zomby woof
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Bought the car for my wife, and she hates hatches. Personally, I like them, but not her. She says, why would they name a car after it's most hideous feather?
Why did you choose Sedan or Hatchback?
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donjose712
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Sedan RS 6MT
I think the sedan looks awesome. And it is also rare. I dont see the RS sedan at all i always the Hatchback.
I think the sedan looks awesome. And it is also rare. I dont see the RS sedan at all i always the Hatchback.
I never understood why some people think the hatchbacks are ugly. I personally find the hatchback to be much better looking than the sedan. There is something sportier about them.
The amount of room you get with a hatchback is insane. In my opinion, it's a complete no brainer for that reason alone.
No offense to the sedan owners, of course. To each their own! I like the look of the sedans a lot especially with slightly lowered suspension.
The amount of room you get with a hatchback is insane. In my opinion, it's a complete no brainer for that reason alone.
No offense to the sedan owners, of course. To each their own! I like the look of the sedans a lot especially with slightly lowered suspension.
Hatchbacks have a "love it or hate it" following. I've noticed many people I know don't like hatchbacks. At all. But for me. Hatch is life.
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Walleyeye
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I bought the 2017 RS hatchback as I love hatches. The sedan looks like a old person car to me.
My first car was a ford escort hatchback and I loved it too!!!
Storing concealed anything is easy with the hatchback as it has a cargo area cover and even a lower compartment u see the main storage are and you can put the seats down too for even more cargo area.
Love the hatch RS.
2017 Sonic LT RS
1.8L Ecotec
6 Spd AT
Red Hot
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My first car was a ford escort hatchback and I loved it too!!!
Storing concealed anything is easy with the hatchback as it has a cargo area cover and even a lower compartment u see the main storage are and you can put the seats down too for even more cargo area.
Love the hatch RS.
2017 Sonic LT RS
1.8L Ecotec
6 Spd AT
Red Hot
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K-Bob
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Generally I like hatchbacks and wagons. I think the new Cruze hatchback looks great. And I like Minis and Golfs.
BUT, I never liked the proportions of the Sonic hatchback. I think it's to tall and the rear is too chopped. But that's me. My favorite car mag prefers the hatch styling over the sedan's, and lots of posters here love how the Sonic hatch looks.
Anyway, I got a Sedan. The new 2017 front fascia and head and tail lights make the sedan look really good now. Another big reason besides aesthetics: Cargo. You cannot conceal cargo in the hatch, and there is actually very little room behind the rear seats. During the summer I keep my golf clubs in my car and I just couldn't do that with the hatch.
BUT, I never liked the proportions of the Sonic hatchback. I think it's to tall and the rear is too chopped. But that's me. My favorite car mag prefers the hatch styling over the sedan's, and lots of posters here love how the Sonic hatch looks.
Anyway, I got a Sedan. The new 2017 front fascia and head and tail lights make the sedan look really good now. Another big reason besides aesthetics: Cargo. You cannot conceal cargo in the hatch, and there is actually very little room behind the rear seats. During the summer I keep my golf clubs in my car and I just couldn't do that with the hatch.
Silversn95
Member
Hatch all the way. For some reason the Sonic sedan has an awkward look about it from the rear but that isn't why I went Hatch. I have always had a hatchback in my fleet at one point or another since they are more versatile and typically shorter overall than the sedan version of a given vehicle. Since this is a car for my wife and kids to drive, making it garage friendly (i.e. smallest foot print) was one of the things I was looking for.
UnXpectedError
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Several years ago I rented a Chevy Sonic while out on a business trip in Cali. it was a LT 1.8 ... it was also a sedan which I wasn't happy about because I reserved a hatch. I liked the car but it wasn't any thing close to my Mini Cooper S. I find hatchbacks much more convenient for my work as im a wedding photographer and im constantly taking a lot of equipment with me all over the place. So when I wanted a newer car I looked for the Hatch version. I also wanted it to have some kinda potential for performance while still getting good gas mileage so i looked for one with the 1.4T with a 6M.
Got my black 2012 Hatch 1.4T 6M a few months ago and couldn't be happier... however it still doesn't hold a candle to my Mini Cooper S .. which I still keep around for some fun driving and plan to turn it into a track car in the future.
PS: I think the sedan looks weird .. weird proportions.. this car always looks like it was meant to be a hatch and at the last moment someone at GM said hey we need a sedan version of this car lol
Got my black 2012 Hatch 1.4T 6M a few months ago and couldn't be happier... however it still doesn't hold a candle to my Mini Cooper S .. which I still keep around for some fun driving and plan to turn it into a track car in the future.
PS: I think the sedan looks weird .. weird proportions.. this car always looks like it was meant to be a hatch and at the last moment someone at GM said hey we need a sedan version of this car lol
mysterslyckster
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Hatchback. Hands down. Looks much better for this car and more versatile. 
