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whats the difference between saloon and hatchback cars

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  • 27-02-2008 11:29pm
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    dantes74
    Closed Accounts Posts: 140 ✭✭


    excuse my stupidity but can someone explain to me the difference between saloon cars and hatchback. i've been looking at some pics but can't see any real noticable differences


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    Anan1
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    Saloons have a separate boot. Hatchbacks have an opening rear door, incorporating the rear window.


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    artanevilla
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 10,602 Mod ✭✭✭✭artanevilla


    Same car Ford Focus:

    Saloon, seperate boot (rear window doesn't open)

    12985215118837605611b47np9.jpg

    Hatchback, whole rear opens.

    fordfocus5doorhatchbackpq5.jpg


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    shanel23
    Registered Users Posts: 545 ✭✭✭shanel23


    focus on the back of the cars to see the difference between the two

    Saloon - typically 4 doors and a traditional boot - opens independantly of the rear window .

    Hatchback - typically 4 doors and a boot - but boot is integrated with the rear window .


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    mike65
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    Damned modern designs. Once it was obvious! :p

    Mike.


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    cjt156
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    If you're looking on carzone or similar sites people seem to get their descriptions wrong quite a bit.
    I was researching an estate for the wife last year & constantly found saloons & hatchbacks described as such.


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    Gregor Samsa
    Registered Users Posts: 9,024 ✭✭✭Gregor Samsa


    Also, some cars (Skoda Octavia, old model Citroen C5) look like a saloon at first glance but are actually hatchbacks. You can see the gap going around the back window where the hatchback boot opens if you look.

    And most hatchbacks have a rear wiper, whereas most saloons don't.


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