Topic: 2017 Elantra Sport ~ 200hp and 6 sp. manual.

[quadzilla]

How does a trunk lock out prevent folding down the rear seats?

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[rrocket]

How does a trunk lock out prevent folding down the rear seats?

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My seats don't fold.  So good luck trying to fold them to get to the trunk!!

[OliverD]

How does a trunk lock out prevent folding down the rear seats?

Some cars allow you to lock the rear seats from inside the trunk.

[ArticSteve]

Some cars with only a rear seat center arm rest pass thru actually have a lock cylinder in them.  Regardless, I'm big on locking things up.  I find it more peaceful.   

[dougjp]

Apart of the break in security issue, just hiding  a decent amount of luggage under a cargo cover in a hatch is a problem. I have no idea how and why manufacturers are allowed to report luggage space for a hatchback, and what practical good those big numbers really are.

Case (  ) in point. The Verano, which is a slightly large compact car, carries 2 suitcases, 2 aircraft dimension size carry on bags and a computer bag in the trunk. I took these with me when I went to test drive the BMW 240i, a small car in comparison. Because of excellent design to just fit these kind of items, it was able to fit both suitcases and one carry on. With the cargo cover on and the back seat up, which is how the car is used 95% of the time, our Elantra GT hatch will carry one suitcase and one carry on bag, plus a thin computer case with the cargo cover on. That's it. The Elantra GT is shown to have 51 cu. ft. of luggage space vs. 14 cu. ft. for the Verano. 

Mind you the Elantra carried a box with furniture that was 7 feet long back from a store. The Verano couldn't carry a fraction of that size.

[rrocket]

Apart of the break in security issue, just hiding  a decent amount of luggage under a cargo cover in a hatch is a problem. I have no idea how and why manufacturers are allowed to report luggage space for a hatchback, and what practical good those big numbers really are.

Case (  ) in point. The Verano, which is a slightly large compact car, carries 2 suitcases, 2 aircraft dimension size carry on bags and a computer bag in the trunk. I took these with me when I went to test drive the BMW 240i, a small car in comparison. Because of excellent design to just fit these kind of items, it was able to fit both suitcases and one carry on. With the cargo cover on and the back seat up, which is how the car is used 95% of the time, our Elantra GT hatch will carry one suitcase and one carry on bag, plus a thin computer case with the cargo cover on. That's it. The Elantra GT is shown to have 51 cu. ft. of luggage space vs. 14 cu. ft. for the Verano. 

Mind you the Elantra carried a box with furniture that was 7 feet long back from a store. The Verano couldn't carry a fraction of that size.

Sheesh...you pack like a woman!   

[dougjp]

     Not 'like', "for"    

[rrocket]

    Not 'like', "for"   

And let me guess...that's just for an over-nighter?   

[Jaeger]

Apart of the break in security issue, just hiding  a decent amount of luggage under a cargo cover in a hatch is a problem. I have no idea how and why manufacturers are allowed to report luggage space for a hatchback, and what practical good those big numbers really are.

Because luggage space is how much you can carry, not how much you can hide.  I can easily carry my bike in my wife's Fit.  No chance of doing so in my Genesis unless I damn near completely disassemble it.  The bike won't be hidden while being transported in the Fit - but it's far more important to me that I can actually carry it.

[OliverD]

Because luggage space is how much you can carry, not how much you can hide.

This painfully obvious statement made me laugh. 

[dkaz]

How does a trunk lock out prevent folding down the rear seats?

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My old 08 Corolla seats could only be folded down from the trunk.

However, my current Mazda 3 seats can only be folded down from the passenger compartment.

[Jaeger]

How does a trunk lock out prevent folding down the rear seats?

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My old 08 Corolla seats could only be folded down from the trunk.

However, my current Mazda 3 seats can only be folded down from the passenger compartment.

My Altima had a key lockout for both the trunk and the folding rear seats.  Most cars don't, though.

[dkaz]

My Corollas did too. My Mazda doesn't have a key for the trunk.

[dougjp]

Because luggage space is how much you can carry, not how much you can hide.

This painfully obvious statement made me laugh. 

Yes but what about the rear seat in a sedan? That air which is being used for part of the luggage space disclosure in some hatchbacks? (note the cu. ft. number for my Elantra above, which must include way more than the back section all the way up). It must mean that anything is game, space measurement wise, as long as its only one bladder they fill up in one space to determine the total. And also that any sedan which has fold down rear seats has to leave them up, presumably only for passengers, whereas a hatchback can have the seats down because they alone are deemed to carry luggage behind the driver and not passengers.

Or some such nonsense. 

By the way I spent time in an Audi dealer this morning with my aim being to seriously look at the A4. Just too big for me. Instead I was infatuated with the S3, perfect size like the BMW 240i and great visibility all around, maybe slightly less than the bimmer. When the weather improves I'll test it and also the Elantra Sport.

[Patrick_D1]

Not that it really matters, but since I'm here... The Elantra Sport's fold-down seat mechanism is triggered from the trunk.

Mine is still doing great, but currently there are no hitch applications for the car... May need to switch into something more hatchback-y come spring/mountain biking season. I hear we have something coming that just might fit the bill 

[Jaeger]

Not that it really matters, but since I'm here... The Elantra Sport's fold-down seat mechanism is triggered from the trunk.

Mine is still doing great, but currently there are no hitch applications for the car... May need to switch into something more hatchback-y come spring/mountain biking season. I hear we have something coming that just might fit the bill 

Tease.

[dougjp]

Not that it really matters, but since I'm here... The Elantra Sport's fold-down seat mechanism is triggered from the trunk.

Mine is still doing great, but currently there are no hitch applications for the car... May need to switch into something more hatchback-y come spring/mountain biking season. I hear we have something coming that just might fit the bill 

Veiled suggestions of newness to car crazed people = Cruelty    Can't be the Elantra GT revised model replacement with a turbo, as its just being introduced in Europe and never in any NA car shows yet, so that's next year unless everything has been unusually well hidden..... Must be an SUV. 

[dkaz]

Not that it really matters, but since I'm here... The Elantra Sport's fold-down seat mechanism is triggered from the trunk.

Mine is still doing great, but currently there are no hitch applications for the car... May need to switch into something more hatchback-y come spring/mountain biking season. I hear we have something coming that just might fit the bill 

UHaul has a hitch for your Elantra

[Patrick_D1]

Not that it really matters, but since I'm here... The Elantra Sport's fold-down seat mechanism is triggered from the trunk.

Mine is still doing great, but currently there are no hitch applications for the car... May need to switch into something more hatchback-y come spring/mountain biking season. I hear we have something coming that just might fit the bill 

UHaul has a hitch for your Elantra

From what I see, only the regular Elantra. The Sport uses a completely different exhaust system with a problematic pipe routing.

[dkaz]

UHaul has a hitch for your Elantra

From what I see, only the regular Elantra. The Sport uses a completely different exhaust system with a problematic pipe routing.
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That sucks. Why not get a roof rack solution? Would hate to see you get rid of a great car for a seemingly frivolous thing.