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How big do you think the ME’s total cargo carrying capacity will be?
First a major thanks to our fellow forum member “Stevera2” for helping me put together this thread!
As we all know, typically the mid-engine’s primary trunk is in the front, e.g., a frunk.
A person on another forum, “envisi0n91,” tangentially addressed the question of how much cargo space the 2002 ME Corvette will have by saying, “My ME Ferrari has more storage space than my FE Vette.” I needed to be convinced of that. However, to learn more, I contacted someone who knows a lot about such things, wcody111, and he first sent me the below following picture, in the following post, of a Ferrari 458 frunk (front trunk).
Which got me to thinking, as our C7 came with an optional luggage, and since we have heard from our fellow member “Fasttoys” (thank you) for sharing that GM will be giving us many more ME options (a la the Porsche way), we probably will similarly see an option of a ME custom-fitted luggage set.
Stevera2 then helped in my learning that the 458 HT Spyder also has additional area behind the seat in the hard-top convertible Spyder version, by his sharing the below picture — again in the following post.
Seeing this Ferrari HT Spyder with its custom two duffel bags designed for that shelf, perhaps also part of the optional Corvette’s ME luggage option could instead be a custom sized, hard-sided suitcase that would perfectly fit on that shelf, maybe only 2/3’s as “thick” as a typical airline overhead bin bag, to put in dress clothes and similar items that need crushing protection.
It appears that the 2020 ME Corvette is of similar size and proportions as the Ferrari 488. If we similarly get a frunk and an “iShelf” (inside behind-the-seat shelf), we will be taking cross country trips in our 2020 ME.
Bob Lutz said in an article interview years ago, that the ME luggage space has been solved. Whether that includes a golf bag or two capabilities, we will probably not know until the reveal. But it is appearing that a HT convertible ME Corvette could have a good amount of cargo carrying capacity.
First a major thanks to our fellow forum member “Stevera2” for helping me put together this thread!
As we all know, typically the mid-engine’s primary trunk is in the front, e.g., a frunk.
A person on another forum, “envisi0n91,” tangentially addressed the question of how much cargo space the 2002 ME Corvette will have by saying, “My ME Ferrari has more storage space than my FE Vette.” I needed to be convinced of that. However, to learn more, I contacted someone who knows a lot about such things, wcody111, and he first sent me the below following picture, in the following post, of a Ferrari 458 frunk (front trunk).
Which got me to thinking, as our C7 came with an optional luggage, and since we have heard from our fellow member “Fasttoys” (thank you) for sharing that GM will be giving us many more ME options (a la the Porsche way), we probably will similarly see an option of a ME custom-fitted luggage set.
Stevera2 then helped in my learning that the 458 HT Spyder also has additional area behind the seat in the hard-top convertible Spyder version, by his sharing the below picture — again in the following post.
Seeing this Ferrari HT Spyder with its custom two duffel bags designed for that shelf, perhaps also part of the optional Corvette’s ME luggage option could instead be a custom sized, hard-sided suitcase that would perfectly fit on that shelf, maybe only 2/3’s as “thick” as a typical airline overhead bin bag, to put in dress clothes and similar items that need crushing protection.
It appears that the 2020 ME Corvette is of similar size and proportions as the Ferrari 488. If we similarly get a frunk and an “iShelf” (inside behind-the-seat shelf), we will be taking cross country trips in our 2020 ME.
Bob Lutz said in an article interview years ago, that the ME luggage space has been solved. Whether that includes a golf bag or two capabilities, we will probably not know until the reveal. But it is appearing that a HT convertible ME Corvette could have a good amount of cargo carrying capacity.
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