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For the parking enforcement device, see <a href="/wiki/Wheel_clamp" title="Wheel clamp">Wheel clamp</a>. For the flexible sleeve covering a moving part, see <a href="/wiki/Gaiter_(vehicle)" title="Gaiter (vehicle)">Gaiter (vehicle)</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"Frunk" redirects here. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Frunk_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Frunk (disambiguation)">Frunk (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2010_Porsche_Boxster_Spyder_(5217139071).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/2010_Porsche_Boxster_Spyder_%285217139071%29.jpg/220px-2010_Porsche_Boxster_Spyder_%285217139071%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/2010_Porsche_Boxster_Spyder_%285217139071%29.jpg/330px-2010_Porsche_Boxster_Spyder_%285217139071%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/2010_Porsche_Boxster_Spyder_%285217139071%29.jpg/440px-2010_Porsche_Boxster_Spyder_%285217139071%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>The open trunk in the rear of a <a href="/wiki/Porsche_Boxster" class="mw-redirect" title="Porsche Boxster">Porsche Boxster</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1931_Ford_Model_A_roadster_rear.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/1931_Ford_Model_A_roadster_rear.JPG/220px-1931_Ford_Model_A_roadster_rear.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/1931_Ford_Model_A_roadster_rear.JPG/330px-1931_Ford_Model_A_roadster_rear.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/1931_Ford_Model_A_roadster_rear.JPG/440px-1931_Ford_Model_A_roadster_rear.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>Early automobiles had provision for mounting an external <a href="/wiki/Trunk_(luggage)" title="Trunk (luggage)">trunk</a> as on a 1931 <a href="/wiki/Ford_Model_A_(1927%E2%80%931931)" title="Ford Model A (1927–1931)">Ford Model A</a>, in addition to the <a href="/wiki/Rumble_seat" title="Rumble seat">rumble seat</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>trunk</b> (<a href="/wiki/American_English" title="American English">American English</a>) or <b>boot</b> (<a href="/wiki/British_English" title="British English">British English</a>) of a <a href="/wiki/Car" title="Car">car</a> is the vehicle's main storage or cargo compartment, often a hatch at the rear of the vehicle. It can also be called a <b>tailgate</b>. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Indian_English" title="Indian English">Indian English</a> the storage area is known as a <b>dickey</b> (also spelled <b>dicky, dickie,</b> or <b>diggy</b>), and in <a href="/wiki/South-East_Asia" class="mw-redirect" title="South-East Asia">Southeast Asia</a> as a <b>compartment</b>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Designs">Designs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trunk_(car)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Designs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1965_Rambler_Classic_660_4-d_blue-white_VA-t.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/1965_Rambler_Classic_660_4-d_blue-white_VA-t.jpg/220px-1965_Rambler_Classic_660_4-d_blue-white_VA-t.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/1965_Rambler_Classic_660_4-d_blue-white_VA-t.jpg/330px-1965_Rambler_Classic_660_4-d_blue-white_VA-t.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/1965_Rambler_Classic_660_4-d_blue-white_VA-t.jpg/440px-1965_Rambler_Classic_660_4-d_blue-white_VA-t.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>A trunk in the rear will often contain a <a href="/wiki/Spare_wheel" class="mw-redirect" title="Spare wheel">spare wheel</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1955_Hudson_Rambler_2-door_AACA_Iowa_2012_e.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/1955_Hudson_Rambler_2-door_AACA_Iowa_2012_e.jpg/220px-1955_Hudson_Rambler_2-door_AACA_Iowa_2012_e.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/1955_Hudson_Rambler_2-door_AACA_Iowa_2012_e.jpg/330px-1955_Hudson_Rambler_2-door_AACA_Iowa_2012_e.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/1955_Hudson_Rambler_2-door_AACA_Iowa_2012_e.jpg/440px-1955_Hudson_Rambler_2-door_AACA_Iowa_2012_e.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2437" data-file-height="1721" /></a><figcaption>The trunk in a 1955 <a href="/wiki/Nash_Rambler" title="Nash Rambler">Hudson Rambler</a> </figcaption></figure> <p>The trunk or luggage compartment is most often at the rear of the vehicle. Early designs had an exterior rack on the rear of the vehicle to attach a <a href="/wiki/Trunk_(luggage)" title="Trunk (luggage)">luggage trunk</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later designs integrated the storage area into the vehicle's body, and eventually became more streamlined.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The main storage compartment is normally provided at the end of the vehicle opposite to which the engine is located. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Volkswagen_Type_1_(Auto_classique_St._Lazare_%2710).