Completely open top, much less restriction on what you can put in. Hatchbacks can’t do that. It’s just a large trunk. Presumably can also sustain heavier loads.
I’m now imagining a bundle of 2x4s vertically sticking up 6 feet.
I think I’ve only once or twice had something not fit the hatchback because the roof was too low. And those items wouldn’t have fit in a 3-4 foot bed either. Plus a proper hatchback should have roof racks to put oversize cargo on anyway.
I’m not arguing a 5+ foot bed isn’t better than a hatch (my 97 Taco with 6 foot bed comes in handy sometimes), but the shorty beds make me laugh.
Completely open top, much less restriction on what you can put in. Hatchbacks can’t do that. It’s just a large trunk. Presumably can also sustain heavier loads.
I’m now imagining a bundle of 2x4s vertically sticking up 6 feet.
I think I’ve only once or twice had something not fit the hatchback because the roof was too low. And those items wouldn’t have fit in a 3-4 foot bed either. Plus a proper hatchback should have roof racks to put oversize cargo on anyway.
I’m not arguing a 5+ foot bed isn’t better than a hatch (my 97 Taco with 6 foot bed comes in handy sometimes), but the shorty beds make me laugh.