Is the non premium badged family saloon dead?

[GreenArrow]

...it seems everyone wants crossovers these days and the traditional three box saloon/hatch is dying....not helped IMO by the enormous size of the current Mondeo/Insignia type car which makes them a challenge to park...

..against this backdrop, sales of the Audi A4 and BMW 3 series are as strong as ever.

so are we seeing the death of the traditional mainstream family saloon/hatch?

If so I think its a shame...I don't quite get the fascination with Crossovers myself. Aside from their current trendiness, they are generally bulkier, slower and thirstier, like for like, than the equivalent hatchback or saloon. I am not even sure that they are roomier inside. It also means we will never see another niche saloon based car like an Accord Type R, Mondeo ST220 or EVO 6 again, which is sad in my book...

[GreenArrow]

A lot of people say that a three box car doesn't work any more due to all the paraphanalia, people take with them, but your average family hatch/saloon has plenty of room inside. My decade old Mk1 Mazda 6 was able to fit a dismantled 10 ft trampoline in the boot, plus the four of us last year (just) and I am not convinced cars like the Qashquai are actually all that roomy inside...the only small crossover that has arrived recently offering decent packing is the Honda HR-V. Based on the commodious Honda Jazz, I would certainly consider something like that as family wheels....