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30.7.2018

Looking into top boxes is to open a can of worms. What starts out as wondering if you’d benefit from the additional space soon turns into an expensive activity during which you realise you’re casting admiring or disparaging glances at fellow motorists. Seriously, I didn’t think I’d reach a point in my life where I’d get top box envy.Halfords is the obvious place that most people will start their search, as it was with me. They’ve got their own cheap Halford branded boxes, the middle of the road Exodus boxes (I’m pretty sure they’re still own-brand) and the market leading Thule boxes. I was coasting towards something cheap before I started doing research and speaking to other owners.Things to consider:Storage by volume - You can get some big volumes of storage,but do you really need it? The bigger the box, the more it’ll effect your car.Storage by weight – Don’t confuse litres of storage space with the weight of what the box can hold.Cost - You could spend just over £100 all the way up to £1000. I’ll assume you have more sense than money and keep things realistic.Practicality – Can you access it from just one side or both sides? How easy is it to fit to your car?Safety – How strong is the box and the mountings. What’s the locking mechanism like?Performance – What effect does the box have on your car’s aerodynamics? Handling, braking, acceleration and fuel economy will all be effected to some degree.Aesthetics – Does it look like you’ve strapped a wardrobe to the roof of your car?After much consideration I realised that although it was more expensive than its direct competitors, the Thule Motion XT range was the clear winner in every other area. There are several sizes of boxes in their range, such as the XT Sport, XT M, XT L, XT XL and XT XXL. The Sport and the XT XL are the two most popular, and it was a tough decision to choose the storage volume offered by the XL over the price and aero gains of the Sport. I chose the XL as at the end of the day it’s the desire for more storage that drove me to wanting a top box in the first place.The XL has 500 litres of storage space, and can hold 75kg of weight inside. I’ve had mine fully loaded on several occasions and have always been glad of the space available. Physics dictate that you’ll keep the heavy stuff in the car where possible and put the softer, lighter stuff up on top. And it swallows rucksacks, sleeping bags and bedding (probably small children too). It also has enough room for our porta-potty so the car now has en-suite facilities.The box is exceptionally easy to fit to your roof bars (I use Thule aero bars and feet) by means of four pincer-like feet that tighten as you turn corresponding chunking dials inside the box. You can’t over-tighten the dials either as it has a torque setting that clicks once you reach the correct tension. You’re also unable to take the box off without first having access to the inside. The locks themselves are very good, and can be replaced to match the same key for the Thule feet should you wish. The key must remain in the lock while the box is open, which is a safety feature to ensure you don’t drive off without the box securely locked. The latch when you close the box seems suitably chunky and reassuring. The ability to open the box from either side of the car should not be under-estimated. I’ve been grateful of that ability on many occasions. The box shuts securely and so far has proved water tight in use. We’ve just come back from an extremely wet weekend in Snowdonia where we drove through some pretty epic weather and everything inside remained dry. Inside there are also three lashing straps that can be used to stop things rolling around. Do note that a top box is an awkward shape to manoeuvre and even when empty can be quite heavy. Although I can just about struggle it around on my own, to get it up on to the car is definitely a two-man job. The pair of you will pick it up from either long side and walk either side of the car with it lifted above your head. Even then, it takes a bit of muscle. Once past the physical shifting of it though it is very easy to fit, but you’ll soon realise that the reason why you’ll notice a lot of people driving around with top boxes is probably because they can’t be bothered to take it off. That’s certainly the case with mine.Performance wise, I was expecting to take a noticeable hit. However, having now done around 3,000 miles with the top box on I’m happy to report that I rarely notice it’s up there. Wind noise is virtually nil. You’ll occasionally get a small decibel raise when the wind is in particular direction but very rarely. I’ve not yet experienced any situation where there has been any noticeable side winds try to move the car out of lane, and this weekend was very windy. I also notice very little difference in the overall drive of my car, but then this is subjective to the individual car. My car is a 2.2 litre diesel Mazda 6 Sport estate, so it’s got plenty of torque and reasonably stiff suspension. As for fuel economy, I really was fearing the worst. Again though, I have noticed little to no difference. The Mazda was returning 46.5mpg when I bought the box, and 3000 miles down the road it’s still registering 46.5mpg.Aesthetics. It’s purely subjective but of all of the boxes I looked at the Motion XT range were the most attractive that I saw. The black gloss finish looks great, the aerodynamics of the box give it a sleek and purposeful stance and frankly I reckon it looks pretty good sat up on top of the car. It doesn’t look like it’s just been dumped on there. I’ve had several people comment that it looks pretty decent. I’m not saying it’s beautiful, but it’s not ugly like some boxes.As I keep mine on the car all of the time, even though that was never the intention, I quickly realised that spending the extra money on a well designed and practical box was money well spent. I highly recommend the Thule Motion XT range. I also highly recommend that you know how tall your car is with the top box fitted before you park up in your local multi-storey. I’ve had to stop myself a couple of times!
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30.7.2020

Excellent revised opening and closing mechanism, securing the lid to the base, before being able to remove the key once the lock has been turned to lock. Also excellent Thule One Key system, allowing you to change both locks for the roof box (one either side) as well as all 4 Roof Bar Foot Pad locks (as long as they are also Thule). For the roof box you have to turn the barrel lock to 45 degrees between Locked and Unlocked position before being able to withdraw the original barrel lock's key, rather than to the unlocked position for the Roof Cross Bar Foot Pad barrel locks. You then insert the Thule Master Key to be able to remove the Thule barrel lock from the roof box moulding (warning persevere as this is fiddly to remove the existing barrel lock from the roof box with the Master Key),and having put the new barrel lock (one of 6) onto the Master Key you can insert the new barrel lock into the roof box. Your patience will be rewarded!
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27.11.2019

