Passenger vehicle having a rear seat bench and method of making same

A passenger vehicle is equipped with a rear seat bench which has a backrest and a seat cushion. The backrest and seat cushion are divided, in each case, into a 1/3 part and a 2/3 part. The backrest parts can be deposited in a storage space of the respective, assigned seat cushion part. The 2/3 seat cushion part is of removable design. Arranged behind the rear seat bench is a loading space having a height-adjustable loading floor which can be adjusted between a lower position in which the loading floor is situated approximately level with a vehicle floor, and an upper position in which an auxiliary storage space is formed between the loading floor and the vehicle floor. This auxiliary loading space is dimensioned in such a manner that the removed 2/3 seat cushion part can be accommodated therein.