i know mandarin and I am aware of the less shoulder space between Corolla cross and HRV (based on previous outgoing model) where i sat in.
But, boot space you don't need to see review.
Next, HRV seat middle bump will take away some comfort.....so eventually for 5 adults neither car is going to be ideal for a long drive.
For 4 adults both cars can do it. For 4 adults + baby seat, you have to seriously bring your seat to the test drive. That's what I did and I found HRV to be a bit better, but only for my particular own seat.
But when you think of maxing out seriously the boot of HRV is just a myvi level and you will struggle for space when doing balik kampung with family luggage etc.
So overall size wise I think one can do the in town / city job, one is can do most of the jobs.
Then comes performance which HRV wins. I think CC is very bad in the foot brake but otherwise a great package for up to 4 adults. All in all if I was in the market CC is still an important consideration for me.
Good point but many people i know have no interest on boot space, they just want a tall SUV for driving