2018 Porsche Panamera
By the letter of the law, the Porsche Panamera is a luxury hatchback, is it not? There’s plenty of debate regarding what category this car belongs in. It’s a hatchback-style trunk on a luxury car.
The base Panamera might not be your desired style of Porsche, but it’s hard to argue with 330 horsepower, 5.4 seconds from 0 to 60 mph, and a top speed of 164 mph.
Of course, you get the typical Porsche load of equipment: leather, power everything, and stiff-yet-comfortable seats and suspension that do extremely well in performance driving. The luggage compartment holds 17.6 cubic feet on its own, and up to 47.3 cubic feet when the rear seats are folded.
2018 Ferrari GTC4Lusso
At more than $300,000, the Ferrari GTC4Lusso is by far the most expensive luxury hatchback we’ve come across.
In the front, it’s a typical Ferrari in terms of looks. In the back, it’s a totally different story, with a stumpy hatchback end that conflicts with the chest-vibrating V12 exhaust tone.
The 680-horsepower engine will get your mini-me to soccer practice in record time, too, with 0-to-60 mph acceleration in just 3.4 seconds and a top speed of 208 mph.
Its boot space is just 15.9 cubic feet, but when you fold the rear seats down, it nearly doubles. And let’s be honest: with this sort of performance, the only thing going in the hatch area is a fresh change of underpants.
