who do they call it a 3 door?

Question

i was wondering why do they call car with 2 doors ,a 3 door car.boot is not a door,bonet is not a door.help

Answer 1

They don't

Answer 2

If the car has a hatchback, that is classified as a door (because if you wanted to you could get into the cabin that way). It helps to differentiate in a written description between a hatchback and a saloon (sedan in American speak).

So a Golf is a 3-door or 5-door (hatchback), but a Jetta is a 4-door (no hatchback).

Answer 3

It's to help differentiate between hatchbacks & saloons. A 4 door saloon is described as a 4-door, while a 4-door hatchback is a 5-door.
The same rules apply to a 2-door & 3-door - one's a saloon & one's a hatchback!1

Answer 4

Because hatches allow access to the passenger compartment of the vehicle, by way of going over the rear seats, so technically, the hatch could be used as a door, if you were so inclined. You couldn't do that with a conventional trunk (or 'boot', if you like). Same goes for wagons, most automotive publications classify wagons as 'five-doors'.

Answer 5

2 door car is a 2 door or saloon depending on maker, 2 doors and a hatchback is a 3door, 4 doors is a saloon, 4 doors and hatchback is a 5door

Answer 6

It should be because it has a hatchback. The reason it is considered a door is because it opens into the inside of the car, even if it is a cargo area. A trunk doesn't count because it's not conected to the rest of the inside of the car.

Answer 7

Hatchback cars are classified as three or five door where the boot lid is the third or fifth door.

Answer 8

the hatchbacks are considered 3 door

Answer 9

Hatchback

Answer 10

they call it a three door as it is a hatchback if it was a saloon it would be called a 2 door as it will have a boot

Answer 11

One door on the right, one door on the left and one at the back, that makes three.