Maximum Luggage Capacity

clintd555 · 02-12-2007, 02:15 PM

Seems rather small for what you all here are able to fit on your Prius.

How do they come up with these specs? The Honda CR-V has more than double the luggage capacity of the Prius but are they folding the seats down to get more than double? Or is it the vertical space I'm missing?

JimN · 02-12-2007, 09:33 PM

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Seems rather small for what you all here are able to fit on your Prius.

How do they come up with these specs? The Honda CR-V has more than double the luggage capacity of the Prius but are they folding the seats down to get more than double? Or is it the vertical space I'm missing?
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I don't know how they calculate capacity and I really don't care. I use the plastic mail tub from the Post Office as the standard unit of measure. The car fits 4 on the deck and 4 across the back seat (seat back up) which meets my criteria. I don't like to load over the seats as the hatch window is blocked but I saw one packed to the ceiling. If your stuff doesn't actually fit in the car the specs are worthless.

qbee42 · 02-12-2007, 10:35 PM

I always tell people the Prius was designed using non-Euclidean geometry: It's bigger on the inside than it is on the outside! Seriously, though, it feels that way. From the outside it looks like a little car, but on the inside it's amazing. Toyota managed to push all of the space robbing parts way forward or back, and the bubbly top adds a lot of headroom. I'm still impressed. Take a look at this post: What you can fit into a Prius

Tom

**Tideland Prius** · 02-13-2007, 02:27 AM

Some measure it to the roof, others measure it to the top of the rear seatback. Depends how you wanna measure it.

Of course, with the seats folded, the compact SUV wins (in particular the CR-V and RAV4 because of their low floor and removeable rear seats).

rufaro · 02-25-2007, 07:28 AM

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I always tell people the Prius was designed using non-Euclidean geometry: It's bigger on the inside than it is on the outside! Seriously, though, it feels that way. From the outside it looks like a little car, but on the inside it's amazing. Toyota managed to push all of the space robbing parts way forward or back, and the bubbly top adds a lot of headroom. I'm still impressed. Take a look at this post: What you can fit into a Prius

Tom
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We compare it to Mary Poppins' bag...

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02-12-2007, 02:15 PM	#1
clintd555 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 253 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 1	Seems rather small for what you all here are able to fit on your Prius. How do they come up with these specs? The Honda CR-V has more than double the luggage capacity of the Prius but are they folding the seats down to get more than double? Or is it the vertical space I'm missing?

02-12-2007, 10:35 PM	#3
qbee42 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 10,477 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #7 Thanks: 95 Thanked 390 Times in 290 Posts Friends: 10	I always tell people the Prius was designed using non-Euclidean geometry: It's bigger on the inside than it is on the outside! Seriously, though, it feels that way. From the outside it looks like a little car, but on the inside it's amazing. Toyota managed to push all of the space robbing parts way forward or back, and the bubbly top adds a lot of headroom. I'm still impressed. Take a look at this post: What you can fit into a Prius Tom

02-13-2007, 02:27 AM	#4
Tideland Prius Moderator of the North Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 19,620 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: Technology Package (Canada) Thanks: 229 Thanked 344 Times in 243 Posts Friends: 23	Some measure it to the roof, others measure it to the top of the rear seatback. Depends how you wanna measure it. Of course, with the seats folded, the compact SUV wins (in particular the CR-V and RAV4 because of their low floor and removeable rear seats).