If you don’t have enough cargo space from moving the seating around and you don’t want to start permanently modifying the chassis, you may have to think outside of the box to add more cargo space. Sidecars can be added to a bike with the right hardpoint and can add seating and cargo equally well. Pull-behind trailers range from a wheeled box that attaches to the Dodge Scoot all the way to massive armored semi-trailers linked together in enormous land trains. Small trailers attach with a trailer hitch using a standard hardpoint. Semi-trailers use a fifth wheel attached to a large hardpoint.
Passenger vehicles have a standard hauling capacity of one size class smaller than the vehicle’s own size class (see Build Your Dream, p. 147). For reference: a motorcycle is size class 4, a standard car is 6, an SUV is 7, and a full-sized truck is 8 (or 9 for a Roadmaster). Trying to pull a vehicle with an equal size class will increase the vehicle’s Handling by 1 and drop acceleration by ten percent. Pulling one size class above the vehicle’s class negatively affect all aspects of performance (+2 Handling and a fifty percent reduction of Acceleration, Speed Interval, and Top Speed). Any vehicle that attempts to pull two class sizes higher will not be able to move.
Let’s use the size class 6 Ford Americar for an example. The Americar can pull a size class 5 small trailer without any problems, a size class 6 medium trailer with a minor Handling and Acceleration penalty, and couldn’t move a size class space beyond what was set by the class and type of vehicle. This space can be cargo (making room for other CF mods), or it can be used with increased seating. Typical applications that add to space would be a box van conversion making the rear area of a Bulldog longer and taller or a stretch limo conversion of a standard vehicle, adding additional seating along with increased amenities.
The usable space of a vehicle can also be reduced to make more room for other types of modifications. Examples include converting the rear seats into an electronics bay or using the trunk space for extra drone storage (that second Steel Lynx can’t ride in the front seat, you know).
