Pop-out vehicle frunk and trunk

A vehicle having a system for providing access to a storage area on or within the vehicle, the vehicle comprising:

• a storage compartment having a base configured to receive a payload;
• a frunk area configured to receive the storage compartment;
• and
• a link mechanism attachable to the storage compartment and configured to traverse the storage compartment between an up position where the storage compartment extends out of the frunk area and over a front end of the vehicle and a down position where the storage compartment is within the frunk area.

A method for accessing a storage area on or within a vehicle, the method comprising:

• opening a trunk lid;
• extending, by a mechanism, a storage compartment out of a trunk area and over an end portion of the vehicle to access the storage compartment, the storage compartment having a base configured to receive a payload, the trunk area being configured to receive the storage compartment;
• retracting, by the mechanism, the storage compartment into the trunk area to stow away the storage compartment;
• and
• closing the trunk.