I wouldn't assume that could swivel either.

A few minutes feeling under the edge, like for a hood release ... a few minutes digging out the manual and trying to look it up (because somehow the manual never has what you're looking for in the index the way you expect) ... an aborted attempt to go through the trunk ... a few more minutes feeling around the edge of the trunk again thinking, "Handle ... handle... what fucking handle!?"

Yeah, I could see spending a frustrating 20 minutes on that.