Saloon vs hatch

[Ritchy]

i liked the saloon more because it was longer, dont dislike the hatch just like saloon cars in general, liked my orion more than an escort

[Mark S]

comments about a less practical boot on a saloon, well that depends what you are trying to put in it!

Had both cars, both mk2, I can get 12 spare wheels in the back of a saloon for a trackday, something I couldn't do in a hatch.

I think the saloon is more complete in its looks, when I had the hatch I felt it was never quite as nice as the saloon - probably because the saloon mk2 looks more like the touring car than the hatch.

[pete mufc bowker]

the hatch is better on handling and lighter, and its a well proven fact ie.. when ford had the escort (hatch), and the orion (saloon), why did they make the escort rs turbo, and rs cosworth in the hatch and not saloon, when vauxhall relisead the astra (hatch) and the belmont (saloon) y did they choose the astra for the gte 16v treatment and the gsi tratment, dont get me wrong i like the look of the saloon, but the hatch win's it for me everytime, who cares about the little bit extra boot space, what the hell do u want to put in there anyway

[Ritchy]

Originally Posted by pete mufc bowker

the hatch is better on handling and lighter, and its a well proven fact ie.. when ford had the escort (hatch), and the orion (saloon), why did they make the escort rs turbo, and rs cosworth in the hatch and not saloon, when vauxhall relisead the astra (hatch) and the belmont (saloon) y did they choose the astra for the gte 16v treatment and the gsi tratment, dont get me wrong i like the look of the saloon, but the hatch win's it for me everytime, who cares about the little bit extra boot space, what the hell do u want to put in there anyway

Saloon supposidly has better handling because the rear brace makes it stiiffer at the back, tbh doubt theres very little difference between them round a track