This is a well constructed cargo carrier. The ease of use is a great plus. Installing by tightening the "power click" mounts makes it very easy. The reason I decided to put this review is to say, the Motion XT XL does NOT fit my car. It does NOT. Don't listen to what Thule's guide says. I ended up returning the XL and getting the L. The L has a very very slight tap to the hatch when open. Almost not noticeable. However I do want to point it out. If anyone needs this for the CX-5 2015 with stock racks, get the L. The reason for the 4 stars is because the information given by the manufacturer is incorrect concerning the XL. If the information was accurate,it would have saved me and probably Amazon a lot of hassle.
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25.9.2019

I have nothing but great things to say about this rooftop luggage carrier. It’s as easy to install as advertised (a big and pleasant surprise!). It’s sturdy and held a LOT of our vacation gear...probably a bit more than the recommended weight limit, honestly...but I’m not suggesting that to anyone! It’s waterproof (we drove through huge drenching rains...and all was dry!) and even at 80mph, not that much extra wind noise. And easy to remove after the trip. It does take two people to install and remove, but that’s to be expected. And our dog gets to keep the whole back of our SUV to himself...and that’s what the purchase was all about! Very satisfied customer!

6.8.2019

Perfect for our 320 Tourer. Fitted with Thule roof bars.Everything’s firm with this box compared the Exodus which this has replaced.I much prefer the lock system in this Thule box. It doesn’t rely on the key to move the lock mechanism, the key on this box prevents the push release from operating. This seems a far more sensible way of locking and unlocking the box, and it doesn’t feel like the key will snap if there’s any resistance as the Exodus does.Opening both sides is perfect especially on the roof of a lower car. We’ve not used it on the Qashqai, but I’d assume it may be a little more difficult, but that’s a car problem, not the box!!

5.4.2020

I just tested out installing the cargo carrier to my roof racks on my Audi Q5. It was very easy. I did it myself- I’m 5’7” and 115lbs, in very good physical shape. I created a cardboard wedge to protect my back antenna and took some old rugs to prevent any scratching, got a step stool, and slide it up the back. That was the hardest part of the whole thing. Would be easier with a second person. Securing to the roof racks was so simple! The key and slide mechanism work fine. Only thing I’d say is I wish the front end opened as easy as the back- back end opens easy, have to give a little extra push for the front to open... but easy to deal with.

5.9.2017

Really like the design and size of the box. Have the XXL mounted to the top of our Yukon XL, and it takes up the entire roof. Don't notice any noise with it mounted, but did notice about a 1-2 mpg dip on the highway running at 75 mph. The latching system is a little quirky as everything needs to be perfectly lined up to fully latch, so when it's packed full it takes a few times of opening and closing to get it to shut just right. Thule saying it was easier to latch than the other models was one of the main reasons of buying this model (along with higher capacity) so i'm curious how hard the other ones are to close when full.

26.6.2018

I could have spent another $10k on a car with larger cargo space for the limited number of times I need it, instead I purchased this. Love that it opens on both sides, and locks securely. I purchased the XL model and noticed no difference in wind resistance (including noise) - perhaps a slight handling difference when it's fully loaded, as the center of gravity on the car raises a bit. This goes on sale for 20% with some regularity, I waited about 4 months for the sale to come around again.

8.8.2020

I've only taken it on one (longer) road trip - but was very pleased by its performance. It's really easy to install and remove when needed. The capacity was also really good - it holds more than it looks from the outside. I also like the feature of being able to open it from either side. The only reason I don't give it 5 stars on all counts is because I haven't had it long enough to know whether all of the parts will stand the test of time. For the price - I would expect many years of use.

4.9.2019

Just switched from a 7 seater to an suv so now my boot space is limited, bought this box to help with the camping gear. It dod the job. It's a great sturdy box with good locking system . U can open from both sides and comes with 2 keys. I used this with the thule wing aero bars 127. U wouldn't even know it was up there. No noiseThey have built in clamps so no messing about , just position it where u want and then tighten from inside until it clicks. Job done . Once easy bit of kit.

29.2.2020

Will not lie to you. As with the other rooftop cargo carriers we’ve had, we thought this was going to do the same as the others. Make noise, become loose, as well as annoying. Not at all. Best investment ever. We’ve already driven with it up & down the East coast several times with it. Like the way it locks onto the roof rack & there’s no shaking noises coming from it. Peaceful as well as smoother rode trips. Doesn’t effect my gas either. Still the same amount we spend.

25.10.2019

With no trunk room with all 3 rows up we looked at every rooftop cargo carrier on the web - I was beyond pleased with our choice with this Thule Motion XT. Installation is so easy it only took me 5 minutes to get it up and anchored down. Haven't been on the road with it yet to see how noisy it is but due to the aerodynamic shape I can't imagine it's very noisy. Looking forward to the next road trip !!!

4.2.2019

Great for a family holiday to turn your mid-range car into a big car: however if money is an object, this model does not seem to attract the discounts of more popular Thule models and is thus VERY EXPENSIVE compared to slightly less well made rival boxes which are probably fine, such as Halfords (our Halfords box lasted over 15 years)

13.9.2018

Great option to haul more gear while freeing up the trailer hitch and trunk entry. Lightweight but durable, I install and uninstall by myself. Have to get a clean shut to engage the lock which can sometimes take a few tries but that's me reaching for something to criticize. Great product, strongly recommend! Its on my volvo xc90

18.10.2019

This thing is great, no noticeable increase in noise. I put it on a Prius and there is a negligible change in mileage if any, which may be due to extra weight from junk in the car as much as anything else. It looks good. It is fairly awkward, but not heavy when empty so I was able to move it around and install by myself.

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