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Volkswagen_Type_1_%28Auto_classique_St._Lazare_%2710%29.jpg/220px-Volkswagen_Type_1_%28Auto_classique_St._Lazare_%2710%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Volkswagen_Type_1_%28Auto_classique_St._Lazare_%2710%29.jpg/330px-Volkswagen_Type_1_%28Auto_classique_St._Lazare_%2710%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Volkswagen_Type_1_%28Auto_classique_St._Lazare_%2710%29.jpg/440px-Volkswagen_Type_1_%28Auto_classique_St._Lazare_%2710%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1999" data-file-height="1281" /></a><figcaption>Front storage compartment in a <a href="/wiki/Volkswagen_Beetle" title="Volkswagen Beetle">Volkswagen Beetle</a> </figcaption></figure> <p><span class="anchor" id="frunk"></span>Some vehicles have the trunk in front of the passenger compartment, e.g. <a href="/wiki/RR_layout" class="mw-redirect" title="RR layout">rear-engined</a> cars like <a href="/wiki/Volkswagen_Beetle" title="Volkswagen Beetle">Volkswagen Beetle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Porsche_911" title="Porsche 911">Porsche 911</a>, or electric vehicles like <a href="/wiki/Ford_F-150_Lightning" title="Ford F-150 Lightning">Ford F-150 Lightning</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is known as a <b>frunk</b>, a portmanteau of the words "front" and "trunk".<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The alternative term <b>froot</b> (a combination of "front" and "boot") is also occasionally used.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p> There are also vehicles with both front and rear trunks, either with low profile rear drivetrains, e.g. <a href="/wiki/Volkswagen_Type_3" title="Volkswagen Type 3">Volkswagen Type 3</a><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or <a href="/wiki/Tesla_Model_S" title="Tesla Model S">Tesla Model S</a>, or with a <a href="/wiki/Mid-engine_design" title="Mid-engine design">mid-engine</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> e.g. <a href="/wiki/Porsche_914" title="Porsche 914">Porsche 914</a> and <a href="/wiki/Porsche_Boxster" class="mw-redirect" title="Porsche Boxster">Boxster</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toyota_MR2" title="Toyota MR2">Toyota MR2</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fiat_X1/9" title="Fiat X1/9">Fiat X1/9</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tesla_Model_S_SAO_2016_9502.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="The 'frunk' of a Tesla Model S" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Tesla_Model_S_SAO_2016_9502.jpg/220px-Tesla_Model_S_SAO_2016_9502.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Tesla_Model_S_SAO_2016_9502.jpg/330px-Tesla_Model_S_SAO_2016_9502.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Tesla_Model_S_SAO_2016_9502.jpg/440px-Tesla_Model_S_SAO_2016_9502.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="1600" /></a><figcaption>The 'frunk' of a <a href="/wiki/Tesla_Model_S" title="Tesla Model S">Tesla Model S</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Sometimes during the design life of the vehicle, the lid may be restyled to increase the size or improve the practicality and usefulness of the trunk's shape. Examples of this include the Beetle redesign to the 1970s 'Super Beetle' and the pre-war and 1950s post war <a href="/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_Traction_Avant" title="Citroën Traction Avant">Citroën Traction Avant</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Openings">Openings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trunk_(car)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Openings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Door">Door</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trunk_(car)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Door"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Tailgate"></span> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1973_AMC_Matador_wagon_rr-Cecil%2710.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/1973_AMC_Matador_wagon_rr-Cecil%2710.jpg/220px-1973_AMC_Matador_wagon_rr-Cecil%2710.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/1973_AMC_Matador_wagon_rr-Cecil%2710.jpg/330px-1973_AMC_Matador_wagon_rr-Cecil%2710.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/1973_AMC_Matador_wagon_rr-Cecil%2710.jpg/440px-1973_AMC_Matador_wagon_rr-Cecil%2710.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>Two-way station wagon tailgate which hinges so it can open down or sideways</figcaption></figure> <p>The door or opening of a cargo area may be hinged at the top, side, or bottom. </p><p>If the door is hinged at the bottom it is called a tailgate, particularly in the United States. They are used on <a href="/wiki/Station_wagon" title="Station wagon">station wagons</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pickup_truck" title="Pickup truck">pickup trucks</a>, as well as on some <a href="/wiki/Sport_utility_vehicle" class="mw-redirect" title="Sport utility vehicle">sport utility vehicles</a> (SUV).<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PS-05-1975_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PS-05-1975-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Traditional drop-down station wagon and pickup tailgates can also serve as a mount for a workbench.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Traditional U.S. station wagons included a roll-down window retracting into the tailgate to load small items or to allow the tailgate to be opened down on its bottom-mounted hinges. Because of the potential for carbon-monoxide fumes, the tailgate window on station wagons should be closed whenever the engine is running.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Two-way station wagon tailgates may be hinged at the side and the bottom so they can be opened sideways like a regular door, or drop downwards as load platform extenders.<sup id="cite_ref-BigWagons_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BigWagons-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They are designed with special handle(s) for opening in the selected direction on special hinges after the window is lowered.