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07-17-2011, 04:33 PM | #1 | ||
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Small Hatchbacks Coming Up Big for Car Buyers
It seems the sexy new choice in small cars these days is the hatchback - at least that's what the Ford Motor Company is noticing in recent trends.
According to a recent story from the Detroit News, a large portion of the sales of their Fiesta and Focus have been the hatchback models. These numbers are supported by data showing an increase of 63 percent in the sales of hatchback models within the U.S. for models in the 2006 to 2010 range. The article from the Detroit News: Quote:
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07-17-2011, 04:58 PM | #2 | |
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Re: Small Hatchbacks Coming Up Big for Car Buyers
Sounds like the US finnally catching up with the rest of the world.
Hatchbacks have been very popular outside the US for decades. I don't think I've even seen a non-Hatchback Focus. The car was designed as a Hatch.
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07-17-2011, 08:22 PM | #3 | |
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Re: Small Hatchbacks Coming Up Big for Car Buyers
Yep, with Obama at the helm we'll all be so cash deprived (broke) in the US that we'll be driving ugly stupid boring eco politically correct destigmatized hatchbacks by 2013.
Then we will know that we have caught up with the rest of the world. ---------- Not me of course, I have standards. I'll turn up the boost and waste my fair share of cheap gas. (petrol to you limeys) |
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07-17-2011, 09:05 PM | #4 | |
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Re: Small Hatchbacks Coming Up Big for Car Buyers
I don't know that they'll become as prevalent here as they are overseas, but I do think they are beneficial for the country and the overall economy.
If you consider the number of Americans who are afraid to buy cars because of their size and fuel inefficiency while in a down economy, these cars offer a little peace of mind with their prices, efficiency and projected resale value. It may not be flashy or traditional by American standards, but if it's something that helps stabilize our economy and pulls people away from the fear of buying, I'm certainly all for them.
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07-17-2011, 09:06 PM | #5 | |
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Re: Small Hatchbacks Coming Up Big for Car Buyers
I've seen non-hatch Focuses (Foci?) before - they just don't look as good as the hatchback models.
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07-18-2011, 12:04 AM | #6 | |||
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You have standards, which is why you drive a light weight sports car made by some limeys. Don't blow your diff when you turn up the boost There are Hatchbacks, and there are Hatchbacks. I have yet to see what I would consider a proper hatch being sold in the US. They have always been given watered down, low spec, base model crap versions of what the rest of the world gets. It has something to do with Americans associating anemic V8s, acres of cheap plastic and very soft springs with high value luxury and performance. The Focus maybe the first real, mass market Hatch that shows Americans what a true Hatch is. Sophisticated, fun to drive, very practical, reliable, safe and efficient to run. Quote:
Yip, because they are an after thought for the US market.
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07-18-2011, 03:44 PM | #7 | |
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I don't think I've ever seen a hatchback Focus before....
I can say that yesterday over the course of about 550+ miles of road trip, I saw an innumerable number of hatch Fiestas. The suckers are EVERYWHERE! They fit a niche, but I wouldn't want to be in the back seat in the event of a rear-end accident...
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