by redLEAF (Posted Wed, 04 Dec 2013 04:49:40 GMT)
+1 on the cargo space -- an A3 hatch is a bit on the small side as it is; if you notice no photos of the cargo area on either the full EV test vehicle or the PHEV, at the LA show it was a static display so if it shows up at the Chicago Auto Show I'd like to see what the battery pack does unless they keep it under wraps -- in the case of most of these (like the Lexus CT-200h) the battery pack does need to intrude somewhere into useable cargo space so we'll see. Iy is a lot smaller so perhaps they were able to integrate it better.
One thing that is encouraging is the e-Golf, assuming that's representative of what they can do with the A3 on the same platform:
http://insideevs.com/video-volkswagen-s ... batteries/
They still need a spare tire, and that will almost certainly have to go in the cargo area.
Not necessarily on it getting a spare tire === as big as the VW Touareg is the hybrid version needs the space for its batteries so NO SPARE; just keep the AAA card handy
GRA wrote:
redLEAF wrote:
GRA wrote:
One thing that hasn't been mentioned in any of the reviews I've read so far is whether or not the battery intrudes on the cargo space as with the C-Max Energi. That would be a deal breaker. Has anyone seen anything that describes or shows the cargo area?
+1 on the cargo space -- an A3 hatch is a bit on the small side as it is; if you notice no photos of the cargo area on either the full EV test vehicle or the PHEV, at the LA show it was a static display so if it shows up at the Chicago Auto Show I'd like to see what the battery pack does unless they keep it under wraps -- in the case of most of these (like the Lexus CT-200h) the battery pack does need to intrude somewhere into useable cargo space so we'll see. Iy is a lot smaller so perhaps they were able to integrate it better.
One thing that is encouraging is the e-Golf, assuming that's representative of what they can do with the A3 on the same platform:
http://insideevs.com/video-volkswagen-s ... batteries/
They still need a spare tire, and that will almost certainly have to go in the cargo area.
Not necessarily on it getting a spare tire === as big as the VW Touareg is the hybrid version needs the space for its batteries so NO SPARE; just keep the AAA card handy