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Originally Posted by shovel
It's not that they don't make "boat-like" tails, it's that manufacturers can't always get people to buy them. Many of the 70s and 80s hatchbacks have awful reputations these days, because some sort of negativity got associated with them and it stuck. 
(kinda has a prius-like profile)
Pontiac tried to aero the tail end of a minivan, but like the Pinto, the Pacer, the Scirocco, the Escort.... the Aztek was a highly functional car that everyone decided they hated because to the buying public automotive coolness is inversely proportional to practicality.
It's not as though there is zero boat action going on today though, many of the newest hot hatches are finishing a bit narrower in the greenhouse than the windshield - leaving the car itself short and easy to park, the cargo area tall enough to easily access and fill, enough head room in the back... yeah it's not a basjoos or anything but it's not ignorant of aero:
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I don't think we'll see a full on submarine for the road... cities aren't getting any more spacious and while a few people are willing to make boat tail compromises, it would be naive to deny that the compromises exist. |
shovel,
I have always been a fan of the vw fox wagon:
Not sure if it is very aero.....but it certainly fits the 'utilitarian' mold!
the white sciroco's roof line is MUCH lower than the prius