An interesting consequence of booming sales of compact and mid-size crossover SUVs is a renewed interest
in hatchback cars among American consumers.
Not exact matches
The company runs a a two - wheeler service under Ola Bike, a three - wheeler service under Ola Auto and taxi cab service where it offers on - demand short distance conveyance
in hatchback, sedan and luxury
cars, outstation trips and rental.
These vehicles come
in a wide variety from
hatchbacks, rally
cars, and ratrods, to jeeps, high - end SUVs, and supercar prototypes.
The electric power steering pump
in our 2006 Ford Focus 1.8 TDCi 5 Door
Hatchback (this is a UK
car) has failed and I plan to replace this myself.
Exterior & Styling Characteristic of the second - gen
car, the tC's flat roofline pays dividends
in cabin room, but the coupelike styling belies the fact that it's technically a
hatchback.
While searching for my first
car on a very tight budget of 10k, I came across a 2014 Mazda 3 touring
hatchback that was
in my budget.
In one of cinema's most authentic
car chases, Natascha McElhone threads an M5 - aping 535i through Parisian traffic for nearly ten minutes, causing dozens of French diesel
hatchbacks to crash.
Toyota is rushing to increase production capacity for the new Prius c
hatchback, as demand for the hybrid
car soars both
in the U.S. and Japan.
Sedan and
hatchback body styles of the Ford Focus are available, and the five - seat
car competes
in a crowded class that includes the Chevrolet Cruze, Honda Civic, Hyundai Elantra, Mazda3, Subaru Impreza and Toyota Corolla.
Hyundai Elantra GT and Elantra coupe With the addition of the Elantra
hatchback and coupe for 2013, the number of compacts and subcompacts
in Hyundai dealerships swells to six, with a small
car of every shape and for every purpose.
Toyota is rushing to increase production capacity for the new Prius c
hatchback, as demand for the hybrid
car soars both
in the U.S.
To accomplish the latter, the F12 switches to a
hatchback rear end, and the height reduction is made possible by mounting the engine 2.0 inches lower, a change that results
in a dramatic 1.2 - inch drop
in the
car's center of gravity.
Cargo & Storage The Ford Focus may not be the biggest
car in its category
in terms of passenger room, but it stacks up well
in cargo capacity
in both sedan and
hatchback forms.
Vehicles Affected: Approximately 3,500 model - year 2017 BMW 640i, 640i xDrive, 650i, 650i xDrive, M6, 535i, 535i xDrive, 430i, 430i xDrive, 440i, 440i xDrive and M4
cars; X1 sDrive28i and X1 xDrive28i SUVs; i3 plug -
in hatchbacks; i8 plug -
in hybrid sports
cars; Mini Cooper Clubman, Cooper S Clubman, Cooper All4, Cooper S All4, Cooper, Cooper S and John Cooper Works
cars; Rolls - Royce Dawn luxury convertibles; and model - year 2016 BMW 528i, 528i xDrive, 535i, 535i xDrive, 550i, 550i xDrive, M5 and 535d
cars
Hardly an evo
Car of the Year contender, but the exponential rise in Korean car quality over the last decade means Hyundai's mid-sized hatchback is now a very plausible Ford Focus and VW Golf riv
Car of the Year contender, but the exponential rise
in Korean
car quality over the last decade means Hyundai's mid-sized hatchback is now a very plausible Ford Focus and VW Golf riv
car quality over the last decade means Hyundai's mid-sized
hatchback is now a very plausible Ford Focus and VW Golf rival.
The French manufacturer has frequently topped our hot
hatchback charts with its performance Clios and Meganes; the 182 Trophy and R26.R were included
in favourite
cars we'd ever tested
in our first 200 issues.
Sandon Voelker, our videographer and WRX STI owner, borrowed our BRZ for a weekend to see how the rear - wheel drive sports
car felt
in comparison to his all - wheel drive turbocharged
hatchback.
When the C30 made its debut back
in 2006, it was essentially a stylish
hatchback version of the S40 sedan and V50 wagon — the three
cars (and the C70 convertible) all shared the same platform, powertrains, front clip, and interior.
What it is: The Chevrolet Cruze is a compact
car with a standard turbocharged gas engine, available
in sedan and
hatchback body styles.
They forget the Type R wheel track is wider (2.2 inches
in front, 1.2 out back) and that the
car weighs 300 pounds more than standard Civic
hatchback.
Though Infiniti will sell its new Q30
hatchback and QX30 crossover as two distinct models elsewhere
in the world, the
cars will be sold
in the U.S. only with the QX30 badge.
Available
in sedan and four - door
hatchback body styles, the 2012 Kia Rio is one of these
cars.
This tiny 51 - hp
hatchback may not fit
in with the other performance
cars on this list, but the Nissan Pao was a funky, retro - inspired limited edition
car for the Japanese market only.