In the case of the Sonic, they took a Sedan and cut the back off to design a hatch, or added a trunk on a hatch - god knows. Regardless, same car, just +/- that rear end.
The most major issue I see is cost. Is the hatch worth $1000 to you?
Cosmetics are in the eye of the beholder. I sway back and forth on that.
Both cars allow the seats to be folded forward, although the hatch has the compartment a bit raised in the rear so the back of the seat folded down is flush with the rear compartment - just cosmetics but looks nicer if you will normally keep the rear seat folded.
Hatches can have more of a turbulence issue on the highway. It's just not an ideal shape.
Practically what you get from a hatch is the ability to load large objects, like a big TV, into a small car.
A Sedan gets you a bit more space, both in the sense of cubic feet and you also might fit something like a full 8 foot 2X4 in a trunk model that wouldn't work in a hatch. My 130 class tuna rods have a much better chance of fitting in the sedan
Anyway, I went sedan. To me cosmetics between the two I can't decide. Functionality similarly ups and downs, although I've got a truck and everyone I know owns a truck I can use, so this is a vehicle meant to move myself only in practical terms.. Given that it comes down to cost, for $1000 I'd prefer to put that into something like options, upgrades, or a set of 18 inch ultra low profile summer tires on rims leaving the 17's for winter tires, that would be better for me than a hatch for $1000 etc..
Jon
I had a 1976 Civic hatchback, and always wanted another one. My 2012 has extra storage under the floor and a swinging cover for privacy. I love it. Looks much better than the sedan. Sedans are boring.
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JesusTheAgnostic
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Dude, same
suitcasejefferson
Member
I got my 2013 red hatch used from my sister because she is unable to drive anymore. I'm glad it is a hatch. I am not a fan of four door cars of any type. I like that the hatch has kind of a hidden rear door handle that helps hide the fact that it is a four door. Many years ago I bought a slightly used red 1988 VW GTI 16V (two door) and loved it. The Sonic hatch reminds me of it, except for the lack of performance. That GTI was a screamer, and also handled amazingly well for a front wheel drive.
JTee2017
Well-known member
We bought the hatchback because we felt it had more useful cargo ability as well as we just have always liked hatchbacks. We've owned Toyota, Nissan Sentra, Mitsubishi (Plymouth Colt), Malibu Maxx, hatchbacks in past years.
Also, the Sonic LT HB RS in Cajun Red is *HoT* and really fun to drive. It goes around corners like on a track at just normal street speeds. I may wear the tires out doing this. . . but it saves brakes.
Also, the Sonic LT HB RS in Cajun Red is *HoT* and really fun to drive. It goes around corners like on a track at just normal street speeds. I may wear the tires out doing this. . . but it saves brakes.
carsNskis
New member
Not my intentional purpose, but the hatch works great for RallyCross.
I packed 4 rally tires, hand tools, Dewalt cordless tools, jack, diy Bluetooth radio and ac/dc charging station, pop up canopy, tarps, camp chairs, air compressor, 2 storage tubs with fluids and misc ish, and coolers... still room for a co driver
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I packed 4 rally tires, hand tools, Dewalt cordless tools, jack, diy Bluetooth radio and ac/dc charging station, pop up canopy, tarps, camp chairs, air compressor, 2 storage tubs with fluids and misc ish, and coolers... still room for a co driver
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dbratboy92
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Ah I picked the hatch because I am a mechanic, drummer, and outdoor enthusiast. So I am always packed to the brim. I really should use a truck but I save mine for when I really need it I hate people that drive trucks as daily drivers and don't even have a scratch in the bed. However realistically I new I wanted a hatchback. I chose the sonic because I am a gm tech and at the time I bought it a year and a half ago more than half the cars on my lift were Buick encores with the same 1.4 as my sonic. But at that time I had never needed to fix one just oil
Changes and other maintenance stuff. Shortly after I bought my car I started fixing coolant leaks and replacing turbos and intakes everyday. The other reason I bought it is it came with a stick which was another of my requirements.
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Changes and other maintenance stuff. Shortly after I bought my car I started fixing coolant leaks and replacing turbos and intakes everyday. The other reason I bought it is it came with a stick which was another of my requirements.
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suitcasejefferson
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Speaking of trucks, I dislike 4 door trucks even more than 4 door cars. 99% of the time I see a 4 door truck, there is only the driver in it. To me a 4 door sedan is a taxicab, and a 4 door truck is an abomination. I'm 58, and I grew up in a 2 door world. I've had 2 door trucks and 2 door cars. The Sonic is only my second 4 door car, the other was a 1972 Ford Country Squire (woodgrain) station wagon. And that was back in the early '80s.
My 2-door S10 Blazer was one of my favorite rides. But I didn't have kids then. Couldn't imagine all the in-and-out with kids in a coupe.
