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The $25k car is going extinct?

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319 points pseudolus | 5 comments | 29 Jun 25 15:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.959s | source
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jccalhoun ◴[30 Jun 25 02:16 UTC] No.44418567[source]▶
in 2021 my beloved Honda Fit got totaled. I bought it new in 09 and only had 80K miles on it. They don't sell new ones in North America any more. So I bought a Kia Rio. They don't make those any more. I don't really like it but with the current chaos in the economy I'm not trading it in any time soon.

I was in the UK for the first time last month and was struck by how many hatchbacks and sedans they have that we don't in North America.

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1. cosmic_cheese ◴[30 Jun 25 02:47 UTC] No.44418755[source]▶
The dwindling of small hatchbacks in the US is so disappointing it’s difficult to put into words. They were the perfect little suburb grocery grabbers, and now you can’t buy them without overpaying for a used one. The next best thing is a sedan that’s longer and harder to maneuver and park despite having markedly worse cargo space and utility, and to get a hatch (not just a liftback) you’re forced into crossovers/SUVs which carry a chunky price premium.

What I wouldn’t do to bring the Fit and Yaris hatch back to the US market.

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2. s0rce ◴[30 Jun 25 03:13 UTC] No.44418933[source]▶
If you want AWD a crosstrek or impreza are good little hatchbacks, ignore the "cross" in the name, its much more hatchback than it is a mini-SUV. It is sad that so many of the other little hatchbacks are gone (ex. fit, vibe, etc).
3. nradov ◴[30 Jun 25 03:15 UTC] No.44418941[source]▶
You can buy a Subaru Impreza hatchback.
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4. parpfish ◴[30 Jun 25 04:17 UTC] No.44419314[source]▶
the impreza's feels long enough that it is more of a "wagon" than a "hatchback"
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5. nradov ◴[01 Jul 25 03:42 UTC] No.44430367{3}[source]▶
The Subaru Levorg is the actual wagon version of the same platform. Unfortunately it's not available in the US market.