Measuring the actual boot capacity of your car

vsrivatsa · 9th May 2021, 11:40

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Originally Posted by Behemoth

Ok so I went back and measured the Boot of the Hyundai Creta 2020 today and here are the results. The usable space of the Hyundai Creta 2020 is even less than the Kia Seltos.
so Total boot space is : 274L

Wow - this quite a revelation! That means the 2020 Creta has a boot that is hardly 5% bigger than that of the Ignis! -> (Measuring the actual boot capacity of your car)

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Originally Posted by Behemoth

They have simply deleted the boot space spec - seems that they have realized that reporting a wrong value is incorrect. Of course dealerships will continue to feed the wrong info and it is upto the discerning buyers to actually know the reality.

If they advertised it as even a 300 L boot, this point would get highlighted when people compare with the Seltos. So possibly until they correct things on the Kia side, they will just hide it.

Also, how do you recommend we measure the boot for a sedan? Just curious to see if the claimed 500L sizes of the Sedans match or if there is any exaggeration there as well.

Behemoth · 9th May 2021, 12:07

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Originally Posted by vsrivatsa

Wow - this quite a revelation! That means the 2020 Creta has a boot that is hardly 5% bigger than that of the Ignis! -> (Measuring the actual boot capacity of your car)

If they advertised it as even a 300 L boot, this point would get highlighted when people compare with the Seltos. So possibly until they correct things on the Kia side, they will just hide it.

Also, how do you recommend we measure the boot for a sedan? Just curious to see if the claimed 500L sizes of the Sedans match or if there is any exaggeration there as well.

Yes that's correct and you can practically see the boot space if you test it with actual luggage.

In case of sedans the boot space is much better and more usable as almost all of them have a proper spare wheel recess in which the spare wheel sits and there is no space wastage around the tyre. In my opening post, I shared the measurements for my Skoda Laura too and that is where whole revelation happened that it is the Suv segment which is misreporting boot space specs. But ironically even with different models of the same manufacturer, boot space claims are not consistent. For example the Kia Sonet (which has a proper wheel recess) has a much bigger usable boot space (360+) compared to the Kia Seltos (320). Same is the case with Hyundai Venue vs Hyundai Creta. Maybe Arai / Asci needs to step in and enforce a uniform measurement standard

JaiHanuman · 27th May 2021, 21:23

Coincidentally yesterday i was just thinking how the boot spaces are calculated and how effective it is in reality, and i see this post today.
Kudos to Behemoth for starting this thread.
I also believe stacking up the luggage's in the boot space is an art itself

. I wonder sometimes how some are able to squeeze in so much luggage whereas i struggle to do it.

carthick1000 · 28th May 2021, 01:55

I usually measure and note it down in pictures. This usually happens if I want to haul longer/bigger stuff. I will save the pictures in my dropbox for future reference. My current model 3 and past i10.

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abhishek46 · 9th August 2021, 19:35

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Originally Posted by vsrivatsa

Wow - this quite a revelation! That means the 2020 Creta has a boot that is hardly 5% bigger than that of the Ignis! -> (Measuring the actual boot capacity of your car)

If they advertised it as even a 300 L boot, this point would get highlighted when people compare with the Seltos. So possibly until they correct things on the Kia side, they will just hide it.

Also, how do you recommend we measure the boot for a sedan? Just curious to see if the claimed 500L sizes of the Sedans match or if there is any exaggeration there as well.

I have an Ignis, and my Father-in-law happens to have a Creta.
Trust me on this, the Creta's boot is way larger than the Ignis's.

I am speaking from practical experience, and not from mathematical point of view.

When the situation arises (i.e. airport hauls, luggage hauls, wedding shopping hauls), just do not hesitate to remove the parcel tray.

Behemoth · 24th December 2021, 10:12

Measured the actual usable boot space of our new Hector Plus (with third row of seats folded down) and here are the results. I have measured the height of available boot space only till black trim in interior which is till when we can stack luggage without obstructing the rear view.

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The available calculated space by my method (in this case I have considered two stacked trapezoids (one over the other) to do the calculation and the space comes out as:

((100+90)/2 x 100 x 20)/1000 + ((80+90)/2 x 125 x 29 )/ 1000 = 120L +308L + 30L (niches on left and right)= 458 L of available boot space without obstructing any rear view. The company claimed is around 530L (IIRC) so there is some space wasted below the tray (where toolkit and subwoofer are mounted) which are counted in the boot space. But the good thing is that since the space wheel is mounted outside below the car, that is not included in the boot space quoted by company.

The measured height till the roof in the boot is 64cm so for people with dogs (like me) that is the available space for the dog to stand. My dog's height is currently 21 inches at nape and 24 inches at head (around 61 cm at head) so he will be able to stand comfortably. For people with larger dogs it may be a problem though.

Behemoth · 28th December 2021, 11:53

One correction to my Hector plus boot space measurements as shared above. The height till ceiling as measured is 84cm (not 64cm) I went and measured it again

Now it is more logical as even I was wondering how much headroom a passenger would have if the space is only 64cm.

