‘He said this to his friend, “Do not be rough, and treat her well
If you don’t then I will give you hell”
Now don’t think too much or too far!
He was just talking about his beloved car!’
Growing up one of the biggest satisfaction is when you get a driving license and two wheeler! I am a big fan of two wheelers and my trusty Luna was my companion for two glorious years! Then of course if got upgraded to my Hero Honda bike! Oh the fun we had! But both were given by my dad and got from his hard earned money!
So the best joy and satisfaction is when you buy a car with your own money!
My swift has taken me to places and we have done stuff! When I got it though I simply wanted a car to own! I did not know the first thing about a Hatchback or a Sedan! Time for knowledge!
A sedan is defined as a 4-door passenger car with a trunk that is separate from the passengers with a three-box body: the engine, the area for passengers, and the trunk. Throughout the generations, the definition of a sedan has been the same.
Sedan cars generally look different to hatchbacks or estate cars, with a more pronounced ‘three-box’ shape, with separate ‘boxes’ for the engine at the front, the passenger compartment in the middle and the boot at the back.
Cars such as the BMW 3 Series and Audi A4 have a classic saloon look. Some saloons like the Jaguar XE have a sleeker look and could be mistaken for hatchbacks. And some hatchbacks look more like saloons – the BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe for example!
Regardless of how they look, the defining characteristic of a sedan is a boot that’s separate from the main passenger area of the car, whereas a hatchback has a full-height boot lid that includes the back window.
Sedan and saloon are just two variations of describing the same type of car – a long, executive vehicle which generally prioritizes luxury over practicality. The term ‘sedan’ is often used in American English, whereas in British English the same vehicle is described as a ‘saloon’
The word ‘saloon’ comes from the French ‘salon’, which means a large room. The term ‘saloon car’ was originally used to refer to the luxury carriages on a train. It was adopted by British carmakers in the early part of the 20th Century to describe cars with an enclosed passenger compartment!
The definition of a hatchback was traditionally a two or four-door vehicle with a tailgate that would flip upwards called a hatch. While the present-day description of a hatchback would be a vehicle with four doors and a hatch at the rear-end that flips up, based on a two-box body for the engine and passengers or cargo!
You can actually have some variation in this with significant overlaps!
If you focus on the rear design according to the shape and slope of the rear section of the car you can have three types of cars!
Like a fastback Saloon the slope stretches’ from the roof to the base of the boot.
In a notchback saloon the boot lid and the roof are parallel to the ground. The lid actually extends back horizontally from the rear windscreen.
Finally in a true hatchback saloon, the boot lid covers the entire rear! The rear windscreen lifts up the with the lid!
Practically a small car is most probably a hatchback while a bigger one is a saloon or a sedan and you may feel like a king with a crown! In fact Toyota has a tradition of using the word “crown” in most of their cars! The Japanese word for crown is, you guessed it; ‘Camry!” But do not worry if you have a hatchback since the chief reason why they were made with this compact design was to make them easier to park! Now thinking about my Swift gives me a smile cause she was my first…car of course!! And one of the most recognizable smiles on the national television was the smile of Birthday celebrity Renuka Shahane!
Now hatch, err I mean latch your back…and front to the bed and sleep!
Good Night!
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