Body type Liftbek: What is it? Lada Granta Liftbek: Five differences from sedan which liftbek cars

Each driver has an idea what the hatchback looks like, a sedan or wagon. This is not news, because these types of body are considered the most popular. However, even the smartest motorists sometimes do not know the exact definition of the Liftback bodies. Liftbek: What is it? Let us explain the main differences, advantages and disadvantages.

Liftbek is a certain type of body, which is several times more practical sedan, has a spacious trunk and folding rear seats, which makes it possible to ship more voluminous things. It has streamlined forms, which has a positive effect on aerodynamics.

The concept of liftback and hatchback

Any motorist is familiar with the concept of "hatchback", but about the fact that this type there is a variety, not many know. Consider what liftbek and hatchback are, and also compare these two similar to each other type.

1. The hatchback is a requested vehicle type variety. The form resembles the "rear hatch" (which is the literal translation of the word Hatchback) with a small sink and fifth door, although sometimes there are three-door options. Such machines have a spacious trunk, thanks to which on trips you can feel free and more comfortable than in ordinary sedans.
2. Liftbek outwardly resembles a sedan. He has four doors and a trunk, separated from the salon only the backs of the back of the rear row. At the same time, the lid of the trunk closes and opens with glass.

At first glance, it may seem that the mixture of these two species is something new and improved, because few people heard about it. However, in the Soviet Union in 1973, a Moskvich Combi car was developed in a streamlined body.

Distinctive features

Literally this concept is translated as "rising part of the trunk." This is one of the varieties of the usual hatchback. This species has the following distinctive features:

In this case, it is worth noting that this is not all differences, since manufacturers regard the transition between two types as an integrated modernization possibility.

Advantages of Liftbekov

The body has numerous advantages that make it popular and practical. Here is some of them:

• When opening the trunk, the entire rear and glass rises, which allows to translate large loads. This species is quite spacious and convenient.
• The luggage part smoothly goes into the salon. The body shape becomes more streamlined.

As an example

Examples of a liftback can be given a huge set. On domestic expanses, Lada Granta is the most famous instance.

For our roads, Liftbek and Hatchback are of interest and popularity due to the possibility of using not only in urban conditions. These varieties are much more convenient to the sedan in their dimensions and constructive features.

In conclusion, it is worth noting that cars in the body of Liftbek have the same with hatchbacks and sedans a complete set, but let it be slightly, but cheaper.

Unlike Europe, where major sales leaders are traditionally compact hatchbacks, we do not use such machines with special demand. According to the results of the first quarter of 2016, the Russians bought more than 31 thousand hatchbacks and elefbecks in-class - a quarter of less than the same period last year. As a result, the share of this segment on the Russian car market was 10.4% against 11.5% a year earlier, the Avtostat Agency's data are first.

In Russia, one of the original criteria in the choice of a car is often the price and, of course, the options for operating the car in the future, the director of sales of the GC Autosoppens Center, Dmitry Konstantinov, notes. According to him, due to its compactness, the hatchback loses the sedan, although it has a trunk with a better transformation. And if we take into account that the cost of the hatchback is usually higher than the sedan, then it is safe to make a choice not in favor of the five-year.

Top 10 best-selling hatchbacks and elefbecks in-class ("AUTOSTAT", I quarter 2016)

"In Europe, the hatchbacks prevail due to their compactness (the convenience of parking on the streets of old European cities) and practicality. In Russia, people more seek to demonstrate their social status when choosing a car, and the body sedan is perceived as a more status. In addition, it is worth noting that the proportion of all niche segments, including compact hatchbacks and liftbacks, decreases in the conditions of economic crisis, "- state in Kia Motors Rus.

As you know, the main buyers of compact hatchbacks in our country are women. For example, Kia Rio with this type of body in the greatest demand is used in the ladies (in a proportion of 60% by 40%), while the sedan of this model basically prefers men (70 by 30%). Ford Sollers also note the trend that women prefer the Ford Fiesta hatchbacks, while the sedans often acquire men. However, the target audience of such machines is quite diverse: it is young families with children, and dackets. "A larger amount of things and large-sized goods are placed in the hatchback trunk than in the sedan. This property is helpful for people who have a cottage. For families with children, hatchback is more convenient from the point of view of transporting wheelchairs and children's accessories, "said Julia Tikhonravov, PR manager" Hende Motor CIS ".

