Jumat, 30 Maret 2012

The Design Of Hatchbacks

There are a lot of different cars on the market. Each one has a slightly different shape to all the rest. Each shape has been designed specifically for that car. The idea is to make the car as attractive and aerodynamic as possible, especially your sports cars. Let us take a look at the purpose of the design of hatchbacks.

When you mention the term "hatchback" most people automatically think of cars that look like a sedan with the back cut off. This is not actually what makes a hatchback a hatchback. It actually refers to the internal design of the vehicle.

The design used by hatchbacks is a two box design. This means that the pillars of the car divide the interior into two main areas which are rectangular in shape. There is the engine compartment and there is the passenger and cargo compartment. Most of your sedans make use of a three box design in which the passenger and cargo compartments are separated into two different rectangles. In a three box design the main pillars of the vehicle are the ones that form the frame of the front and rear windscreens. They attach the roof to the base of the car. In a two box car the main pillar is the one that forms the frame of the front windshield. The two box is not less stable or more stable than the three box design, it is just different. You do not need to be concerned that hatchbacks are less safe to drive or have an accident in than sedans are. There are still the same number of pillars in the car to give it structural integrity, they are just placed differently.

You can get hatchbacks in one of two styles. There is the three door and the five door. The difference is the presence or lack of rear passenger doors. The lid of the boot is considered a door. The option you choose will depend on you and how easily you would like to be able to get gain access to the rear passenger seat.


The design of hatchbacks is meant to give an impression of space when in fact, there is no more space in a hatchback than there is in a sedan. It just feels larger because of the two box design. The cars tend to b a lot lighter than most sedans which means that they tend to be more economical than a sedan with similar specifications. This is the main attraction for a lot of people since saving money is quite a priority at this point in time.

The hatchback has been carefully designed to maximise the impression of space inside the vehicle. This was done by making use of the two box design. Hatchbacks are still just as safe to drive as they have the same number of support pillars for the roof as a sedan would, the pillars are just placed in a way that allows the passenger and cargo areas to be within a single rectangular section.

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