Boxy Hatchbacks! cool or not?

[anonymous-user]

There seems to be quite a few of these boxy little hatches on sale at the moment! They are obviously completely different to the usual small hot hatches that we normally discus on here but I’m starting to quite like them and think they are quite cool in a weird way! What does anyone else think?

These sort of things!

[ScottishSamurai]

I love those Scions... Guilty secret of mine!

Plus, I tihnk you can supercharge the engine in them easily

[War Pig]

I quite like the Kia Soul

[kambites]

Better than the retro rubbish like the MINI and Fiat 500.

[Blue Meanie]

They looks good. It's pointless making them look sporty, ()as they have tried in the past), as they really aren't, so why not given them a look of their own. At the moment it seems to be utilitarian box stylee... People complain about the 'euro boxes', so a new, different shape should be welcomed.

[anonymous-user]

Will be interesting to see if the European companies start doing any! I suppose Skoda have come closest with the Roomster and Yeti, and Citreon with the C3 Picasso!

[Jonny671]

ScottishSamurai said:

I love those Scions... Guilty secret of mine!

Plus, I tihnk you can supercharge the engine in them easily

Your not alone.

I really quite like those Scions

[anonymous-user]

Looks like the vote is going 'not cool', though all that have posted seem to like them! Then again we all know that most PH'ers have no style

[Shropshiremike]

MonkeyMatt said:

I like this one - I also like the 309Gti and Alfa 75 and Alfa SZ

[Blue Meanie]

I notice those saying not cool are not really commenting? Anyone tell us exactly why they aren't cool, or what you don't like about them?

[anonymous-user]

Blue Meanie said:

I notice those saying not cool are not really commenting? Anyone tell us exactly why they aren't cool, or what you don't like about them?

I was thinking the same! normally get a good discussion on PH! maybe we should use poor punctuation or mention the labour party and they will come flocking!

[Waugh-terfall]

ScottishSamurai said:

I love those Scions... Guilty secret of mine!

Plus, I tihnk you can supercharge the engine in them easily

You're not the other one, been wishing Toyota would bring Scion over here since seeing hundreds of Xa's, Xb's and TC's whizzing around Florida in 2005...
As for the Kia Soul, I find myself oddly drawn towards them, they just seem like chunky tonka-toy like alternatives to otherwise sleeker less-robust looking models. For the more outdoorsy life-style orientated person perhaps? Personally, the new Citroen C3 Picasso and US Honda Element has always interested me, not sure why mind...

Edited by Waugh-terfall on Wednesday 31st March 20:26

[anonymous-user]

Waugh-terfall said:

ScottishSamurai said:

I love those Scions... Guilty secret of mine!

Plus, I tihnk you can supercharge the engine in them easily

You're not the other one, been wishing Toyota would bring Scion over here since seeing hundreds of Xa's, Xb's and TC's whizzing around Florida in 2005...
As for the Kia Soul, I find myself oddly drawn towards them, they just seem like chunky tonka-toy like alternatives to otherwise sleeker less-robust looking models. For the more outdoorsy life-style orientated person perhaps? Personally, the new Citroen C3 Picasso and US Honda Element has always interested me, not sure why mind...

Edited by Waugh-terfall on Wednesday 31st March 20:26

I quite like the look of both of those! yes, even the Citroen!

[angryorangefocus]

this is a boxy Hatchback

[Marquis_Rex]

Blue Meanie said:

I notice those saying not cool are not really commenting? Anyone tell us exactly why they aren't cool, or what you don't like about them?

It's like the Prius- it's not the vehicle thats 'uncool' or cool for me, it's the drivers.
These things infest California, by the Jap-junk loving uber liberal elite who are out to save the planet. This has tainted my view. Besides I think they're fugly too.
It comes as no suprise that you probably love them

[LuS1fer]

Look like they've been designed by a blind penguin using a spade. I have already fostered an immediate hatred for the C3 Picasso which seems to be the car Xsara Picasso owners are trading up/down to.

Now I quite like the Renault Kangoo for its sheer bloody-minded shoeboxity but there it ends.

Edited by LuS1fer on Wednesday 31st March 20:45

[TomM]

Ooops, I voted cool without looking at the pics thinking the OP meant an Intergrale or something

[Blue Meanie]

Marquis_Rex said:

It's like the Prius- it's not the vehicle thats 'uncool' or cool for me, it's the drivers.
These things infest California, by the Jap-junk loving uber liberal elite who are out to save the planet. This has tainted my view. Besides I think they're fugly too.
It comes as no suprise that you probably love them

Why do you say that? The only little car I have owned was a race prepped astra GTE. Other stuff has been rwd or AWD cars? Why did you think I would like them, and what exactly is wrong with liking them?

Ah, you have a huge American car, you must be a republican hard-line Christian bible bashing redneck then, I presume?

[anonymous-user]

The cars in the original post look like st, show us some classic cars!

[Blue Meanie]

joshc said:

The cars in the original post look like st, show us some classic cars!

It's about the modern crop, I think.