Rula Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Has anyone actually seen the interior of the Hybrid version? Will it flat load? How deep with the rear seats down? My next car is this or the Prius V. I don't care so much about Hybrid, just need a replacement for my station wagon, and getting 20th century fuel economy just seems silly at this point. My only real complaint with the V is the - ahem - acceleration. Not looking for a mustang, but don't like feeling there's a team of horses pulling me backwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck734 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Yes the rear seats fold down flat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMoon Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Awesome shots! Can you show a shot or two of the rear cargo area with the seats up? I want to know if I'll have room for my dogs with the seats up. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKII Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 (edited) Wow thanks for these images chuck734, I believe these are the 1st images showing the cargo space in the C-Max Hybrid. I have been searching for images since Ford N.A. announced the C-Max Hybrid, but nobody ever took pics at the shows or any of the media events. Thank you!! Now I can see that the C-Max will be more spacious and useable then the Prius V, which has a very short cargo area, and with the seats folded down there is quite a drop off and space/gap were the seat meets the cargo floor. Bonus points for the C-Max. BTW, can you confirm that the rear head restraints are shingle-style. In your 4th image it looks like this are the shingle-style and not the block-style like in the Focus. Thanks. Edited July 15, 2012 by MKII Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck734 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 These should answer your questions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKII Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Thank you again chuck734, really appreciate the images. My Volvo S60 has this type of folding rear head restraints, good to see Ford has adapted this feature. Much better then having to remove the head restraints when folding the seat back down.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMoon Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Great shots, thanks! Looks like there'll be plenty of room for 2 beagles back there. Depending on the price point of the Energi...looks like some variant of the C-MAX will be my next car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timf Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 The big question for me is will a set of golf clubs fit in the back without putting a seat down? I know in my Edge they will just barely fit in lengthwise, so I'm sure they would need to be put in at least at an angle to fit an Escape or C-Max. I notice the Prius V has some cutouts behind the wheel well to provide extra width, but the C-Max looks pretty narrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck734 Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 C-Max Energi battery is a LOT larger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtorres Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 (edited) Has anyone actually seen the interior of the Hybrid version? Will it flat load? How deep with the rear seats down? My next car is this or the Prius V. I don't care so much about Hybrid, just need a replacement for my station wagon, and getting 20th century fuel economy just seems silly at this point. My only real complaint with the V is the - ahem - acceleration. Not looking for a mustang, but don't like feeling there's a team of horses pulling me backwards. I was in the same boat as you Rula going back and forth between the Prius V and C-Max. Online specs shows the rear cargo room (with second row of seats up) at approx 15 cubic ft for Prius, ~25 cubic ft for the C-Max Hybrid and ~ 35 cubic ft for Prius V. There is a bit more room in the Prius V but from the above photos it looks like a good size cargo area on the C-Max. I ended up going with the C-Max (partially because I'm a long time Ford guy) but also because the reviews on the lower HP Prius V (with additional weight over the regular Prius) described acceleration as annemic. The C-Max is rated 180+ HP and should have better acceleration and feel more like a gas powered vehicle than the Prius V. Edited August 14, 2012 by dtorres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruteger Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 (edited) Is there any storage underneath the rear cargo area? If so, any chance of photos? It's a major bummer that they couldn't get the rear cargo area flush with the bumper. Edited September 17, 2012 by ruteger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtorres Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 (edited) Yes there is storage below the rear cargo area. There are also small storage bins beneath the floor mats of the second row of seats. Edited September 18, 2012 by dtorres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScooterS Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Thanks for the Pix of the Energi. I was on the bubble, but decided to go with the Hybrid (not Energi). I don't need a lot of cargo space in this car, but the batteries in the Energi eat up a bit too much for my needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtorres Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I felt the same way. I love the idea of the Energi and gas mileage but the larger battery eats up to much cargo space especially compared to the cargo space I was used to on my old Escape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScooterS Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 dtorres: Do you have your car yet? Any idea how far you are able t run on battery only with the Hybrid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMS05 Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 I hope the space is user friendly. The published numbers are not always an useable area. Useable like in what we pack for a long weekend or the items bought during the long weekend. Going from a Caravan to the C-Max with be a god test of the usable area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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