Granta for young people

In January-March 2016, Lada Granta became a bestseller in the segment of Hatchbacks and Liftbeks in the Russian market, although Hyundai Solaris was leading in the model standings on shared sales. In the first quarter, the Russians bought 6.3 thousand Liftbeks Lada Granta (-60.2%), which resulted in a third in the amount of this model.

The popularity of Lada Granta sedans is explained by the feature of the target audience of this model, which is positioned by AvtoVAZ as a folk car. According to the brand manager in the direction of Lada GK "Terra Auto" Alena Bobrova, mostly these are middle-aged customers, family, with a low level of income that buy a car in return "Classic", which produces mainly in the Classic Body. Liftback Lada Granta is focused on a younger audience - often without a family, as a rule, without the experience of driving (the first car). It is also worth considering that the sedan is noticeably wider than the choice of complete sets, for example, it is possible to buy a car not only with a robotic gearbox, but also with the Jatco hydromechanical machine.

In turn, Liftbek Granta turned out to be more popular than Kalina hatchback, whose sales for the first three months of 2016 amounted to about 1.5 thousand copies (-39.2%). As noted in the press center of AvtoVAZ, Liftbek is a rather rare body type of body that combines the advantages of both sedan and hatchback. In particular, it has a more spacious luggage compartment compared to the hatchback. And Lada Kalina Hatchback is a classic compact hatchback, focused on connoisseurs of this type of body.

With a sample claim

In total sales of the "berry" family, the Lion share is occupied by a station wagon - it accounts for over 75% of the model implementation. According to Alena Bobrova, given the minimum difference in price compared to the Kalina hatchback and a tangible gain in the operational properties of the car, the choice of practical drivers becomes obvious. "Lada Kalina is the most affordable wagon in the Russian market, which in its geometric proportions is rather a roomy hatchbeck than the traditional station wagon. In addition, the station wagon has a version of Cross, which accounts for a large part of the sales of this model, "commented in the AvtoVAZ press center.

In the meantime, the new high hatchback Lada Xray is rapidly gaining popularity, which started in the Russian market in mid-February, and already at the end of the first quarter of 2016 he took the sixth place in his segment with an indicator of 2.4 thousand cars sold. Taking into account the fact that the model received design in SUV style and increased clearance, on AvtoVAZ, the novelty is positioned as a compact urban crossover. Its dreamy competitors are Renault Sandero and Sandero Stepway, Kia Rio and Hyundai Solaris hatchbacks, as well as the Lifan X50 crossover, says Alena Bobrova. At the same time, in her opinion, Xray has all the opportunities to give their competitors due to the best price / accommodation ratio.

By the way, in the top ten best-selling Hatchbacks in-grade, still enters Lada Priora, whose production in this type of body was discontinued at the end of last year. Meanwhile, dealers sell the remains of the PRIORA hatchbacks, and in the first three months of 2016, 270 such cars found their buyers. It is worth noting that in the Lada Vesta family, which came to the change of "Prior", the Body of Hatchback is not planned. As explained at the AvtoVAZ press center, currently the LADA double-bug-out vehicle range is represented by Lada Kalina and Xray hatchbacks, as well as Lada Granta Liftback, which closes the needs of all consumer groups.

Defining signs

The term Liftbek was invented by automakers in order to highlight this body and show its tangible differences from the sedan (much more practical) and from. It does not have a certain classification, so it can also be related to such types as a sedan or combo.

Most of the elefbecks are double bodies. However, you can meet three vision. These titles are also applicable to such names like Liftbek notchbecks.

Models with Body Liftbek

Of all the above, we found out what Liftbek was, and learned its main differences from the Hatchback fellow. And also saw that this body has a lot of external advantages.

In recent years, the automotive market has significantly expanded, representing the car whose body is difficult to attribute to a certain type. Of course, it will not be difficult for a specialist for a specialist, but it is difficult to make the right conclusions.

