'Bout time I say... Yep, hatchbacks, liftbacks, wagonettes, 3-doors/5-doors—whatever you want to call them, are making their way back on the must-have lists of many new car buyers. I've always loved the hatchback configuration, and as many of you know my daily driver is a '06 WRX Limited wagon. Well, the word "wagon" in this case is pretty much of a stretch...
In fact Subaru in many markets used to call it a 5-door; and this year, here in the USA, it is now also officially a "5-door" according to SOA.
I'm especially happy to see this body style appearing (in the USA) as somewhat premium models. To me, the new—and more upscale STI is almost perfect. I suspect in a few years, as SOA massages the vehicle content a bit, it will be perfect.
Here's what ModBob had to say over on Alternate Route: Nov 25, 2007 - Hatchback Comeback, and here's the MSNBC story that inspired his posting.
I'm especially happy to see this body style appearing (in the USA) as somewhat premium models. To me, the new—and more upscale STI is almost perfect. I suspect in a few years, as SOA massages the vehicle content a bit, it will be perfect.
Here's what ModBob had to say over on Alternate Route: Nov 25, 2007 - Hatchback Comeback, and here's the MSNBC story that inspired his posting.
ateixeira says:
01:19 PM, 11/26/07
Well, you come out of an SUV, want something fuel-efficient, but you were spoiled by all that cargo space.
Voila. Carries more than full-size sedans, sips gas like a sub-compact.
rsholland says:
01:47 PM, 11/26/07
I've always liked hatchbacks. One of my favorites was my old '84 Civic S, which I bought new. This was the first year of the so-called modern looking Civics. I loved that car, even though it rode like a truck.
rick8365 says:
02:21 PM, 11/26/07
Count me in on the hatchbacks (and sportwagons) - especially 5 doors, I like the current GTI 5dr and the Mazda 3 and the upcoming Subie too. Two larger ones that I liked years ago were the Mazda 626 5dr and the Merkur Scorpio 5dr - both were good looking and practical. One really weird looking one from around that time was from GM, I think it was an Olds Omega (and its siblings) - bizarre.
stovt001 says:
03:48 PM, 11/26/07
I'm still upset we aren't getting the 3 and 5 door BMW 1 Series in the U.S. The Coupe is just pointless. Less room than the hatchback, and it makes the design goofy too. The 3 door 1 Series is rolling sculpture, imho.
redliner says:
08:59 PM, 11/26/07
I realy like the look of saab's wago-...err.. Sportcombi's. Especialy the 9-3 and it's white tail lights.
anythngbutgm says:
11:45 AM, 12/10/07
Great news. My wife had a C230 hatch which saw a ton of use moving everything from business supplies to furniture, there was a ton of space in that thing. Glad to see the trend coming back.
I'll take a C30 2.0 please :)
irismg says:
07:30 PM, 01/25/08
Versa's cute. I like her.