Effect of cabin size on heat inside the car

[boybi]

I'm comparing between my Pajero and CX7. The Pajero's temperature inside gets (driver side, rear aircon of Pajero not turned ON) to a comfortable level at least twice faster than the CX7. Both have the same brand and type of tint (3M). The only difference I can see is the cabin size.

Shouldn't it take the Pajero to cool down a little longer since its aircon needs to cool more volume of air compared to the CX7? Or the Pajero's insulation is just better than the CX7?

[niky]

What's the fan and thermostat setting? And what's the size of the Pajero?

[boybi]

Both A/C set to coolest setting and medium fan. It's the current gen Pajero.

Actually, the coolest temp setting of the Pajero is 18deg C, while the CX7 is 15deg C.

[lazyfoot]

It might be more because of your A/C system. The A/C of the pajero is quite strong. Its A/C outperforms the altis (good aircon) and civic (barely satisfactory) and city (poor). The only thing that i've driven that can outperform its a/c is the lancer and the sentra.

[boybi]

That means the A/C system of Mazda is that bad?

[niky]

That means the A/C system of Mazda is that bad?

It's not bad per se. The Mazda6 and CX9 have better AC than their Honda counterparts. But they're not the best systems out there.