Hatchbacks are good looking and practical, so why are they becoming less and less common?

We often hear some people say hatchback, many people may not have figured out what is a hatchback, in fact, all two cars as well as SUVs can be said to be a hatchback, that is, the trunk lid and the rear windshield are connected to the entire back of the car can be lifted up. I believe that owners who have driven two cars or SUVs have experienced the practicality of the style trunk, and even a small number of three cars have adopted it.

There are two main criteria for evaluating the usefulness of a car's trunk: trunk volume and functionality. From the volume point of view, the trunk of the traditional three-box car can only open the lid, its internal storage space is fixed, most of them are 400 to 500 liters of containers, the key is that it is limited to the opening and depth, only to put small items. The first back of the three-car cab is usually connected to the rear of the car and the luggage storage area, there is no basic structure on the style, plus the back seat can basically be folded hatchback-style sedan trunk space will be greatly increased, the maximum volume is almost two to three times that of the same class of cars, you can easily get more than 1,000 liters of storage space.

Additionally, the hatchback can get a bigger trunk opening, which is convenient for storing larger items. Comprehensive the above two points, in terms of trunk storage space, hatchback compared to the traditional trunk to be more practical, but the market using hatchback sedan is becoming increasingly rare, most of our most common are Skoda, such as the Mingrui, Speed and so on. There are four reasons for the scarcity of hatchbacks.

The first is cost, it costs more money to build than a normal hatchback because the structure changes and many areas need to be reinforced. The second reason is the late failure rate, after a long time of use, the rear tailgate will be deformed because of the force, resulting in poorer dustproofing, and even leakage. The third reason is that the sound insulation effect is not good, often sit in the car will find that the first car than the ordinary car noise, because the traditional trunk and compartment is relatively isolated state, and the hatchback is more like in the rear of the car installed a door, so the hatchback is also known as the five-door car, that more than a door, the noise will naturally be higher. The fourth reason is the body shape, hatchback trim level car shape to go six times the route, just six of the degree of difference, hatchback compared to the traditional trim level car to be more sporty, similar to the coupe, but the sports route sedan is not necessarily popular, the majority of domestic consumers still like the traditional trim level structure, there is a head and a tail, and this tail to be normal.

For example, always adhere to the hatchback styling Skoda, sales have not been very hot, the logo of the new 508 came to the country after the direct cancellation of the hatchback door. That sums up a few reasons, first by the model scarcity is also considered reasonable, that if a design only a small number of people like, then the car company will certainly not do spend money not to please things.