Hello everyone,
This is my first post, so let me introduce myself. I am Tim and moved to Bangkok in March this year. I am not Thai as you may guess from me writing in English
I found this forum and find it very interesting. Where else can I read about cars in Thailand and the Thai perspective on cars? I can read the forum with a translation tool and hope you allow me and bear with me writing in English.
Anyways, why am I opening this topic? My wife and I are looking for a second car (we have a Corolla Hybrid as first car). We like the Honda City, especially the Hatchback in terms of style and look. We drove the Hatchback RS Turbo and the sedan Hybrid. We found the sedan much more quiet and subtle than the Hatchback. But we are not sure whether this is due to the difference between Hatchback and Sedan or the difference in the engine (Hybrid vs. Turbo). Is the Hatchback always so much louder because the trunk is not closed and the noise from the back gets into the car/ passenger compartment? Or was it the engine?
I wanted to ask your experience and opinion of the Hatchback vs. sedan. For instance, would a Hatchback Hybrid rather closer to the sedan HEV or the Hatchback Turbo in terms of road noise inside (if one can say that at all)? Unfortunately, the dealer does not have a Hatchback as HEV - otherwise I would simply test drive myself and see.
I know of the price difference and this is another difficult topic. THB 100k for the HEV is a lot. But my wife and I like the hybrid: it is quiet and saves some fuel, especially in the city. Though surely not enough to cover the price difference. But at least good for the environment.
Please excuse me if you discussed this or a similar topic in the past.
Thank you so much for your feedback!
Tim