A car with a trunk is a sedan/coupe. A liftback is/was usually just a variant of the sedan/coupe hence being distinguished by it’s rear opening. Station wagons had a tailgate when the gate opened down or sometimes to the side, but not typically with a hatch opening. 

I believe hatchback/liftback can be used synonymously. However, I tend to think how vertical or horizontal the opening is dictates whether I call a vehicle a liftback or a hatchback. The Lamborghini Espada, Toyota Corolla, and Jaguar E-Type are all lift backs. Are all fairly low angle openings

It seems like the strongest resistance to the using 3-door and 5-door come from North America, where cars have traditionally only been either 2 or 4-door sedans/coupes and hatchbacks weren’t as popular.

A liftback is a hatchback with a fastback profile. AKA, the best non-wagon bodystyle, both sportier looking and more practical than any sedan. And Toyota has nothing on Saab, who was king of the liftbacks.

Definitely has happened in Florida. I drove past one of the incidents just after it occurred. Asshole kids dropping concrete chunks from the overpass onto oncoming cars. It hit one, a Honda Accord as I recall, driver side windshield, and took out an innocent person, and the surviving passenger had to grab the wheel to…

Put yourself in the same situation as this guy and you would’ve hit the wheel too. Not only is this obstacle completely unexpected, but there wasn’t even enough time to process it and make a decision on what inputs to give to the bike. The only real option was to hit it.

How do you get a manual EV?

That’s only relevant information if you read The Drive and I’m sure there are plenty of stories covered here that aren’t on The Drive as timely as here, if at all.

lobsters pee out of their faces

A version just for me.

These aren’t even “luxury” apartments. Just some normal ass, $900/mo units. Give these people a fucking break.

I agree, but 90% of the time I see someone backing into a spot, they haven’t. 

The last new car sold in the US with a carbureted engine was the 1991 Subaru Justy.

you raise a fair point my good fella

There’s really no need for a debate on this. Everyone should just do what is safer and more convenient for themselves. Your actions as a driver should never be contingent on how happy you’re going to make the person driving behind you, or on what the internet mob says.

Backing in is better IMO:

So what? You didn’t pay for the better seat. It’s still immoral either way. Everyone always complains about “oh man in the past things were so much nicer” or “in Sweden things are better” or “the cops today are real assholes” then you look in these comments and see hundreds of Americans who will glady take something…

That kind of service is still offered by some international carriers; Emirates and British Airways come to mind.

I generally like any answer that blames our worst impulses for the situation we’re in. And this does make sense to me. But what doesn’t make sense is, with what seems like a large number of airlines to me, why one hasn’t managed to provide just a slightly better user experience and thus build brand loyalty. Southwest…

Correct, it is because we consumers demanded it.