hatchback

For years, American drivers have been gravitating toward sport utility vehicles and away from sedans, compacts and hatchbacks.

The Volt, which is a hatchback, provides the longest electric driving range on the list.

Volkswagen shut down assembly lines churning out its popular Golf hatchbacks and converted the factory, which has its own exit on the autobahn, to make six electric models.

The company, however, downplayed the gas version as it showed off two-door and four-door electric models that look a little like Chargers of the 1960s with aerodynamic lines and hatchbacks instead of trunks.

This flashy, sleekly designed electric, which is making its debut in Geneva, is an retro-inspired reimagining of the popular hatchback that — long since retired — had its premiere over a half-century ago, in 1972.