There are many factors that a person should take into account when considering buying a car: from how much it is going to cost, to its road holding ability and fuel consumption, to name just a few. In addition to prices, many of these factors relate to the technical aspect of things, and of course they are very important, but there are other factors that need to be considered, such as whether to buy a hatchback or a sedan.
For some people, deciding whether to buy a hatchback or a sedan is heavily influenced by the type of car their parents drove when they were young or even the vehicle in which they took their driver’s license. In other words, they choose the type because they are more familiar with it. Then there are the ‘gender glasses’ that men and women sometimes wear. Many guys prefer sedans because they perceive hatchbacks in general to be too feminine in appearance, however give them a sporty coupe that simply has a hatch in the rear and they are fine with it. Women, on the other hand, tend to naturally gravitate towards rear hatch cars and you will often see women cruising around town in these types of cars.
However, it’s not just the cute looks of smaller budget hatchbacks that appeal to women; There is a lot of logic behind your choice of car. For starters, it is much easier to maneuver in a hatchback due to its compact size and there is no protruding trunk at the rear, potentially making parking in tight spaces difficult, for example. What’s more, because hatchbacks often have a lighter body than certain sedans and many SUVs, they tend to be lighter on fuel. Some people will even go so far as to say that compact hatchback cars have less drag and are more aerodynamic, which also contributes to lower fuel consumption.
In the past, hatchbacks were associated with the budget end of the market because they had smaller engines and few “trims” and were therefore generally cheaper than sedans. Yet today, automakers are making hatchbacks that rival sedans in terms of luxury and power, and often even outperform the latter in terms of sportiness. Then again, even lower-end hatches tend to have power steering and airbags these days, as well as extras like a low fuel indicator light and a warning bell that sounds to remind the driver not to leave the lights on. . therefore, there is no longer any reason not to buy a hatchback.
On the other hand, hatchbacks have a major advantage over sedans that the latter cannot match and that is the additional space in the trunk that you get with a hatch because the rear seats of hatchbacks are designed to flip forward to make a flat cargo bed. In addition, the space that is obtained is both horizontal and vertical because it is not truncated by the rear window and the trunk lid as in the case of a sedan.