What Does 284 Litres.....

[islasmum]

I'm looking at second hand cars, and wonder if anyone can tell me what 284 litres of luggage capacity is in real dimensions - e.g 1 large case, or 2 large cases etc? It is a 2004 Fiesta, if that's any help. Thanks very much.

[gingejbee]

It doesn't work quite like that because the shape of the space determines what will fit into it, suitcase-wise. 284 litres is a smallish boot but quite reasonable for a supermini. I could tell you - that particular boot will hold 3070 ping-pong balls (true), but not that helpful.
There are lots of these cars about - I'd find somebody with one (or a dealer) and ask to look inside the boot.

[islasmum]

Thanks Gingejbee - I had a look at one in a Ford dealer near us, but it was much newer than the car I'll be buying - and a good size in the back. Hopefully that won't have changed too much over the years. Maybe I'll wander round the large Asda carpark near us!

[ToraToraTora]

Genarally they are talking about the dimensions of a litre of water, ie a 10cm cube, so it can be any shape you like. eg 28.4x 0.1x0.1 metres.

[islasmum]

Thanks Tora.