Junk in the trunk

A smaller battery pack and related electrical gubbins means the Prius’s boot is more spacious than it might seem. Rear seats folded, we crammed way more into the Prius than the pic (right) suggests, including a mountain bike, enough food and booze for six to eight people over five days, lots of clothes, bedding, one upright oil radiator, a VCR (we went retro with our entertainment) with about 25 associated tapes (where else can I find Barbara Stanwyck classics?), and — last but not least — our 13-year-old Labrador Retriever, Romy.