Please excuse the headline (or don’t), but sounding the alarm and issuing the public service announcement is needed. Globally, it was a popular choice from the 60s stemming from an international oil crisis, peaking in the 90s in a widespread way, but now, hatchbacks (or rather performance hatchbacks) are all but dead, a figment of what they once were.
Hatchbacks: A Dying Breed in North America’s Car Market in 2025
