Storage Space Improvement

My 2016 Two eco arrived yesterday! I took delivery this morning.

I had been wondering if that 3 inch dip in the cargo area would be an improvement or not.

I have a 2005, a 2010, and now a 2016. I'll give the 2005 to my nephew in about a week. I only have a 2 car garage, and it's currently raining, so I'll just do the 2010-2016 comparison now, I'll do the same with the 2005 when the rain lets up.

In the 2010, I can fit 2 standard tall suitcases laying flat, and have a little extra space. But, I cannot set the suitcases on their sides, and close the trunk (it's very close, and it might be possible if the suitcase is not too rigid and collapses a little.

In the 2016, I can fit them on their sides and close the trunk no problem. This means I can probably fit 3, maybe even 4 such sized suitcases.

In the pictures below, the red car is the 2010. The Green care in the 2016.

Does anyone else want to see any other comparison pictures? Just let me know

 

I'm a little nervous, frankly. I drive 4 hours a week, about half of it on the highway (a 2 hour each way trip, and I stay out of town for 3 days). I'm happy that I get 2 years of roadside assistance. Still, I'm nervous. Also, we usually take at least one long road trip per year (to Florida, about 10 hours each way. I guess I'll just hope for the best, and replace them early and often.

 

20160122_133606 by fsu23phd posted Jan 22, 2016 at 1:42 PM

It seems to include a jack, a lug nut wrench, an air compressor and a bottle of fix-a-flat (generic). I don't see a plug kit. Good call, I will go invest in one of those. You can never be too careful, good thinking.

 

Since it is raining, I'll go grab a tape measure and take some more comparison pictures.

I wouldn't call it huge by any stretch. It gains about 2.5 inches of dept, which is just enough to matter in this case.

 

Happy to.

The g3 and g4 are both narrower on the bottom of the trunk. The are both widest toward the top.

Gen 3
36 inches at bottom of opening
40 in at where the trunk wall angles
34.75 in from seats to end of trunk
26 in from floor of trunk to ceiling of car at back of seats


Gen 4
34.5 at bottom of opening
41.25 at angle
35 from seats to the dip
28.5 from trunk floor to ceiling near seats


Larger suitcase is 28.5x12x17. The other is almost as tall

 

Yes, if you look at the picture of the green car with the suitcases on their sides, you see how the kind of loops up toward the bottom right hand side. That's where you were losing space. By the time you get to the widest spot, it is wider