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Re: recent trends
Posted by Bruce (more from Bruce) on Mon, 12 May 2003 08:06:11
In Reply to: recent trends, JasonS, Mon, 12 May 2003 07:28:51
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>recent trends seem to indicate the hatch is on the way back.
Oh? And could you offer some details to prove that? (Mercedes is a fluke... I'll bet money that it won't last. It's certainly not a big seller or "critical" to Mercedes survival)
>I've even seen ads that target the hatch's ability to hold more cargo, but still be a car...
That's TOTALLY lost on most people. Basically, Americans buy waaaay bigger vehicles than they need. "Got a baby coming... Better go buy a Suburban!"
>The arguement that the hatch makes the car weak don't float
Sorry... That's just totally ignoring the laws of physics. If you cut the roof off a car to get a convertible you get a really floppy chassis. If you cut a large hole in the back (for a "hatchback") you likewise ruin the structural rigidity. Yeah, I know you can add cross-bracing in the hatch area like a rally car to stiffen the chassis but that kinda ruins the "utility"!
Basically it comes down to this... Saab would NOT have a respectable and competitive SPORT SEDAN (which a lot of people want) if it had five doors. The sales numbers totally back up Saab's decision... So what that they lost a few sales to whining "diehards" (some of whom haven't bought a new Saab in years). They make it up with NEW customers...
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Posts in this Thread:
- has saab given up on hatchbacks?, shawn, Sun, 11 May 2003 18:23:54
- Thank god, 5 new customers for every hatchback lover.., Mike Lynch
, Mon, 12 May 2003 14:45:18 - recent trends, JasonS, Mon, 12 May 2003 07:28:51
- Its not just Saab, Pete Saab 9-5, Sun, 11 May 2003 18:33:40
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