The truck space is small for a modern car, but it is still large enough for everything we've done with it (such as two people + gear for an extended camping trip). If you have access to see a gas Civic trunk, it's the same size, except the back wall is about 8" closer.

In terms of stopping, there is no shutter at all. When you take your foot off the brake pedal, the engine will start again without a shudder at all too. However, if you take your foot off the brake pedal and QUICKLY give it a moderate amount of gas, you can get the car (transmission) to shudder some. It is best to take your foot off the brake, wait a half a second and then add as much gas as you would like.

Commuter car, grocery getter, and summer road tripper--average 10k miles per year.


Winter road trips and ski trips, bad weather commuter and my wife's "daily" driver--expected average 4k miles per year.