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Is Ruto Ro a Hatchback or Wagon?

Hatchback
13 (34.2%)
Wagon
25 (65.8%)

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Hatchback or Wagon
« on: December 14, 2006, 02:30:30 pm »
Hatchback:

"An automobile having a sloping back with a hinged rear door that opens upward."

Is this a hatch or a wagon?



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Re: Hatchback or Wagon
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2006, 02:34:19 pm »
When I had my '02 Impreza TS, I always thought of it as a wagon, so I've voted accordingly.  :)
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Re: Hatchback or Wagon
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2006, 02:39:37 pm »
For roof rack and extended length of the roof horizontally behind the rear doors, I call it a wagon.
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Re: Hatchback or Wagon
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2006, 02:42:28 pm »
It's a Sport Wagon.  ;)
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Re: Hatchback or Wagon
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2006, 02:42:45 pm »
This is a wagon?
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Re: Hatchback or Wagon
« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2006, 02:51:56 pm »
Quote from: Snowman on December 14, 2006, 02:42:45 pm
This is a wagon?

No, it's a hatch.  To me, a wagon needs 4 doors.  One could point out that there was a Firefly 4-door hatch and a Volkswagen Fox 2-door wagon but those are abberations.

Besides, wikipedia defines the difference between a hatch and a wagon as the former having a smaller load area than the latter.
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Re: Hatchback or Wagon
« Reply #6 on: December 14, 2006, 02:55:24 pm »
To me, the Magnum and Mazda6 are wagons. The Imprezza, Vibetrix, Mazda3, Rabbit are all hatches.
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Re: Hatchback or Wagon
« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2006, 02:56:01 pm »
I actually voted hatch but I believe the majority will say wagon.

At what point in degrees of the slope does it become a hatch vs wagon?  Some of the MB wagons have a sloping rear cargo door removing valuable cubic space.
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Re: Hatchback or Wagon
« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2006, 02:57:43 pm »
Nissan calls the Versa a hatch
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Re: Hatchback or Wagon
« Reply #9 on: December 14, 2006, 03:06:45 pm »
Quote from: Snowman on December 14, 2006, 02:42:45 pm
This is a wagon?

No, that's a hatch.
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Re: Hatchback or Wagon
« Reply #10 on: December 14, 2006, 03:07:42 pm »
Quote from: Snowman on December 14, 2006, 02:30:30 pm
Hatchback:

"An automobile having a sloping back with a hinged rear door that opens upward."

Is this a hatch or a wagon?


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Re: Hatchback or Wagon
« Reply #11 on: December 14, 2006, 03:12:34 pm »
It's a hatch because it is just as long as the sedan.  To me a wagon has an extended cargo area compared to a sedan.
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Re: Hatchback or Wagon
« Reply #12 on: December 14, 2006, 03:16:36 pm »
^^ I agree. ^^

Also, anything with wood panneling is a wagon.
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Re: Hatchback or Wagon
« Reply #13 on: December 14, 2006, 03:17:44 pm »
Quote from: dorin on December 14, 2006, 03:12:34 pm
It's a hatch because it is just as long as the sedan.  To me a wagon has an extended cargo area compared to a sedan.

So what is the Mazda6 then?  I thought all three models are the same length.
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Re: Hatchback or Wagon
« Reply #14 on: December 14, 2006, 03:24:38 pm »
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Re: Hatchback or Wagon
« Reply #15 on: December 14, 2006, 03:30:49 pm »
Often, if there's a 3rd window on the side between the rear doors and hatch of larger size, I think it a wagon. The Vibetrix and A3 are in between. Really, what is a wagon but a stretched hatch?
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Re: Hatchback or Wagon
« Reply #16 on: December 14, 2006, 03:32:09 pm »
What's in a name?  ??? ??? ;D
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Re: Hatchback or Wagon
« Reply #17 on: December 14, 2006, 03:34:43 pm »
Quote from: dorin on December 14, 2006, 03:12:34 pm
It's a hatch because it is just as long as the sedan.  To me a wagon has an extended cargo area compared to a sedan.

So it is a Hatchback. :)
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Re: Hatchback or Wagon
« Reply #18 on: December 14, 2006, 03:37:05 pm »
Keisha M Ashe.......... ??? ::) :P
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Re: Hatchback or Wagon
« Reply #19 on: December 14, 2006, 04:21:44 pm »
Quote from: dorin on December 14, 2006, 03:12:34 pm
It's a hatch because it is just as long as the sedan.  To me a wagon has an extended cargo area compared to a sedan.

I agree!

Quote from: quadzilla on December 14, 2006, 03:17:44 pm
Quote from: dorin on December 14, 2006, 03:12:34 pm
It's a hatch because it is just as long as the sedan.  To me a wagon has an extended cargo area compared to a sedan.

So what is the Mazda6 then?  I thought all three models are the same length.

Mazda6 is a wagon because it appears longer than its sedan sister. 
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