Hatchback, Sedan Or Universal?
Hatchback
is a quite popular car body type. It is more compact and has more modern design
than a classic sedan model. Not everyone knows that it appeared in 1940s and
the first company that produced them was Citroёn. Then American company Kaiser Motors
was next to manufacture two types of hatchback
cars – Frazer Vagabond and Kaiser Traveler. Still, it were Japanese who
made this body type popular. In Europe they became widespread after the appearance
of Renault 16.
Hatchback
has 3 or 5 doors, 1 or 2 seat rows and a short back part. Also it has a door in
the back wall. Usually the whole car is shorter than sedan. It is a very important
feature for driving in a big city, because it is a good economy of space. Hatchback
has a downhill roof that slinks into the trunk’s lid. No matter what the volume
is, the back stays short.
What choice
of car will be better – sedan, hatchback or universal? Let us compare the two
body types for determining their advantages and disadvantages. So, hatchback
has such pluses:
1. Compact size and short back that
makes it excellent in maneuvering through big city.
2. Wide trunk that allows to carry
large luggage items.
3. Attractive and modern look that is
popular among youngsters.
But it
cannot go without minuses either. They are:
1. No partition between salon and
trunk. You will feel and hear all the smells and sounds from the trunk while
driving.
2. Trunk makes the salon bigger and
thus, longer to warm up in cold days.
3. Still the trunk is smaller than in
sedan.
The main
pros of sedan are:
1. Looks classier, popular among older
people.
2. The trunk is isolated and will not
bother you while driving.
And its
cons:
1. The trunk is small. The salon too.
2. Still sedan is bigger than hatchback,
it makes difficulties in big city.
Now let us
compare hatchback and universal. Hatchbacks are much cheaper and look more
stylish, but their trunk is smaller. Universals look more classic and are more
spacious. If you have small family, hatchback will be the better idea among all
of them.
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