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A three-way design that was also used by Ford allows for the tailgate to be opened like a door with the window up.<sup id="cite_ref-BigWagons_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BigWagons-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>General Motors developed a clam shell style "disappearing" design where the rear window rolls up into the roof and the tailgate slides down and beneath the load floor.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>If the door is hinged at the top it is termed a <i>hatch</i>, and a car with a rear hatch a <i><a href="/wiki/Hatchback" title="Hatchback">hatchback</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-PS-05-1975_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PS-05-1975-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A bottom-opening door is now common on <a href="/wiki/Sport_utility_vehicle" class="mw-redirect" title="Sport utility vehicle">SUVs</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lid">Lid</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trunk_(car)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Lid"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Trunk_lid"></span> </p><p>The trunk lid (in the U.S. automotive industry sometimes also called decklid or deck lid<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) is the cover that allows access to the main storage or luggage compartment. Hinges allow the lid to be raised. Devices such as a manually positioned prop rod can keep the panel up in the open position. Counterbalancing <a href="/wiki/Torsion_spring" title="Torsion spring">torsion</a> or other spring(s) can also be used to help elevate and hold open the trunk lid. On cars with their trunk in the rear, lids sometimes incorporate a center-mounted <a href="/wiki/Automotive_lighting" title="Automotive lighting">third brake light</a>. A rear lid may also have a decorative air <a href="/wiki/Spoiler_(automotive)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spoiler (automotive)">spoiler</a>. On many modern cars, the trunk lids can be unlocked with the car's <a href="/wiki/Key_fob" class="mw-redirect" title="Key fob">key fob</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Design_history">Design history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trunk_(car)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Design history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>In 1950, <a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> introduced a trigger catch to allow for one-handed lifting until the trunk lid was automatically caught in the open position.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 1952, <a href="/wiki/Buick" title="Buick">Buick</a> marketed its counterbalanced trunk lid that "practically raises itself" and the automatic locking mechanism.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 1956, the <a href="/wiki/Packard" title="Packard">Packard</a> "Predictor" show car designed by <a href="/wiki/Dick_Teague" title="Dick Teague">Dick Teague</a> debuted at the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Auto_Show" title="Chicago Auto Show">Chicago Auto Show</a> featuring innovations such as a power operated trunk lid.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 1958, the remote activated electric trunk release was introduced by U.S. automakers in production vehicles.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The 1965 <a href="/wiki/AMC_Cavalier" title="AMC Cavalier">AMC Cavalier</a> concept car featured a trunk lid with dual-action, scissor-type hinges allowing the panel to be opened like a normal trunk lid, or to be horizontally elevated even to the height of the car's roof line for greater utility when hauling large and bulky items.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both the hood and trunk lid were made from identical stampings and interchangeable.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Locks">Locks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trunk_(car)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Locks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Power_door_locks" title="Power door locks">Power door locks</a></div> <p>The locking of the trunk may be achieved together with the passenger compartment. </p><p>Some cars include a function to remotely open the trunk. This may be achieved through a variety of means: </p> <ul><li>release of the latch whereby the door seals push the decklid away from the lock, the trunk is then open, and the lid may not have revealed the opening.</li> <li>release of the latch whereby a spring pushes the decklid away from the lock and open, the trunk is then open, and the lid reveals the opening.</li> <li>release of the latch and actuation of a drive, whether hydraulic (<a href="/wiki/BMW_7_Series" title="BMW 7 Series">BMW 7 Series</a>) or electric (<a href="/wiki/BMW_X6" title="BMW X6">BMW X6</a>), which pushes the decklid away from the lock; the trunk is then open, and the lid reveals the opening. This may then be electrically closed again.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trunk_(car)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_citations_needed plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This article <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Trunk_(car)" title="Special:EditPage/Trunk (car)">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. 