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{{Short description|Part of automobile}}
{{Redirect2|Boot (car)|Boot (vehicle)|the parking enforcement device|Wheel clamp|the flexible sleeve covering a moving part|Gaiter (vehicle)}}
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[[File:2010 Porsche Boxster Spyder (5217139071).jpg|thumb|The open trunk in the rear of a [[Porsche Boxster]]]]
[[File:1931 Ford Model A roadster rear.JPG|thumb|Early automobiles had provision for mounting an external [[Trunk (luggage)|trunk]] as on a 1931 [[Ford Model A (1927–1931)|Ford Model A]], in addition to the [[rumble seat]].]]
The '''trunk''' ([[
In [[Indian English]] the storage area is known as a '''dickey''' (also spelled '''dicky, dickie,''' or '''diggy'''), and in [[South-East Asia|Southeast Asia]] as a '''compartment'''.
==Designs==
[[File:1965 Rambler Classic 660 4-d blue-white VA-t.jpg|thumb|right|A trunk in the rear will often contain a [[spare
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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 [[Trunk (luggage)|luggage trunk]].<ref>{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=dQd_X6UUkbEC&q=automobile+rear+luggage+chest&pg=PA79 |page=79 |title=The Portland Company, 1846–1982 |first=David H. |last=Fletcher |publisher=Arcadia Publishers |year=2002 |isbn=9780738511405 |access-date=12 July 2014}}</ref> Later designs integrated the storage area into the vehicle's body, and eventually became more streamlined.<ref>{{cite journal|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=3vZYAAAAYAAJ&q=automobile+rear+luggage+compartment&pg=PA7 |page=7 |title=Peerless (automobile advertisement) |journal=Automobile Journal |year=1919 |volume=66 |access-date=12 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=L3ooSQxwGwUC&q=automobile+rear+luggage+compartment&pg=PA61 |page=61 |title=Haynes-Apperson and America's first practical automobile: a history |first=W. C. |last=Madden |publisher=McFarland |year=2003 |isbn=9780786413973 |access-date=12 July 2014}}</ref> The main storage compartment is normally provided at the end of the vehicle opposite to which the engine is located.
[[File:Volkswagen Type 1 (Auto classique St. Lazare '10).jpg|thumb|right|Front storage compartment in a [[Volkswagen Beetle]] ]]
Some [[Mid-engine design|mid-engined]] or [[Electric car|electric]] cars have luggage compartments both in the front and in the rear.<ref>{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=kXcNH5XwNHIC&q=mid+engine+rear+drive+vehicle+luggage+compartments+both+in+the+front+and+in+the+rear&pg=PA35 |pages=34–35 |title=Complete Automotive Estimating |editor-first=Robert |editor-last=Scharff |publisher=Delmar Publishers |year=1990 |isbn=9780827335851 |access-date=12 July 2014}}</ref> Examples include the [[Porsche 914]] and [[Porsche Boxster|Boxster]] as well as [[Toyota MR2]]. The mid-engined [[Fiat X1/9]] also has two storage compartments, although the rear one is small, easily accessible, and practically cuboid in shape.<ref>{{cite journal|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=LdQDAAAAMBAJ&q=Fiat+X1/9+luggage+compartment&pg=PA28-IA4 |pages=26B, 26D, and 26F |title=The X1/9: Fiat has a deal you can't refuse |first=Bill |last=Hartford |journal=Popular Mechanics |date=September 1973 |volume=140 |issue=3 |access-date=12 July 2014}}</ref>▼
Some vehicles have the trunk in front of the passenger compartment, e.g. [[RR layout|
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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 [[Citroën Traction Avant]].
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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.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Binder |editor-first=Alan K. |title=General Motors in the 20th century |date=2000 |publisher=Ward's Communications |isbn=9780910589529 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gsXhAAAAMAAJ&q=Station+wagon+introduces+retractable+%22clam+shell%22+tailgate+that+slides+beneath+the+load+floor |access-date=4 December 2018}}</ref>
If the door is hinged at the top it is termed a ''hatch'', and
===Lid===
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The trunk space and its content can contribute to the [[
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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 [[van]]s and [[air transport]] for many years.
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== Additional functions ==
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* [[Spare tire]]
* [[Jack (device)|Jack]] and [[lug wrench]]
* On-board [[tool]] kit for [[do it yourself|do-it-yourself]] repairs
* Electronics for [[sound]], [[video]], [[
* [[Battery (electricity)|Battery]] and [[Hybrid electric vehicle|hybrid]] energy store (see [[plug-in hybrid]]s).
* [[S type fuse|Fuse boxes]]
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* [[Continental tire]]
* [[Hatchback]]
* [[List of auto parts]]
* [[Trunk (motorcycle)]]
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