hatchback
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I had expected a prison van but instead a small, grey Hyundai i30 hatchback drove past us at speed and into the secure compound behind a security gate and barbed wire perimeter.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
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
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
For privacy, they draped a sheet from the hatchback over the headrests of the front seats to make a little tent.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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In the WRC, souped-up Ford coupes and hatchbacks secured titles and won fans for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 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
For years, American drivers have been gravitating toward sport utility vehicles and away from sedans, compacts and hatchbacks.
From New York Times ● May 8, 2024
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