The Niro PHEV's compact, high voltage battery is neatly
tucked under the cargo floor and under the rear seat and maintains the same spacious cargo capacity as the Niro hybrid.
Operated by switches on the instrument panel or a key switch on the rear quarter panel, the tailgate slid into a
recess under the cargo floor while the electric window slid upward into the rear roof section.
If the rear seats are folded forward (sadly, they don't go completely flat) and the parcel shelf is
stowed under the cargo floor, you have 63.6 cubic feet of cargo space to fill, a bit more than in the 5 - series Touring but about 12 cubic feet less than in the X5.
18 - inch, five - spoke painted cast aluminum wheels; Compact 16 - inch spare
tire under cargo floor, Roof - mounted luggage rack; Solar absorbing windshield; Halogen composite projector beam headlamps; Body - color, manual - folding, and heated outside mirrors with turn signal indicators; Body - color door handles with chrome stripsl Front intermittent wipers with pulse washers; Rear intermittent wiper
In a significant break with its heritage, RAV4 will switch from its side - hinged rear door to a convenient roof - hinged liftgate with a space - saver spare tire will be
stored under the cargo floor.
The largest is up
forward under the cargo floor, requiring crawling into the cargo box to store your stuff, while the equivalent feature in the Honda Ridgeline is conveniently near the rear.
A 192 - cell, liquid - cooled lithium - ion battery pack
stashed under the cargo floor powers an electric motor capable of 134 hp (peak) and 70 hp (continuous) output.
The vehicle stores its hydrogen in two 10,000 - psi composite fuel tanks
mounted under the cargo floor — and its electricity in a lithium ion battery pack mounted under the rear seat.
The Hybrid's polymer - cased lithium - ion battery pack
resides under the cargo floor (allowing for 60 / 40 - split folding rear seats) and is more capacious and powerful than before.
Then a 60kW electric motor is
placed under the cargo floor, sending power to the rear wheels, for a total of 197 horsepower when they're all working together.
Further, it turns out you can't just stuff a fold - flat third row into a hybrid wagon that normally has a nickel - metal hydride battery
pack under its cargo floor.
Because the high - voltage battery pack is
under the cargo floor, no cargo volume is sacrificed.
Unlike the door-gate assembly offered in 1969 and 1970, the clamshell gate design required raising the rear window up into the roof of the wagon, while the gate slid downward and
under the cargo floor.
Cargo room is plentiful and
under the cargo floor is a compact spare with gobs of extra room to stuff emergency supplies.
====== OPTION PACKAGES: CLIMATE PACKAGE Heated Steering Wheel, Heated Rear Seats, Automatic Rain - Sensing Wipers, Auto High - Beam Headlamps, CARGO UTILITY PACKAGE cargo compartment w / reversible mat and power converter 110V power outlet, Molded Plastic Storage Bins, spare tire vanity cover
under cargo floor, Rear Cargo Management System, liftgate scuff plate, cargo net and 2 chrome cargo tie - down hooks, Interior Cargo Cover, ENGINE: 3.7 L V6 TI - VCT (STD).
The cargo area was also spacious (for the class) and
under the cargo floor is a compact spare tire (which we applaud).
There are also plenty of storage bins, as well as an oversize glovebox, a big center console and a removable / washable tray that's
under the cargo floor — good for either dirty / muddy items or keeping valuables out of sight.
Power for the latter comes from a 12 kWh lithium - ion battery
under the cargo floor.
I find that the cupholders work well for a tall mug, for example, and there's a pop - up storage bin, part of the Premium Plus Package, hidden
under the cargo floor.
Under the cargo floor is a compact spare tire and more storage space.
Under the cargo floor is another area for storage.
Cargo room increases by 17 percent, with an easy - to - reach load floor and plenty of storage
under the cargo floor, since there's no spare tire taking up room (the GLC uses run - flat tires).
Under the cargo floor is a compact spare, which we applaud.
It is quite large, and
under the cargo floor is a compact spare.
Here it separates itself from the Hyundai Elantra GT's 23 cu ft and the Mazda3 5 - door's 22 cu ft..
Under the cargo floor is a spare tire, and the rear seats fold 60 - 40 to allow for hockey sticks, fishing rods, skis or whatever to be stowed while still offering four seats for passengers.
Under the cargo floor is a compact spare and ample room to stuff emergency supplies.
Under the cargo floor is a spare tire.
Under the cargo floor is a compact spare.