Random niche question - Hatchbacks with raised roof racks?

[CrippsCorner]

Specially talking about hatchbacks here, and not SUV - Things like this:



May look much like an SUV but is still classed as a hatchback, according to AutoTrader/Parkers etc.

Others I can think of are the C4 Cactus, Fiesta/Focus 'Active' and I think they were an option on some of the A3 Sportbacks?

I'm sure there's some I've missed?

[Super Sonic]

Sorry not sure what you're asking.

[InitialDave]

Panda could be had with roof rails like that.

[donkmeister]

CrippsCorner said:

Specially talking about hatchbacks here, and not SUV - Things like this:

It's a "Crossover" according to Dacia... "Rugged SUV styling" apparently.

So, I suspect the sort of car you are after is a "crossover" or "urban on-roader" as Rover named the concept when they came up with the Rover Streetwise:



Phwoarrrrr!

[carinaman]

I was thinking Street Wise too.

[SlimJim16v]

Not a Crossover. These are just a jacked up hatchback. I can't see any reason other than looks.

I think one of, if not the first Crossovers was the RAV4, no separate chassis but still 4wd.

[FA57REN]

Clio III Tourer

[Lozw86]

The type of car you’re typically stuck behind doing 40mph in a 60..

[S2r]

Polo Dune and Golf Cross are 2 that spring to mind

[Challo]

Kia do the X Ceed which looks like that. Slightly jacked up Ceed.

[donkmeister]

SlimJim16v said:

Not a Crossover. These are just a jacked up hatchback. I can't see any reason other than looks.

I think one of, if not the first Crossovers was the RAV4, no separate chassis but still 4wd.

Well, it's been almost a week since we had a thread turn into a 40-page debate about what an X is and why a Y isn't an X

[CrippsCorner]

Crossover yeah, that's a term I forgot. I wonder why AutoTrader don't list that as a chassis? I suppose they see it as a hatchback or SUV. Funnily enough I saw one of these at work today...



It looked quite good, for what it is (Jazz Crosstar in case you're wondering) but bloody 'ell over £25k for one brand new I haven't stopped being shocked by car prices yet it seems.

[Bobupndown]

"It looked quite good"

Did you look at it with your actual eyes? Quite good are not two words I would put together to describe that but then hardly surprising if it's based on a Jazz.

[CrippsCorner]

Well, the colour was nice

[carl_w]

This sort of thing?

[Gesberg]

Talbot Matra Rancho?

[Skyrocket21]

Golf Plus mk6 (optional extra I believe) and the newer Golf SV based on the mk7

[Blakewater]

CrippsCorner said:

I think they were an option on some of the A3 Sportbacks?

I'm sure there's some I've missed?

Not the A3, but the A1 Citycarver. Not very long lived, Audi have discontinued it, but I did stop next to a woman at traffic lights last weekend who was test driving a used one on trade plates with the salesman in the passenger seat.