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Posted by Tim (more from Tim) on Tue, 9 Aug 2011 04:38:22
In Reply to: Re: Hatchbacks making a comeback!, kkelley, Fri, 5 Aug 2011 19:02:30
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If the roof extends past the C pillar, it's a wagon, not a hatch.
The definining differences between hatch/wagon vs. sedan/coup:
1. wheather rear window (and window frame) lifts up with the rear opening to allow for maximum cargo entry. Wagon/Hatch allow that, sedan/coup do not
2. whether there is any major structural reinforcement/obstruction running across behind the rear seats between the two rear wheel wells. A major cargo loading advantage of wagon/hatch is that there is none, so a bureau or large box can take up the entire cargo+folded rear seats area, whereas sedan/coup do not allow bulky items do that (long skinny items like skis often do fine through the folder-down/pass-through).
The trade-off is of course that: sedans have the best structural regidity, followed by coup (which often relies on smaller size to compensate for the lack of B pillar), followed by wagons (which has the extended roof line to compensate somewhat for the lack of reinforcement between the rear wheel wells, followed by hatch, followed by chopped off vehicles like pickups and convertibles.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Hatchbacks making a comeback!, Noel, Fri, 5 Aug 2011 17:31:02
- Re: Hatchbacks making a comeback!, William, Sat, 6 Aug 2011 00:46:48
- Re: Hatchbacks making a comeback!, kkelley, Fri, 5 Aug 2011 18:00:51
- Re: Hatchbacks making a comeback!, TML
, Fri, 5 Aug 2011 18:46:45- Re: Hatchbacks making a comeback!, kkelley, Fri, 5 Aug 2011 19:02:30
- Definitions, Tim, Tue, 9 Aug 2011 04:38:22 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Hatchbacks making a comeback!, James, Sat, 6 Aug 2011 02:57:35
- Re: Hatchbacks making a comeback!, JimBlake
, Mon, 8 Aug 2011 14:15:48 - Luxury hatches are coming into play, AdamD, Sun, 7 Aug 2011 10:11:31
- Re: Hatchbacks making a comeback!, kkelley, Sat, 6 Aug 2011 14:27:21
- A big appeal in the 9000 is the hatch!, Noel, Sat, 6 Aug 2011 07:21:12
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