Hatchback in the city

Modern conditions are forced to acquire cars, distinguished by excellent maneuverability, but not deprived of comfort. In modern urban conditions, the ruling sedans lost their practicality last century. Because of their length, maneuverability and parking are significantly complicated.

Radically changed the body, manufacturers have found a solution to this problem:

• the trunk connected to the salon;
• significantly rooted the car behind;
• the engine is located transversely;
• fixed front-wheel drive.

Such a cardinal change affected the appearance of a new body model - hatchback, which translated from English means "Luke back". It is access to the trunk, carried out through the open rear door in the cabin, influenced the name. Both 5-door and 3-door versions received a fairly rapid distribution and demand, since, thanks to the dimensions, the car can be clearly controlled.

Liftback is that

When transferring from the English word, Liftback, literally sounds "Rising ass". This is how the body of a new car, which is found in the middle between Hatchback and Sedan. A somewhat modified, Liftback differs from the habitual hatchback. The main difference is the car's salon, which smoothly goes into the luggage compartment, which is clearly speaking from the back of the machine. The new car body is not much different from the sedan.

Looking at Liftback Behind, you can see the rear window smoothly entering the roof, which is the main component of the luggage compartment cover. Gunning and smooth slope of glass significantly distinguishes the model from the sedan.

Since this type of body is difficult to attribute to a separate class, many manufacturers do not allocate it. Most considers them as sedans. Compared to the European car market, the North American Liftback is the most sought-after. Eurasian continent gives preference to sedans.

The main differences of the body

Both modifications are characterized as passenger cars with running parameters and technical characteristics of the sedan of the corresponding model range. However, the Hatchback Liftback differs as follows:

• rear Svea has a shape resembling a sedan;
• liftbeku available two ways to open doors;
• distinguishing from the two-tier hatchback, Liftback is three-way, more similar to the sedan.

Some manufacturers, not limited to this list of differences, carry out enhanced modernization of the series.

On the example of Liftbek Lada Granta, it can be noted that along with new forms in the car upgraded the chassis and braking system. Do not tie to the body such a change, the domestic auto giant is going to apply innovations to the rest of the representatives of the series. For Russian consumers, body modifications are considerable interest, thanks to constructive solutions and dimensions.

By the way, this type of body is not a novelty of automakers. He refers to well-forgotten old developments, one of which was the favorite of the Soviet motorists Izh-Kombi. Subsequently, automakers of the indestructible invented and released "on the mountain" a nicely well-known "Slavutut", who conquered the hearts of many motorists. This suggests that Liftback is just the revival of the previous developments that loved the people.

Ask any person who is a little familiar with the machines, which means "hatchback", and he will be able to answer without difficulty. But about the fact that this type of body has more varieties, they know far from everything, as, however, and what the elefbeck is different from the hatchback. I will identify the difference between the hatchback from the elevantbeck together.

What is hatchback?

This kind of gaining recently the popularity of the car body, which is the so-called "rear hatch" with a short sink and fifth door (although there are three-door options).

The trunk of such machines is quite spacious, which allows a large family to feel much more comfortable on trips, rather than in classic sedans.

What is Liftbek and what are his distinctive features?

Liftbek is a body, externally resembling a sedan (a car with such a body is quite common, it has 4 doors + trunk, which is separated from the cabin). However, at the same time the trunk lid in it opens similarly to the body of the hatchback, i.e. Together with the overview rear glass.

Perhaps you thought that this mixture of the sedan and hatchback is somehow certainly new, once is not at all hearing. But history speaks about the opposite. Who would have thought, but even in the Soviet Union in, it would seem, the Muscovite Combi was released by the masters of his business, the car, personizing the classics of Liftback, was released.

And do not be surprised if your elefbeck is called hatchback, because the differences between them do not determine neither amateur in auto industry, nor dealers and specialists (unless, of course, we are not talking about any documentation or careful inspection), except for one "but": car In the body of a liftbek, having a similar package that cars with hatchback bodies or a sedan will cost you for little, but cheaper.

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