Make more Cargo Space by Removing Spacesaver wheel?

Lol, grass is always greener eh? Those that do not have want, and one that has does not want.

I'm sure you can find someone who wants your space saver spare. Not sure if you can interchange the other bits to get what you want.

 

In the USA, the two 2016 models (with and w/o spare) appear near equal so it is directionally possible to swap out the foam floor and go either way on it. Both models have the circular depression for the spare in the body itself.

Usually in the USA, we get the opposite question, some want to add a spare to the no-spare, which can be done by cutting a hole in the foam, or more expensive, swap out the foam floor. Sometime dealers will do that latter. Posts here on these things. I do not recall anybody in USA swapping out the with/spare foam floor to the no-spare foam floor, but the other way around works. My theory is there could be minor differences in rear seat heights, so the fit may be very good but perhaps not perfect.

Not sure about 2017 and not sure about your Country.

 

Try it? I suspect as the hatch floor piece goes lower it'll start hitting the walls, which taper closer together the lower you go? And also create ill-fitting at the hatch floor to backseat transition?

I would leave it as-is, definitely would prefer the security of having the spare.

 

I was one who bought my model specifically since it has a spare tire.

 

If you took the spare and all the stuffing out of the hole under the rear mat, leaving just the hole - you'd certainly get some good storage space. But you'd need some sort of board to make a floor - possibly you could adapt one which is made for the spare-less cars. But you'd still have some items to stow - the jack, air-pump, wheel-brace towing hook etc.

 

"Trunk" would be in a sedan. It's "hatch", as in "hatchback". "Trunk call" is some sort of long-distance call in UK?

 

OK GT4, I do not show these numbers often because they are only my educated guess at Cargo Space.
Good cargo space data is pretty much impossible to get due to different types of measurements, and when we do get good numbers, they rarely tell us what spaces are included in the numbers. So I am thinking Gen4 with spare is a little bigger than Gen2 with spare, however, Gen2 wins in my estimate if you include the under floor space.

 

The US brochure lists the Gen 4 cargo space as 24.6 cubic feet with the spacesaver spare. Trim models with no spare are 27.4 cubic feet.

See http://www.toyota.com/content/ebrochure/2017/prius_ebrochure.pdf

 

ProdigyPlace that is "EPA Cargo Space" which is questionable metric for liftbacks. Believe EU quote is 502 liters (17.7 ft3) for the no spare Gen4 and about 445-liters (15.7-ft3) with spare. I am adjusting these up about 10% to account for the fact the EU method is loading boxes so not all space is filled.

 

While you're at it pull the rear seats out for even more room.

 

I replied before I saw your post. I thought some information was better than none. When I first saw your posting I was unsure of how it was determined so I left my reply as an additional data point.

 

I forget if we have EU cargo space data for Prime.
It is believed to be about 11-12 ft3 (310-340 liter) quite small, maybe slightly larger than Volt in rear.
Compared to Volt, Prime has quite a bit more total volume, but that extra volume is located in the seating area. Rear seat area I think is big plus for Prime over Volt.