In line with the specs, the second-generation Subaru BRZ trunk has 6.26 cubic-feet of house. Truly, that is solely sorta true. I received that quantity from the Toyota GR86 specs since I could not discover the BRZ quantity on the Subaru web site. So I used to be lazy and simply went with the Toyota quantity. If it is in some way totally different, then I am going to personal it.
Anywho, 6.26 positive is not an enormous trunk, nevertheless it’s higher than the rear-drive Toyabaru twins’ (versus the electrical Toyabaru twins) solely logical competitor, the Mazda MX-5 Miata. That will measure in at 4.48 cubic-feet, which is definitely worse than Miatas of the previous and smaller than my private roadster, a ’98 Z3. It is teeny tiny. And weirdly formed. And also you undoubtedly cannot match a physique in it.
Fortunately, this take a look at is about baggage. And the Subaru BRZ, so let’s get to it.
Right here is the trunk. Regardless of it is small quantity, there aren’t a bunch of bizarre angles or oddities to make it successfully smaller. Not like the Miata.
It’s fairly brief in top, nonetheless. That’s my smallest curler bag and I JAMMED it in there, which I’d not and couldn’t do if there was really one thing within the bag. You can too see that the angle of the opening prevented me from later becoming that very same bag behind one other.
Oh proper, the baggage. As with each baggage take a look at, 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).
Contemplating that the Miata may ONLY match the larger blue bag, and even then simply barely, the BRZ has already completely smoked the Miata. And though this quantity of luggage is actually one of many worst ends in Baggage Take a look at historical past, it nonetheless appears fairly good for a 6.24-cubic-foot trunk.
And since there was a good bit of house on high, I managed to fill the remaining house with my folded-down Osprey little one service mountaineering backpack. Trigger driving a toddler out to a mountaineering path is completely one thing you’d do in a BRZ.
Any manner, you may match that a lot stuff within the trunk of the BRZ. Nevertheless, I made a decision to go a bit additional right here since, hey, I used to be bored final Friday. Additionally as a result of the BRZ’s again seat is barely helpful for human transport, I figured I might see how they do as baggage transport.
It is a 100/0-split folding again seat. You must pull the straps on each side to decrease it (or push down the 2 buttons on high of the seat from inside).
At first, I loaded it up like this, with the 2 greatest baggage pushed ahead on their bellies from the trunk, earlier than I moved to the motive force door to tilt them up on their sides.
Then I seen an issue.
This could occur in case you abruptly braked. Properly Schmidt.
There, that is higher. And yep, you would actually stack one thing else up there on the smaller bag. Although you might face the identical drawback when braking.
And there you have got it, all the customary baggage take a look at assortment match contained in the BRZ (above left) plus the mountaineering little one service backpack (trigger now your toddler mountaineering companion is driving within the entrance seat?).
That is clearly a ridiculous use case. Two individuals and 6 items of bags. Or an grownup and a toddler. Yeah, it is nonsense, nevertheless it exhibits that simply because the BRZ/GR86 is small, doesn’t suggest it is not bereft of performance. It is actually higher than the Miata.
Now, what about different sporty automobiles? Properly, this could provide you with an concept concerning the Civic Si, the Hyundai Elantra N and the Ford Mustang. They’d all be higher than this. So is the Supra, which continues to be considered one of my favourite baggage take a look at Tetris jobs to this point.
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