vettelover69

Reading Motor Trend today and they mentioned that the C7 has 7 cubic feet of space instead of 12 cubic feet like the C6.

Has anybody seen the cargo space in person? Want to know if you can still get 2 golf bags and a suitcase in there still?

-CM-

There have been a few threads on this already. The big difference is in how the space is measured, actual space is about the same as a C6. The flat glass takes away some space, but not much.

talon90

The numbers you are quoting are not quite right. The C6 coupe was 22 cu. ft. The Stingray is 15 cu. ft.

The C6 convertible was 11 cu. ft. and the Stingray is 10 cu. ft.

If you are talking about the coupe, It really isn't that much smaller in comparison to the C6. The biggest difference is in how they measure the space (area up under the glass is discounted now).

Here is the Stingray with the luggage:



Without:





It is at most a couple of cubic feet smaller.

Philr56

Thanks for the clarity and photos.

Cruiter

Looks like if you 'Squish', the top can be stowed on top of the/some luggage.

talon90

No doubt about it. If the bags are not overstuffed, the area is designed to accomodate storage under the stored roof panel.

NSC5

Thanks for posting the photos Paul! When posting specs about an irregular three dimensional space those photos tell the tale much better than numbers and really clarifies what we have to work with for trips.

PCMusicGuy

I've never been able to get a reasonably packed carry on to fit under the top stowed on the C6. If I leave them off the holders, then sure, but never securely in place. I doubt the C7 will be any different.

Mikec7

Storage is 7 cubic feet less - not due to area but its lost with depth

StingRaycer

Tadge addressed this at BG and Carlisle
they previously measured by filling the entire area and then measured the amount of "stuff" they used to get the volume.
Now the newer standards require the use of some standard box size and it is a function of how many of those little boxes will fit in the area
Obviously it will measure a lot smaller than if it were filled with ping pong ***** or something similar.

NSC5

StingRaycer, thanks for clarifying and that makes perfect sense.

It reminds me of when I was taking a research methodology class during my MBA program and everyone else was proposing fairly dull research questions. I suggested it would be interesting to look at the correlation between a woman's breast size and grades received in a course. Of course given different shapes it would only be fair to measure size using the water displacement method. The prof wasn't interested in approving my idea for what would basically result in a wet t-shirt contest

C7GrandSport

Definitely not as deep. They had to deal with more electronics and cooling plumbing under the floor than they did with the C6. Still not bad cargo space for a sports car.

rcallen484

I think he is talking about the flat rear window effect. The floor looks to be same as C6 relative to seats and frame crossmember just behind the seats.

HolyRoller

What I do in my C6 is put a bookbag all the way aft and put my Eberlestock Phantom ruck in front of that. The roof panel fits just right over them. If I have a friend with me, their bags go between the ruck and the seats quite well. My bicycle and related gear goes very well under the hatch after I pop off the front wheel, swing the rest of the bike in, and put the front wheel carefully on top of it. But then the roof panel won't fit.

Sad to see the vert trunk will be a tad smaller. I sure hope I can fit my bike frame in there along with the wheels and handlebars. That was absolutely impossible in my S2000 but otherwise I got along very well with only 5 cubic feet of trunk. Spouse-free and child-free has its advantages.