Three blokes and three bikes is the max I reckon, two on the rack, one in the boot – with the 2/3 seat portion down.

Possible you could get three on the outside and one in the boot if dismantled and if you didn't have much luggage. Think you're looking at two cars really though.

You'll probably get 2 in the boot with the wheels.

i went with my mate in his 3 bikes in the car with bags and 3 blokes . but have to have the 60 bit of the rear seat down. not gonna get four and four blokes inside . i carry 4 bikes on my roof on mine 😉

3 bikes and 3 blokes with way too much kit (including food and 3 camping stoves) in a Focus hatch so I would at least give it a go. Oh and full face helmets with a bit of armour and changes of clothes.

Mondeos are a fair bit wider than foci so depending on the bikes you could possibly get them all standing or lying in the boot. The wheels could fit on top and on the back seat if you kept the kit levels to a minimum. Obviously the kit would go on laps and in gaps around the bikes.

I think you'll be lucky to get 3 in tbh and it'll be a lot of a squeeze – i can just about get 4 guys and 4 DH bikes (wheels and pedals off) and 4 guys kit for a day in the V70 and that's pretty tight….

I tried to get 3 people and 3 bikes in my Mondeo and failed. The reason? Whilst the back of the seats in the rear splits the actually bit you sit on doesn't. Which just doesn't make sense, but there you are. Don't know if it's just mine…

Drove to Morzine with 3 blokes and 3 bikes, plus assorted kit, tools, and a bike stand, all inside (although it was an estate) Tight squeeze, mind.

Sim, no, mine's the same. Daft idea. I still reckon 3+3 is doable though.

Did a Les Arcs road trip in a mondeo this year, 3 of us & 3 bikes in a Mondeo hatch. Pedals off, wheels off & bars turned & the bikes took up surprisingly very little room, the wheels were the biggest pain. Also had a roof box for luggage.

If you've got a roofbox to put wheels & luggage in then reckon you'd do 4 + 4, wouldn't do it for a long journey though.

I've not found the unsplit bench seat to be a problem, the seat back will fold almost flat over the seat cushion.

If you could tilt the seat cushion forwards you'd get a few inches more height, but you lose the space in the footwell which is ideal for bags/shoes/helmets.

In my old car the backrest couldn't physically fold forwards over the seat bench, but with the bench folded forwards the boot was too short. So I ended up unbolting it and chucking it in the loft 🙂

With a boot lid/tow ball mounted rack I reckon It ought to be doable

Fold one rear seat down and try to get two frames alongside (with wheels/seatposts removed). I've done it in a laguna hatchback
Then Two (complete bikes) on the back perhaps with 2 wheels from one of the inside bikes
Luggage plus 2 wheels in the remaining boots space

Else 3 complete bikes on a rack and one frame/fork on the one folded down seat?