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Powered boot lids and tailgates?

  • 22-08-2020 12:42PM
    #1
    Spook_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,892 ✭✭✭✭


    What smaller cars have powered boot lids/tailgates as an option, emphasis on smaller, Yaris size or similar?
    Thanks

    EDIT

    Just thought Hybrid or Auto as well :)


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  • #2
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,877 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    None if any I'd say in that class of car. It's even a rare feature on the bigger Corolla class cars. It's an expensive feature on those size cars that would rarely be chosen I'd say.


  • #3
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,328 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    ICE Systems in Ranelagh can retrofit this for €1200.

    The Yaris Cross has a power tailgate option


  • #4
    kerten
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 938 ✭✭✭kerten


    I think new ford puma has that option


  • #5
    ra0044
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 409 ✭✭ra0044


    I have a Ford Grand cmax with it. Nice to have


  • #6
    Stallingrad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,409 ✭✭✭Stallingrad


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    ICE Systems in Ranelagh can retrofit this for €1200.


    Yikes! The tailgate on small cars weigh nothing, can't see why you would need them to be powered?


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  • #7
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,328 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Stallingrad wrote: »
    Yikes! The tailgate on small cars weigh nothing, can't see why you would need them to be powered?

    Depends on the user maybe.


  • #8
    shane b
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 640 ✭✭✭shane b


    Stallingrad wrote: »
    Yikes! The tailgate on small cars weigh nothing, can't see why you would need them to be powered?

    Could be due to the height the boot opens to.
    My mother in law changed from from a saloon to small hatchback last year and while she can just about reach the top of the boot she struggles to overcome the force of the struts. We had to retrofit a strap for her which seemed to help her.


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