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The usage of the word "dickie" comes from the British word for a <a href="/wiki/Rumble_seat" title="Rumble seat">rumble seat</a>, as such seats were often used for luggage before cars had integrated storage. </p><p>In France, from 1900 onwards, the luggage maker <a href="/wiki/Moynat" title="Moynat">Moynat</a> became a market leader in automobile luggage, for which the company developed a number of patented products including the rear-attached limousine trunk with custom-fitted suitcases. In 1928 came the side or lateral sliding trunk, a mechanism that foreshadowed the development of integrated trunks in vehicles from the 1930s onwards. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Classification">Classification</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trunk_(car)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Classification"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-More_citations_needed plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This article <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Trunk_(car)" title="Special:EditPage/Trunk (car)">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. 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Closed compartments are separated from the passenger compartment by rigid body elements or seats, and are generally trimmed in simple materials, whereas many station wagons are trimmed with better-looking materials as the space is an extension of the passenger compartment. In order to hide the compartment content of station wagons or <a href="/wiki/Hatchback" title="Hatchback">hatchbacks</a> from thieves or sunlight, a cover may be fitted. On hatchbacks this often has the form of a rigid <a href="/wiki/Parcel_shelf" class="mw-redirect" title="Parcel shelf">parcel shelf</a> or a flexible sheet with hooks on the corners, while station wagons and many SUVs have a roller <a href="/wiki/Window_blind" title="Window blind">blind</a> in a removable cassette. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Increased_variability">Increased variability</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trunk_(car)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Increased variability"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>To give the space more flexibility, many cars have foldable rear seats, which can increase the size of the trunk when needed. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Safety">Safety</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trunk_(car)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Safety"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-More_citations_needed plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This article <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Trunk_(car)" title="Special:EditPage/Trunk (car)">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.<br /><small><span class="plainlinks"><i>Find sources:</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?as_eq=wikipedia&q=%22Trunk%22+car">"Trunk" car</a> – <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&q=%22Trunk%22+car+-wikipedia&tbs=ar:1">news</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?&q=%22Trunk%22+car&tbs=bkt:s&tbm=bks">newspapers</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%22Trunk%22+car+-wikipedia">books</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Trunk%22+car">scholar</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=%22Trunk%22+car&acc=on&wc=on">JSTOR</a></span></small></span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">July 2014</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Avoiding_accidents_by_luggage_retention">Avoiding accidents by luggage retention</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trunk_(car)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Avoiding accidents by luggage retention"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The trunk space and its content can contribute to the <a href="/wiki/Automotive_safety" title="Automotive safety">safety</a> of the vehicle. In vehicles that are partially loaded, the use of lashing eyes to restrain luggage can prevent or reduce damage to the vehicle and its occupants in severe maneuvers. In driving while cornering 'in-extremis', the prevention of sudden weight transfer due to poorly loaded luggage can be enough to prevent the vehicle from losing grip, and potentially avoiding thereby an accident. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Safety_by_luggage_retention_during_a_crash">Safety by luggage retention during a crash</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trunk_(car)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Safety by luggage retention during a crash"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>If a crash should occur, lashing eyes can reduce the severity of the outcome of the accident by keeping the luggage in the loadspace compartment and thereby preventing projectiles from harming correctly restrained passengers in the passenger compartment. These lashing features may be in the form of fixed or foldable loops, or in the case of certain European vehicles combine sliding loops in a rail system to allow optimal positioning of the lashing eyes. At the same time, this eases the integration of accessories for loadspace management; dividers, bike carriers, etc. into the interior of the vehicle, a principle that has been applied in cargo <a href="/wiki/Van" title="Van">vans</a> and <a href="/wiki/Air_transport" class="mw-redirect" title="Air transport">air transport</a> for many years. