luggage space is one of the important factors that many customers often consider when buying a car. Some car manufacturers such as Mazda, Honda, Toyota, Kia, Hyundai, Cit Cit Citroen, Audi, BMW use the brick arrangement method of the German Automobile Industry Association (VDA) to measure the trunk volume.
The technician will arrange standard 1-liter blocks measuring 200x100x50 mm in the luggage compartment. The arrangement of blocks must comply with technical standards (ISO3832). The result will be a billion-liter, then converted to a liter unit. In theory, anyone can do this process on their own and give the same number as technicians.
In addition to using real trunks, this process is also done with virtual models. However, the use of blocks according to VDA measurement permission is still considered a standard.
"The reason for using the blocks is to prevent over-declaration of luggage capacity due to the shape of the luggage compartment being uneven," said a representative of Mazda.
In addition to VDA, automakers have a number of other standards such as: SAE (abbreviation of the Society of Automotive Engineers) - the method of using smaller blocks to measure the trunk capacity of the US-based Automobile Engineering Association.
In fact, not all customers are interested in the volume measurement figures that car manufacturers provide in the technical specifications table. For many people, they will judge by their eyes or compare it with what they still use every day, such as how many golf club bags can be held in the trunk, or how many suitcases.
