Theory: There is no such thing as a cool 5 door hatch

You mean like this?

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Two extra doors doesn't make it uncool. Maybe less desirable than a 2-door for some people, but 4-doors are definitely still cool.

Exaclty this!   Ive never understood why  2doors are supposedly better?

Unless its a pillerless coupe in which case it just goes better with the tidy look, less fuss etc..

I always think the unpopularity of 4 doors is left over from the 80s hot hatch days- You used to only be able to get the sporty models in 2 door (Nova, Escorts etc) so naturally people would want the 2 door body when looking for a base car to modify.
But nowadays the sporty models come in all body types pretty much (mk3 Golf GTi is a good example), yet the 2-door desirability remains.
Unless you're going to be building a race car where weight is crucial, the number of doors just comes down to aesthetics and practicality for most people.

I've never had the fascination of a 2 door or preference over a "more door", aye I see "why" but it's ultimately the same car...

I've owned a variety of cars (seems a big deal with older hatches) and have never thought to myself "Nah I'm not buying that it has 4 doors instead of 2", I'm boring because I have kids so I just see one as the easier way to deliver them and the other one that delays the delivering lol.

I've never had a garage queen though so although I've owned plenty of 2(3) doors from Golfs to 2 door sports cars I've always preferred the practicality of a 4(5) door (although a 3 door doesn't bother me in all honesty).

Tbh though I'd always been into saloons so obviously I can appreciate the more of the door'ness whereas I spose hatch back enthuisiasts see the 2 rear doors as ruining it's design?

i think the 2 door thing goes WAAAAAAY further back than that! for example, a model A 2 door sedan is worth a shedload more than a 4 door- if anyone even wants the 4 door at all. 4 doors do not say 'racecar'.

then in the forties and fiftes it happened all over again when customs came into vogue. it was all about clean lines, which 2 doors had over the 4 doors. check the price of a 2 door '50 mercury versus a moredoor one. a 2door pontiac steamliner or chevy fleetline versus one more endowed in the door department. even a shoebox will have a good price difference.

this than carries on through the muscle car years, but i rapidly loose interest there. it comes out the other side into hot hatches and the like though. simple fact is 2dr variants have laoways been cooler and more desirable than the 4 dr equivelent ever since the motor car was invented, for various reasons.

Yep there is no such thing as a cool 5 door hatch.

None.

Except this.

Which itself is still trumped by a pillarless 4-door.


2 doors are sporty. 4 doors are for saloons.
But 5 doors are for shopping.