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Barrier_nets/grids"><span id="Barrier_nets.2Fgrids"></span>Barrier nets/grids</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trunk_(car)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Barrier nets/grids"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In vehicles with open luggage compartments, some are fitted with metal grids or guards to retain loose items in case of collision, or to simply create a bulkhead between the load in the trunk – for example, animals – separated from the otherwise unprotected passenger space. </p><p>Another solution for items that have not been restrained is the loadspace barrier net. These may be directly attached to the body structure or, in vehicles with loadspace cover cassettes, as a combined loadspace cover and barrier net. The net confines luggage to the loadspace in case of emergency braking and minor <a href="/wiki/Traffic_collision" title="Traffic collision">traffic collisions</a>. These nets have the advantage over metal guards in that they can be rolled-up when not in use, taking up much less space than a comparable guard. A guard may however be tailored for an even tighter fit to the body interior contours than a roll-away net. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Inside_trunk_release">Inside trunk release</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trunk_(car)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Inside trunk release"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Children – and sometimes adults who climb inside to work on the vehicle – who become trapped in trunks can die of suffocation or heat stroke.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Once in the trunk, they may not be able to get out, even if they entered through the interior, because many rear seats release to the trunk only from inside the passenger area. Beginning with the 2002 models, a glow-in-the-dark inside trunk release is required on all vehicles with conventional trunks sold in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hatchbacks, wagons, vans, and SUVs are exempt from this requirement because it is assumed a trapped person can kick out any cargo cover or <a href="/wiki/Parcel_shelf" class="mw-redirect" title="Parcel shelf">parcel shelf</a> to gain access to the main interior and passenger doors. </p><p><span class="anchor" id="Trunking"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Additional_functions">Additional functions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trunk_(car)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Additional functions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Beyond carrying luggage, the trunk of most passenger vehicles commonly contains various other components often behind the trimmed surfaces of the interior. These components may be accessed by the customer or the service personnel through (in some cases lockable) hatches in the trim, or by removing carpet and support boards etc. Typical components: </p> <ul><li>Emergency supplies</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spare_tire" title="Spare tire">Spare tire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_(device)" title="Jack (device)">Jack</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lug_wrench" title="Lug wrench">lug wrench</a></li> <li>On-board <a href="/wiki/Tool" title="Tool">tool</a> kit for <a href="/wiki/Do_it_yourself" title="Do it yourself">do-it-yourself</a> repairs</li> <li>Electronics for <a href="/wiki/Sound" title="Sound">sound</a>, <a href="/wiki/Video" title="Video">video</a>, <a href="/wiki/Satellite_navigation" title="Satellite navigation">satellite navigation</a>, etc.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battery_(electricity)" class="mw-redirect" title="Battery (electricity)">Battery</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hybrid_electric_vehicle" title="Hybrid electric vehicle">hybrid</a> energy store (see <a href="/wiki/Plug-in_hybrid" title="Plug-in hybrid">plug-in hybrids</a>).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S_type_fuse" class="mw-redirect" title="S type fuse">Fuse boxes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Compressed_natural_gas" title="Compressed natural gas">CNG</a>/<a href="/wiki/Liquefied_petroleum_gas" title="Liquefied petroleum gas">LPG</a> tanks (for <a href="/wiki/Bivalent_(engine)" title="Bivalent (engine)">bivalent engines</a>)</li> <li>Additional folding, or 'third-row', seating (increasingly in open loadspaces)</li></ul> <p>Some vehicles offer configurable cargo conveniences such as a shelf or board. They often serve various purposes. In addition to its 65/35 split fold-down and removable rear seat, the multiposition rear shelf on the <a href="/wiki/Chrysler_PT_Cruiser" title="Chrysler PT Cruiser">Chrysler PT Cruiser</a> can be used as a table for a <a href="/wiki/Picnic" title="Picnic">picnic</a>, a second cargo layer, or a security screen.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_C3" title="Citroën C3">Citroën C3</a> has a foldable segmented false floorboard that compartmentalizes the cargo area, makes loading easier, and evens out the load floor when the back of the rear seat is folded down. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trunk_(car)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Car_boot_liner" title="Car boot liner">Car boot liner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Car_boot_sale" title="Car boot sale">Car boot sale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_tire" title="Continental tire">Continental tire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hatchback" title="Hatchback">Hatchback</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_auto_parts" title="List of auto parts">List of auto parts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trunk_(motorcycle)" class="mw-redirect" title="Trunk (motorcycle)">Trunk (motorcycle)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trunk_(car)&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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