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Originally Posted by MaestroAl
There is a world outside America people. 
Here's the top-selling cars in Europe so far in 2012:
1. VW Golf – Mid-sized Hatchback
2. Vauxhall Corsa – Small Hatchback
3. VW Polo – Small Hatchback
4. Ford Fiesta – Small Hatchback
5. Renault Megane – Mid-sized Hatchback
6. Vauxhall Astra – Mid-sized Hatchback
7. Renault Clio - Small Hatchback
8. Ford Focus – Mid-sized Hatchback
9. Nissan Quashqai – Mid-sized SUV
10. BMW 3 Series – Mid Sized Saloon
And BMW are making a Hatchback verison of the 3 series.
Geddit? 
I would have bought a hatchback 3 without hesitation if one existed, just as I'd ahve bought an xDrive one if there was a diesel varient. BMW are heading in the right global direction right now and they're going to reap their rewards for doing so  |
You can be condescending all you want, but in that fancy top ten list of yours, how many of those top 10 are rwd, with a transmission tunnel for the rear drive shaft? The E81/E87 were universally panned for their lack of utility. Looking at the roof line of this new GT, it's not going to get any better.
In fact, just to explore, in the last thirty or forty years, how many rwd hatchbacks have sold in any quantity in the EU? While the Golf and A3 (and similar Skoda and SEAT) can be awd, they still have the packaging benefit of a transverse motor and transmission.
Further don't the 3er Tourings typically outsell the Saloons in the UK and EU? They come in diesels and with awd, so you're complaining about not choosing a car that was already available to you.