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hatchback

[hach-bak] / ˈhætʃˌbæk /




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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 BYD Dolphin, an all-electric hatchback, starts at less than $14,000 in China.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2026

Take the current VW Golf hatchback, which is 9cm wider and 22cm longer than the version on sale in the mid-1980s.

From BBC Dec. 2, 2025

And BYD's Seagull hatchback sells for less than $10,000, external.

From BBC May 16, 2024

We packed all our worldly belongings into Nan’s old hatchback on Thursday and were on the road first thing Friday morning.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

Nowhere to be found: staid family sedans, cheap hatchbacks or frumpy minivans.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

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

Think of all the tropes you’ve ingested over the years — the forest-green hatchbacks conquering rugged Western landscapes, the miles of mozzarella stretched by major pizza chains.

From New York Times Jun. 27, 2023




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