For what it's worth... I mentioned on the first page of this thread that my father loves his Dodge Journey... Anyway, my parents were in town this weekend to celebrate Easter with us (and 15 others), so we had to rent some tables and chairs in order for there to be appropriate dining accommodations. Well, we were able to fit 2 8' tables and 20 folding chairs in the back of his Journey without a problem.

Just thought I would share a real life scenario with this particular vehicle. I have no idea about gas mileage though as we are not in the market for a new car at this time.