[QUOTE=Second-gear-of-mgear;30025107]Here's a decent hatchback.
Hyundai Veloster.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdPK9sncPwo&feature=player_embedded[/media][/QUOTE]
So if I buy that I expect it to have the same amount of power as the one in the video.
[QUOTE=sbradford26;30033493]So if I buy that I expect it to have the same amount of power as the one in the video.[/QUOTE]
If you buy the You spend the 130 or so "k", yeah.
On the note of the 500, the new TwinAir version is pretty cool.
I always felt that, uh... this was one of the superior hatchbacks.
[img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/Reliant_Robin_Green.jpg[/img_thumb]
I love when the img_thumb tag decides to work perfectly.
whoa man, i cant see anything in that tiny picture
holy huge picture
[QUOTE=Sackboy;30021183][img]http://img2.netcarshow.com/Honda-Civic_Wagon_1989_1024x768_wallpaper_01.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
I miss having a super tall greenhouse like that, and actually having visibility. I suppose crash regs got in the way
[editline]24th May 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=Doozle;30026320]I think the current Fiesta is quite a cool car.
However I cannot get my head round the fact that they're selling a saloon/sedan version of it. It's ugly and doesn't make a whole lot of sense at least not to me.
[img]http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/upload/11393/images/FordFiestaSaloon1.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
It's mostly an American thing. I think Americans have considered station wagons and hatchbacks too similar to the "uncool" things they sat in when they were children, even though crossovers are basically the same, just raised a couple inches off the ground. Sedans are considered way better even though compact cars simply don't look good in sedan form.
[QUOTE=spacedooky;30039297]
even though compact cars simply don't look good in sedan form.[/QUOTE]
Not all of them. The New Elantra looks good in Sedan. The New Civic wouldn't look good in Hatchback (US Version), The Focus is alright in Sedan, and the Mazda 3 is fine in Sedan.
[QUOTE=Second-gear-of-mgear;30039423]Not all of them. The New Elantra looks good in Sedan. The New Civic wouldn't look good in Hatchback (US Version), The Focus is alright in Sedan, and the Mazda 3 is fine in Sedan.[/QUOTE]
I think it's undeniable that the hatchbacks are far more attractive. Yes, the sedan's not bad looking, but when given the option of a hatchback, which is far more versatile, it's silly for most of my fellow Americans to discount them.
Also, I feel Hyundai's new design language will become dated soon. They all have swoopy designs with headlights that go nearly to the A pillar (well, I suppose all new cars are guilty of this) and all look like they sorta just melted. I far prefer Kia's, although it largely has to do with Peter Schreyer who designed Audis only a few years back - it makes Kia's new offerings look way more refined and European, I suppose.
My mate just sent me a photo of a matt black 500 :iia:
i'd drive it
[IMG]http://www.turbophile.com/our_cars/gtir/gtir_sidefront_hi.jpg[/IMG]
pretty much the best
Some woman who lives round the corner drives one of these bad boys
[img]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tZpkbeX1TeY/TaWsf25Qf0I/AAAAAAAAAkU/XKyg8w3SXNo/s1600/renault500.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=Second-gear-of-mgear;30039423]Not all of them. The New Elantra looks good in Sedan. The New Civic wouldn't look good in Hatchback (US Version), The Focus is alright in Sedan, and the Mazda 3 is fine in Sedan.[/QUOTE]
The new Civic doesn't look good in the first place. They stopped looking good about 5 or 6 years ago when they shaped them like a bullet.
[editline]25th May 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=Doozle;30042117]Some woman who lives round the corner drives one of these bad boys
[img]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tZpkbeX1TeY/TaWsf25Qf0I/AAAAAAAAAkU/XKyg8w3SXNo/s1600/renault500.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
hnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnngh do want
I really want a golf but at 17-18 with no driving experience i'd be fucked over by UK insurance with anything over a 1.2 :frown: I'm looking at second hand vw polos which will probably be a better idea.
[QUOTE=spacedooky;30039452]I think it's undeniable that the hatchbacks are far more attractive. Yes, the sedan's not bad looking, but when given the option of a hatchback, which is far more versatile, it's silly for most of my fellow Americans to discount them.
Also, I feel Hyundai's new design language will become dated soon. They all have swoopy designs with headlights that go nearly to the A pillar (well, I suppose all new cars are guilty of this) and all look like they sorta just melted. I far prefer Kia's, although it largely has to do with Walter de Silva who designed Audis only a few years back - it makes Kia's new offerings look way more refined and European, I suppose.[/QUOTE]
[B]Peter Schreyer.