Dimensionally, it fits right
in line with the compact crossover segment, vastly differentiating itself from the outgoing QX50, a
car which suffered from dated
hatchback proportions and ancient platform architecture.
The Forte is Kia's five - seat compact
car, available
in sedan and
hatchback body styles, with the latter designated the Forte5.
Today these
cars are as fun as they ever were and are already moving upwards
in price - so now is the time to buy, if you want to get into one of Peugeot's greatest ever hot
hatchbacks.
Cosmetically, the 2015 GLA45 AMG is the spitting image of the Los Angeles show
car, which
in turn was nearly a clone of the A45 AMG
hatchback.
The engine is the 2 - litre single - turbo unit shared with the BMW 118d, and it offers up 141bhp and 225 lb ft.. This is combined with CO2 emissions of 114g / km (# 30 annual
car tax, 13 % BIK rate) and a claimed 65.7 mpg
in the
hatchback, which completes 0 - 60
in eight seconds on its way to a 134mph top speed.
The Rio
hatchback («Rio 5 - door,» as Kia is calling it) goes on sale
in September and will start at less than $ 14,000; our test
car was spec'd to about $ 15,000.
No matter how often we write about cool
hatchbacks with good interiors and luxury touches like Sync, if the people
in the market for a new
car don't step up and actually purchase Fiestas equipped like this, Ford won't be able to justify offering a small
car with big features
in the U.S. market.
Ride and handling summary — Mazda has managed to transfer some of the precision and control found
in its sports
car and
hatchbacks to its SUV
The second - gen xB sold well
in its first few years, but the market quickly lost interest and sales plummeted to a low of 15,223
cars in 2015, when it was killed off and replaced by the iM
hatchback.
What it is: The Forte is Kia's compact
car, and it's available
in sedan and
hatchback body styles.
And it turns out that when Giorgetto Giugiaro and VW collaborated on the two - box
hatchback shape for the Golf back
in the 1970s, they established a formula for the utility
car that is perfect for today.
Not Just a Larger 500 It took BMW's Mini nine years to birth a larger sibling to the Cooper
hatchback in the Countryman, part of a rapid multiplication that dealt us two - and four - seat convertibles, a coupe, a panel wagon, two more
hatchbacks, an electric -
car test program and the Countryman.
The final production
car will likely retain much of the concept's overall styling, as the
hatchback shown
in Detroit looked remarkably production ready with its aerodynamic teardrop shape and spacious interior packaging.
Beetle Convertible
in the Market Through the first half of 2013, Beetle sales are up a handsome 67 percent;
in fact, the
car now outsells Volkswagen's Golf / GTI
hatchback.
The Abarth 500, Fiat's small city
car in hot
hatchback guise.
WHEN Mid-2013 THE
HATCHBACK GETS THE HATCHET About the size of the original 1996 (B5 - chassis) A4, the handsome A3 sedan was previewed by this show
car in Geneva, which is a reliable indicator of the production version, save for the lower ride height, flared wheel arches, and pop - out door handles.
The excellent finance deals available certainly help, but the Golf R is an excellent hot
hatchback in its own right, and
in this generation firmly established itself as the true drivers»
car in the Golf range - Clubsport GTIs aside.
«I think this
car is most compelling as a well - made and affordable city
hatchback with a killer 10 - year powertrain warranty and five - year / 60, 000 mile bumper - to - bumper warranty,» Weiner says, putting a good word
in for the Elantra GT, while also calling out the qualities for which the brand has long been known.
AB: Winner The Golf formula is pretty unique
in the U.S. market: a relatively inexpensive
hatchback with European handling, luxury -
car interior quality and decent resale value.
They try to harness the excitement of a sports
car in a decidedly unsporting package — the
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The Giulia eventually will be joined
in U.S. showrooms by a face - lifted Giulietta compact
hatchback, the 4C sports
car, and two crossovers.
While the engine and styling of the WRX STI are immediately familiar from its forebears, the interior has had a much thicker lick of paint, with a bigger overhaul necessary to compete with the slick cabins found
in the VW Group hot
hatchbacks the
car's price tag points it straight towards.
The new turbocharged, all - wheel drive hot
hatchback will go on sale
in the U.S.
in spring 2016, and this prototype spotted testing on our shores likely means that Ford Performance is finalizing tuning for the U.S. - spec version of the
car.
While the Giulietta's basic
hatchback shape isn't really that different from that of several other
cars on the road, its distinctive front end, LED taillights, and unique wheels makes it stand out
in traffic.
That's a shame, as like its
hatchback counterpart was at Frankfurt, it's one of the most appealing
cars on display
in Tokyo.
Volkswagen's Golf
hatchback is a fairly basic mode of transportation, but
in GTI trim it's a whole new
car.
The SportKa was a beneficiary of Ford's transition from peddler of dreary fleet
cars in the 1980s to a builder of genuinely entertaining family
hatchbacks through the 1990s.