Two Hatchbacks With Outdoorsy Style
By Philip Ruth–
Cars are dead. Long live tall hatchbacks!
That’s the nature of this new breed of vehicle: a high-riding five-door with SUV-like styling.
You could say we’re in the postmodern phase of SUV influence, as that brush has been applied to everything from sedans to minivans. With our two South Korean-made subjects, the Chevrolet Trailblazer RS AWD and Hyundai Venue SEL, we uncover varied levels of off-roading intentions beneath their rugged exteriors.
The Trailblazer and Venue are not direct competitors—you’d line up the smaller Chevy Trax with the Venue—but these two are useful in terms of defining what buyers actually want from their transportation, however it is sized and shaped. Besides, their entry-level base prices are within $250 of each other.