What the fuck ,why's this happening? I didn't do press anything.
[/B]
[QUOTE=spacedooky;30039297]I miss having a super tall greenhouse like that, and actually having visibility. I suppose crash regs got in the way
[editline]24th May 2011[/editline]
It's mostly an American thing. I think Americans have considered station wagons and hatchbacks too similar to the "uncool" things they sat in when they were children, even though crossovers are basically the same, just raised a couple inches off the ground. Sedans are considered way better even though compact cars simply don't look good in sedan form.[/QUOTE]
ew ew ew crossovers.
Useless as offroad vehicles, moderate as utility vehicles, and useless as a street vehicle. It takes all the worst aspects of SUVs and sedans into one.
It's a damn shame hatchback's aren't as popular in the US. I'm thinking of just sticking with a hatch for most of my life. It's practical, small, and nimble. Perfect city and driver's car.
[editline]25th May 2011[/editline]
Also, Kia > Hyundai any day. Hyundai's cars look too much like cheaper versions of German luxury cars. Well that's because they are, but so many of the styling elements are over-exaggerated or simply distasteful.
[QUOTE=Oicani Gonzales;30033026][img]http://www.carrosnitrados.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/fiat_500_abarth_ss-3_640x408.jpg[/img]
looks a bit less stupid[/QUOTE]
Not with the picnic blanket painted on the roof.
I like the look of the current Civic 5-door, although I haven't driven one.
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/2006_Honda_Civic_5-door.jpg/800px-2006_Honda_Civic_5-door.jpg[/img]
If you're not into Japanese cars then you should probably go for the Focus. I have driven a Focus before, it was a 2005 4-door and it was comfortable and well built.
[QUOTE=rampageturke 2;30026567]yeh thats why they're called wagons not hatch backs
:downs:[/QUOTE]
It's a wagon with a hatchback. :crossarms:
[QUOTE=abcpea2;30041504][IMG]http://www.turbophile.com/our_cars/gtir/gtir_sidefront_hi.jpg[/IMG]
pretty much the best[/QUOTE]
sr20 all day erry day dawg
gotta admit.
took a look at the hyundai i30 hatch today.
impressive for a korean car.
hyundais have got better with the genesis line,
kias still shit tho
[QUOTE=lemon_lover;30055900]hyundais have got better with the genesis line,[/QUOTE]
so much chrome.
[QUOTE=Sega Saturn;30054672]I like the look of the current Civic 5-door, although I haven't driven one.
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/2006_Honda_Civic_5-door.jpg/800px-2006_Honda_Civic_5-door.jpg[/img]
If you're not into Japanese cars then you should probably go for the Focus. I have driven a Focus before, it was a 2005 4-door and it was comfortable and well built.[/QUOTE]
Its .......... beautiful. :O
i hate it
[QUOTE=DogGunn;30055868]gotta admit.
took a look at the hyundai i30 hatch today.
impressive for a korean car.[/QUOTE]
the i30 has been tearing it up in south america.
driving in Brazil and that's all I ever see, and it's got a nice ass to look at
get this one
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Honda_Civic_Si_EP3.jpg[/img]
So I took a look at the i30 on google.
The Brazilian version has a different back I swear because what the fuck is this?
[img]http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/20070718112348hyundai_i30_01.jpg[/img]
[editline]26th May 2011[/editline]
Shit I thought they looked better than that. It isn't too bad, but fuck all the images on google make it look worse than in real life. I think the key is size. It's tiny, but these images provide no sense of scale.
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Corsa.jpg/800px-Corsa.jpg[/img]
Vauxhall Corsa C. They're cheap as fuck especially if used, but if you wanna spend some additional dosh on one you can make it look (and perform) a lot better too.
[QUOTE=Sega Saturn;30054672]I like the look of the current Civic 5-door, although I haven't driven one.
[img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/2006_Honda_Civic_5-door.jpg/800px-2006_Honda_Civic_5-door.jpg[/img_thumb]
If you're not into Japanese cars then you should probably go for the Focus. I have driven a Focus before, it was a 2005 4-door and it was comfortable and well built.[/QUOTE]
I could just see some fat guy driving it, and when he turns the headlights on, he says "Firing all lasers".
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