At the utter worst, hatchbacks may be associated with “nerd” as in who cares about style this can fit my stuff. OTOH as mentioned there are sports hatchbacks that you can use to apply a bit of* Fast And The Furious* vibe to yourself. The “chick” association of the Neo-Bug and the Fiat500 are more from their general design and style IMO.
BTW nice try Stratocaster, but it’s a *&^%$ RAV4 by Toyota. You need to move up to one of their pickups (ride of choice of rebels from Afghanistan to Syria) or an older (as in 20th Century) 4Runner or Land Cruiser.
And yes, I believe there is a study from some government agency, a Gen. 1 Subaru Forester meant you were part of a committed lesbian couple from Vermont. A man with a Subaru in New Jersey just means he’s one mightily secure dude who ain’t got to prove nothin’ to nobody, Loach. Or he’s attending college there.
Oh, do I detect the usual jealousy over my bitchin’, study wheels? Reminds me of all the envy I used to deal with when I drove a used Ford Escort with busted air conditioning. When you have a ride that James Bond would covet, it brings out the haters.
Ah. Let me make mention of an odd one. The VW Scirocco. Yep front wheel drive. A buddy of mine had a passion for them. He hi-powed the engines in them long before it was popular for small cars. His got totaled by an AMC Ambassador (yes this was a few years ago). I had a Scirocco too. So we pulled his engine and dropped it in mine. Very fun.
Miatas are fun. True sports car front engine rear wheel drive. Back in 89, I bought a Nissan 240SX coupe. Also front engine rear wheel drive. Cousin had a Miata. We made some turns in the Colorado mountains we did. Loved that 240. It was like a chassed rabbit.
Mine too. But I know he was a gay car. However, my then-boyfriend’s CRX was not gay, even though it was my car that gave him a hankering for one. He got a female car. Hard to explain car personalities.
A friend of mine in college played a D&D character named Zzyxx. Some years later, said friend realized that he was bisexual. So, stay away from the Zzyxx, too, just to be certain.
I drive a hatchback because it’s easier to put stuff in the back. I couldn’t care less what anyone else thinks which sounds like that is more of a concern to the OP than anything else. You’ll never be anything if you spend your life worrying about what other people think.
I drove a hatchback in the 1970s and 1980s, and I’m pretty sure no one thought I was gay. But now that I think about it, I did stop eating quiche about the time I sold the car. Coincidence? You decide.
I got the sedan version of the 2013 Mazda3, and IIRC it got maybe 2 mpg more than the hatchback.
To more directly answer the zombie OP, my cars have been as follows:
coupe
hatchback
hatchback
sedan
The first two were basically family inheritances and I didn’t have much choice.
The third was the first one I had total control over, and I bought it because I liked the previous car, and I had plans to move shortly. I knew I would need some cargo space.
The sedan I bought in January. I picked it because it got slightly better mileage than the hatchback version and I was settled into a condo and no more expectations of hauling heavy shit around. Also, I thought it was better looking.
According to [this](Gay-Friendly Cars: Is Subaru Number One? - CBS News CBS news article) CBS news article, Saab is the most over-represented brand for gays and lesbians, followed by Audi, Mini, VW and Jaguar for gays. So maybe you wouldn’t want a Saab hatchback if you’re worried about that.