For a long time, hatchbacks were the black sheep of the North American automotive market. Sedans were seen as being the standard family car — most automakers featured the sedan as the default, and the hatchback as the quirky alternative. But over the past decade (and against all odds) hatchbacks have started to become cool. Not only are you far more likely to see them on the streets of your city, they have become associated with a hip new Millennial aesthetic that adopts the hatchback’s practicality and angular lines as a badge of honour. Hatchbacks first emerged as a distinct…