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hatchback

[hach-bak] / ˈhætʃˌbæk /




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The typical age of U.S. vehicles on the road today keeps getting older, pushed upward by aging cars like my Vibe hatchback.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

The automakers co-owned a company that assembled the Vibe, essentially a rebadged variant of Toyota’s Matrix hatchback, at a factory in California.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

The new models will include three all-electric vehicles – the hatchback, a small SUV and an electric van called the Transit City.

From BBC May 18, 2026

It’s the type of song that probably sounds best coming out of the tinny speakers of a 1992 hatchback, and that’s frankly one of the highest compliments you can give to a grupero banger.

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2026

I had seen the small Toyota hatchback only twice before, but I could point it out anywhere.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

If you’ve been to Europe recently, you’ve seen the increasingly popular Chinese-made BYD hatchbacks and SUVs, often with starting prices below $30,000.

From Salon Jun. 21, 2026

Even the smaller "crossover" versions, more closely related to conventional cars, tend to be taller and wider than traditional saloons, hatchbacks or estates.

From BBC Dec. 2, 2025

Why shouldn’t their town square prioritize strolling couples and amateur oil painters and kids tossing softballs over parking meters and hatchbacks?

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 30, 2025

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.

From New York Times Apr. 9, 2024

In 2018, demand for large SUVs and pickups overtook sedans and hatchbacks in the U.S.

From Seattle Times Aug. 14, 2023




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