What is the Prius cargo capacity with the rear seats down?

drydem

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Oct 26, 2008, 11:47:58 AM10/26/08

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Edmunds list the Prius cargo space with the rear seats up as 14.4
cubic feet.
What is the cargo space with the rear seats down?

http://www.edmunds.com/new/2008/toyota/prius/100920075/specs.html

Can someone look in the Prius owners manual and
tell me what the Prius cargo space is with the rear seats down?

Thanks.

Walter

Chas Gill

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Oct 26, 2008, 12:26:53 PM10/26/08

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In 3 years of living with it - and before having owned both a Range Rover
and a BMW X5 - enough! Enuff said?

Chas

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Was Istoben

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Oct 26, 2008, 12:26:58 PM10/26/08

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"drydem" <walte...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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My manual gives the cargo capacity by weight but not by volume.

News

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Oct 26, 2008, 1:00:50 PM10/26/08

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No help when transporting ping pong balls...

Warrior

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Oct 26, 2008, 2:38:27 PM10/26/08

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I could not find this in the 2008 manual. You might try
http://www.toyota.com
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Sylvia

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Oct 26, 2008, 3:51:15 PM10/26/08

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Now that we know the issue is ping pong balls measuring
40mm in diameter, the answer is 24,552. Approximately.

Of course, that's with the crossbar removed, no mat, and
the spare and its cover removed.

Subtract two if the windows have been tinted.

And, if it's ok to flatten them you can carry about six
times as many. That would be about 150,000 balls, each
weighing about 1/10 of an ounce. So 15,000 ounces or not
far from 1000 pounds.

Put some air in the tires...

News

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Oct 26, 2008, 4:01:06 PM10/26/08

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And be sure to use the external mirrors.

Chas Gill

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Oct 26, 2008, 5:47:26 PM10/26/08

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> In 3 years of living with it - and before having owned both a Range Rover
> and a BMW X5 - enough! Enuff said?
>

Having just re-read what I wrote above I don't think it came across very
well at all. So much for knee-jerk replies after a few beers :-( Apologies
to everyone.

What I was really trying to say (but not doing it very well) is that I have
no idea what the load carrying capacity is, either in terms of cu ft or
weight, but what I do know is that when I first saw the available space (in
the showroom) I was a little concerned about the shallow boot (trunk).
However, in the 3 years that I've owned it I can honestly say that it hasn't
been a problem - everything I've wanted to move around I have been able to
move around. The singular exception was last summer, when I put roof bars
and a roof box on to help with 4 adults' luggage on a 3 week touring
holiday. If the original OP has a specific issue or requirement then none
of this is in the least helpful.

Regards

Humble Pie

Warrior

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Oct 26, 2008, 7:17:29 PM10/26/08

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I have sent your ? to: http://www.priuschat.com
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Bob & Holly Wilson

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Oct 26, 2008, 8:50:00 PM10/26/08

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drydem <walte...@my-deja.com> wrote:

. . .

> http://www.edmunds.com/new/2008/toyota/prius/100920075/specs.html
>
> Can someone look in the Prius owners manual and
> tell me what the Prius cargo space is with the rear seats down?

Google up "Prius bail hay". The answer is:

". . .
"And we can put one in the front seat," said Maurice Chavez. Soon, the
three guys had the Prius absolutely jammed full with five bales of hay.
Only the driver's seat remained hay-free.
. . ."

Bob Wilson

Warrior

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Oct 26, 2008, 10:10:24 PM10/26/08

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How many times did the vacuum needed to be emptied when all the hay was
removed?
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DA

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Oct 27, 2008, 9:46:38 PM10/27/08

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drydem wrote:

> http://www.edmunds.com/new/2008/toyota/prius/100920075/specs.html

> Thanks.

> Walter

Well, this is an illustration of how much you have without the seats
folded:

http://fuelzilla.com/gardening-with-toyota-prius/

With seats folded you add to the total volume at least twice as much. I
would venture a guess that you would overload the suspension/engine before
you run out of space carrying anything but cotton balls or maybe empty
carton boxes which I did a lot during my recent move. I basically moved
the entire household on a Prius (sans furniture and appliances of course)

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Peter Granzeau

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Oct 27, 2008, 11:58:03 PM10/27/08

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Four bales of hay behind the front seats?

The problem is that "bale" is virtually meaningless. A large square
bale is 3 x 3 x 8; I sincerely doubt that more than 2 could be gotten
into a Prius without unbaling the hay. A large round bale is 4 x 4, and
is too big to get into a Prius, regardless. Many smaller sizes of bale
are made, of course. 2 x 2 x 4 seems to be a common smaller bale, as it
is possible handle one manually.

News

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Oct 28, 2008, 6:38:59 AM10/28/08

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Probably hayseed-sized and quality bales from Home Depot...

almayberry

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Nov 10, 2016, 9:18:02 PM11/10/16

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replying to Chas Gill, almayberry wrote:
Nope = not even close to meaning anything at all!

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