I do not get to baggage take a look at too many sedans since, nicely, they do not actually supply lots of sedan fashions any extra. That is very true within the EV realm. After all, Tesla actually sells a boatload of its sedans, however when it comes to completely different electrical fashions on the market, the quantity provided is restricted. However there’s yet one more this yr! The Hyundai Ioniq 6 takes every part we love concerning the funky Ioniq 5 hatchback/crossover/? and applies it to a cool Olds Aurora/Infiniti J30-looking melting sedan physique, however provides sportiness and vary.
I’ve already deeply dived into the remainder of the Ioniq 6 SE inside, so now it is time to take a look at its cargo space. One take a look at that sloping rear finish needs to be sufficient to inform you that this needs to be a reasonably small trunk and you would be proper. The specs say it measures 11.2 cubic-feet, which is normally what you’d discover in lots of coupes or smaller luxurious sedans just like the Genesis G70 and Cadillac CT4. Principally, if all my luggage match, I might be shocked.
All advised, it is a fairly commonplace trunk and it advantages from struts as a substitute of egg-crusher hinges that rob automobiles just like the CT4 of valuable trunk house. However …
Here is the slope of the open trunk. My bag dimensions are under, however that may be my greatest bag within the higher proper (backside for cellular customers). That all the time matches in sedan trunks. Not even shut right here.
As in each baggage take a look at I do, I exploit two midsize curler suitcases that may should be checked in on the airport (26 inches lengthy, 16 large, 11 deep), two roll-aboard suitcases that simply barely match within the overhead (24L x 15W x 10D), and one smaller roll-aboard that matches simply (23L x 15W x 10D). I additionally embody my spouse’s fancy in a single day bag simply to spruce issues up a bit (21L x 12W x 12D).
As anticipated, every part did not match. That may be one of many medium-sized luggage on the bottom. The flamboyant bag can also be a bit smushed as you may see, however a much less inflexible duffle bag would’ve been tremendous.
That is certainly a bit larger than these smaller compact luxurious sedans. They wanted to depart behind one of many larger luggage. However, for Hyundai household reference …
That is what you may slot in a Hyundai Sonata (full baggage take a look at right here). Every thing with oodles of house left over. Good grief, did I simply kind “oodles”? Any approach, that is the distinction between 11.2 cubic-feet and 16.3.
Listed below are another trunk notes.
This is without doubt one of the two little pulls that remotely fold the again seat. I suppose it is a helpful characteristic, however in addition they stick down far sufficient that they’ll stop you from becoming one thing inside. This isn’t the one sedan I’ve come throughout that offers with this. One thing just like the side-mounted pulls in numerous SUVs could be higher or one more power-operated button.
Talking of power-operated buttons, the Ioniq 6 SE might have fabric seats and no wi-fi cellphone charger, nevertheless it has an influence trunk lid, full with the always-handy “shut trunk and likewise lock automotive” button.
Within the above proper picture (backside for cellular customers), that little sq. lined in dots subsequent to the rearview digicam is the button that opens the trunk lid. It most likely would not say “open trunk” in Braille.
As in most EVs, there’s a substantial underfloor storage space. There’s additionally no spare tire.
It is not large enough to carry any of my luggage, nevertheless it’s not ineffective. After I acquired the automotive, a cost wire and tire-patching package have been inside. They don’t have to reside right here, although, as a result of …
They really match completely within the frunk. Really, they’re about the one issues that would match within the frunk, and given how occasionally you are certain to make use of them (assuming you do not cost your EV utilizing a 120-volt outlet), leaving them below right here for emergencies is smart. I do know I maintain my Niro EV’s 120-volt cost wire within the frunk and have eliminated it from there exactly as soon as.
Clearly and never surprisingly, the Ioniq 6 has a smaller and fewer helpful trunk than the Ioniq 5. Nevertheless, as I found with that automotive’s baggage take a look at, it is hardly God’s reward to cargo carrying, both. It additionally suffers from a sloped liftgate opening that makes it successfully much less helpful than its seemingly beneficiant 27.2 cubic-feet spec would counsel.
In actual fact, the Ioniq 6 and 5 do not look all that completely different, do they? These luggage have just about the identical dimensions, and you may see the same cargo space size and cargo opening slope.
Now, is that this completely OK since each look so cool? I will depart that so that you can determine.