The 2012 Honda fit 5 - door subcompact is more
wagon than hatchback, bearing strong similarities to the popular Honda Civic Wagon of the mid 1980s.
Not exact matches
The sedan seems to pull off the new styling better
than the coupe, but buyers are likely to miss the
hatchback and
wagon versions (see a side - by - side comparison with the 2007 Focus).
Good to see the hybrid as a proper SUV / CUV rather
than a
hatchback or station
wagon.
Value in Its Class Since there are so few
wagons on the market, you might cross-shop the SportWagen against compact
hatchbacks that are less expensive
than the $ 22,215 base model.
This new body style, the sixth in the 3 - / 4 - Series lineup, has a lower roofline
than the 3 Series sedan and frameless windows, yet it also has a
hatchback like the 3 Series GT and 3 Series
wagon.
The GT rides higher
than a 5 - series
wagon for easier ingress and egress and offers a clever hatch design that really does let the owner decide whether to use the cargo hold as a closed - off conventional trunk or as a
hatchback.
As it's three or four inches lower in height
than most small crossovers, its proportions look more like that of a
hatchback or
wagon, which is a good thing in our mind.
Lacrosse is one of the best sedans in the market and rivals products Regal TourX
wagon, Regal Sportback
hatchback and many more, still the pricing of the latest version will be lower
than Envision crossover, a marketing strategy perhaps.
It doesn't leap to top of mind as other such Canadian icons as the maple leaf, hockey, maple syrup, Mounties or the inukshuk, but Honda's seemingly omnipresent Civic — over the years in sedan,
hatchback and
wagon guises — comes closer to achieving cultural status
than just about any other automobile out there.
At the January 2011 North American International Auto Show, Toyota revealed the 2012 model year Prius v, an extended
hatchback wagon, which is derived from the third - generation Prius and features over 50 percent more interior cargo space
than the original Prius design.
====== EXPERTS ARE SAYING: explains Comfortable front seats offer a slightly higher driving position
than most
wagons and
hatchbacks, and this design detail makes for an expansive view of the road ahead.
The Seat Ibiza ST measures in at 18 cm longer
than the standard
hatchback version, for a total length of 4.23 meters, and can hold up to 430 Liters worth of goods in the
wagon like five door estate.
This is the first time when Toyota's Auris model receives an estate /
wagon variant, a version which is 285 mm longer
than the five - door
hatchback.
The car is 4330 mm long; this makes it 83 mm longer
than a regular
hatchback, 48 mm longer in the wheelbase but 224 mm shorter that Golf
wagon.
The Regal's traditional four - door - sedan body style is dropped; in its place are a four - door
hatchback sedan called Regal Sportback (reviewed separately) and an SUV - flavored four - door wagonnamed Regal TourX — both are slightly larger
than the outgoing sedan.
Although the rear section is a bit boxier
than the
hatchback's, the
wagon retains the sporty design of its smaller sibling.
As a demonstration of just how blurred the line of demarcation between station
wagons and
hatchbacks has become, there are those who consider the Dodge Caliber more of the latter
than the former.
EXPERTS ARE SAYING: Edmunds.com's review says Comfortable front seats offer a slightly higher driving position
than most
wagons and
hatchbacks AFFORDABLE: Was $ 22,988.
The Forester's layout is classic small
wagon, with four doors and a
hatchback, although the roof is a bit higher
than on most.
EXPERTS ARE SAYING: Edmunds.com's review says Comfortable front seats offer a slightly higher driving position
than most
wagons and
hatchbacks, and this design detail makes for an expansive view of the road ahead.
It could be argued that the car is more
hatchback than wagon, because the rear hatch is sloped rather
than nearly vertical like that of a traditional
wagon.
The new 5 - passenger Prius V
wagon is longer, wider, and taller
than the current Prius
hatchback, with 60 percent more cargo capacity behind the rear seats.
Note to Mitsubishi fans: This is not the Lancer Sportback that Mitsubishi sold six years ago — that was a station
wagon, this is a four - door
hatchback, and it looks more like a product of Europe
than Japan.
Subcompact crossover SUVs are popular picks these days, with Toyota shoppers in Palatine, IL seeking vehicles that are bigger
than a
wagon or
hatchback but still agile and family - friendly.
Also known as «people carriers», this class of cars combines a high - roof, five - door one - or two - box
hatchback body configuration with a compact, mid-size or large car platform, engine and mechanicals; car - like handling and fuel economy; unibody construction; front - wheel or all - wheel drive and greater height
than sedan or station
wagon counterparts.
Also released as a 1995 model, and available exclusively as a
hatchback, the Outback Sport rode marginally taller
than the base model, and largely aped the outdoorsy styling of the larger Legacy - based
wagon (adding a non-functional hood scoop in the U.S. that spoke to the turbocharged Impreza WRX that was exclusive to Japan at that time).