Posted by D Walford on July 19, 2009, 4:09 am
Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
>
>>> But here's the trick: I don't like how SMALL the Corolla is inside. I
>>> want a BIGGER CAR. Nothing huge, but something the size of the Prius.
>> Interesting you should say that, because if you go to the Toyota website
>> (and I went to the American one just so we can be sure we're comparing
>> apples with apples here) they list the interior passenger volume of the 2009
>> Prius 93.7 cubic feet compared to 92.0 for the Corolla. For interior
>> dimensions the two cars are almost identical in terms of seating capacity,
>> with a slight advantage in hip room to the Corolla.
>
> No, the 7 inches of extra hiproom are in the Prius.
Where did you dream that up, using external dimensions the Prius is
narrower than a Corolla, unless Toyota have invented a new Tardis where
did the extra 7 inches of hip room come from?
Daryl
Posted by Elmo P. Shagnasty on July 19, 2009, 11:09 am
> > No, the 7 inches of extra hiproom are in the Prius.
>
> Where did you dream that up, using external dimensions the Prius is
> narrower than a Corolla, unless Toyota have invented a new Tardis where
> did the extra 7 inches of hip room come from?
I went by the Edmunds site.
But now I'm on Toyota's site. Toyota agrees: rear hip room on the
Corolla is 43in, on the Prius is 51in.
Can you dispute those numbers?
I'm not dreaming anything up. You are.
Posted by D Walford on July 19, 2009, 11:36 am
Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
>
>>> No, the 7 inches of extra hiproom are in the Prius.
>> Where did you dream that up, using external dimensions the Prius is
>> narrower than a Corolla, unless Toyota have invented a new Tardis where
>> did the extra 7 inches of hip room come from?
>
> I went by the Edmunds site.
>
> But now I'm on Toyota's site. Toyota agrees: rear hip room on the
> Corolla is 43in, on the Prius is 51in.
>
> Can you dispute those numbers?
>
> I'm not dreaming anything up. You are.
From the same source as you the Corolla is 0.6" wider than the Prius so
either that number is incorrect or the "hip room" dimension is.
I don't see how its possible for a car that is narrower on the outside
to be 7" wider on the inside, maybe Toyota have invented a real Tardis,
Dr Who will be pleased.
Daryl
Posted by Elmo P. Shagnasty on July 19, 2009, 11:56 am
> > I'm not dreaming anything up. You are.
>
> From the same source as you the Corolla is 0.6" wider than the Prius so
> either that number is incorrect or the "hip room" dimension is.
> I don't see how its possible for a car that is narrower on the outside
> to be 7" wider on the inside
It's quite possible, depending on how the interior trim works out.
Posted by Elmo P. Shagnasty on July 19, 2009, 2:29 am
> Looking at all of this, it's hard to fathom how you can consider a Prius to
> be "large", and a Corolla too small for you.
By the simple fact of having driven both of them.
>>> But here's the trick: I don't like how SMALL the Corolla is inside. I
>>> want a BIGGER CAR. Nothing huge, but something the size of the Prius.
>> Interesting you should say that, because if you go to the Toyota website
>> (and I went to the American one just so we can be sure we're comparing
>> apples with apples here) they list the interior passenger volume of the 2009
>> Prius 93.7 cubic feet compared to 92.0 for the Corolla. For interior
>> dimensions the two cars are almost identical in terms of seating capacity,
>> with a slight advantage in hip room to the Corolla.
>
> No, the 7 inches of extra hiproom are in the Prius.