly greater loading length (with seats folded and with the first row upright) as well as the wider opening facilitate transporting furniture, building materials, and other bulky items.
A downside is the higher loading edge (+3.5 in), which makes lifting heavy loads onto the cargo floor more strenuous.
- Ford Focus: Better for low loading and cargo that fits into a deeper cargo well. The lower loading edge makes handling heavy items easier, and the significantly greater depth (loading edge to trunk floor) provides more vertical space under the opening.
However, length and opening width are more limited, so very long or very wide items are harder to accommodate.
Summary
Those who regularly transport long or wide items are better served by the Audi Q7. Those who often lift heavy loads and prefer a lower loading edge as well as a deeper cargo area for stacked or “recessed” cargo will find advantages in the Ford Focus.
Smaller differences such as the narrowest trunk width (+7% in favor of the Q7) and the height of the trunk opening (+7% in favor of the Focus) are less relevant in everyday use.