Here is the corrected diagram

Measuring the actual boot capacity of your car-img_20211228_115014__01.jpg

reinhardt93 · 12th September 2022, 08:02

Is it possible to include the XUV700. I have always found the third-row seat to intrude on the boot space.

AnujKapur · 6th October 2022, 14:54

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Originally Posted by Behemoth

You ask me where all the boot space went? Well a lot of it is wasted under the boot floor and cannot be used. Hyundai is counting all the space in their quoted boot space numbers and also the spare wheel. Notice how shallow the spare wheel recess is and the entire spare wheel is sticking out. (Zoom in to see)
The remaining space around the wheel is usable only for small nick nacks and can never be used for luggage. (Not even a laptop bag will fit)

Hi I have recently calculated Grand Vitara boot space and found it to be more than current creta model. But while examining it with eyes it seems creta has bigger boot. Just confirming the diagram that you have created is for the current creta that is available in India.

Grand Vitara 2022 Mild Hybrid boot

It's coming around 342 litres

AnujKapur · 17th October 2022, 14:05

TATA Nexon 2022 Petrol / Diesel has following dimensions of the boot ( Approximation ) :
Width - 99.06 CM
Length( Floor ) - 71.12 CM
Length( Parcel Tray ) - 43.18 CM
Height or Depth - 55.88

Total measured capacity = (((71.12 + 43.18)/2)* 99.06 * 55.88 ) / 1000 = 316.35 L

Note - This does not include the small pockets that we get behind wheel wells. So I think it will be as per marketed if calculated properly.

27th May 2021, 21:23	#48
JaiHanuman Newbie Join Date: May 2021 Location: Chennai Posts: 20 Thanked: 28 Times	Re: Measuring the actual boot capacity of your car Coincidentally yesterday i was just thinking how the boot spaces are calculated and how effective it is in reality, and i see this post today. Kudos to Behemoth for starting this thread. I also believe stacking up the luggage's in the boot space is an art itself . I wonder sometimes how some are able to squeeze in so much luggage whereas i struggle to do it.
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28th May 2021, 01:55	#49
carthick1000 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: CJB-Driel Posts: 693 Thanked: 2,861 Times View My Garage	Re: Measuring the actual boot capacity of your car I usually measure and note it down in pictures. This usually happens if I want to haul longer/bigger stuff. I will save the pictures in my dropbox for future reference. My current model 3 and past i10.
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24th December 2021, 10:12	#51
Behemoth Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 2,109 Thanked: 5,868 Times View My Garage	Re: Measuring the actual boot capacity of your car Measured the actual usable boot space of our new Hector Plus (with third row of seats folded down) and here are the results. I have measured the height of available boot space only till black trim in interior which is till when we can stack luggage without obstructing the rear view. The available calculated space by my method (in this case I have considered two stacked trapezoids (one over the other) to do the calculation and the space comes out as: ((100+90)/2 x 100 x 20)/1000 + ((80+90)/2 x 125 x 29 )/ 1000 = 120L +308L + 30L (niches on left and right)= 458 L of available boot space without obstructing any rear view. The company claimed is around 530L (IIRC) so there is some space wasted below the tray (where toolkit and subwoofer are mounted) which are counted in the boot space. But the good thing is that since the space wheel is mounted outside below the car, that is not included in the boot space quoted by company. The measured height till the roof in the boot is 64cm so for people with dogs (like me) that is the available space for the dog to stand. My dog's height is currently 21 inches at nape and 24 inches at head (around 61 cm at head) so he will be able to stand comfortably. For people with larger dogs it may be a problem though. Last edited by Behemoth : 24th December 2021 at 10:17.
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28th December 2021, 11:53	#52
Behemoth Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 2,109 Thanked: 5,868 Times View My Garage	Re: Measuring the actual boot capacity of your car One correction to my Hector plus boot space measurements as shared above. The height till ceiling as measured is 84cm (not 64cm) I went and measured it again Now it is more logical as even I was wondering how much headroom a passenger would have if the space is only 64cm. Here is the corrected diagram
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12th September 2022, 08:02	#53
reinhardt93 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: BLR-IXE/AUH Posts: 47 Thanked: 133 Times	Re: Measuring the actual boot capacity of your car Is it possible to include the XUV700. I have always found the third-row seat to intrude on the boot space.
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17th October 2022, 14:05	#55
AnujKapur BHPian Join Date: Jun 2022 Location: Varanasi Posts: 32 Thanked: 28 Times	Re: Measuring the actual boot capacity of your car TATA Nexon 2022 Petrol / Diesel has following dimensions of the boot ( Approximation ) : Width - 99.06 CM Length( Floor ) - 71.12 CM Length( Parcel Tray ) - 43.18 CM Height or Depth - 55.88 Total measured capacity = (((71.12 + 43.18)/2)* 99.06 * 55.88 ) / 1000 = 316.35 L Note - This does not include the small pockets that we get behind wheel wells. So I think it will be as per marketed if calculated properly.
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