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hatchback

[hach-bak] / ˈhætʃˌbæk /




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I lived in my red Toyota hatchback by choice, to clear my head.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 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 BYD Dolphin, an all-electric hatchback, starts at less than $14,000 in China.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2026

For years its Focus model was the UK's most-popular, but the US company axed the hatchback and the last Ford Focus rolled off factory lines in Germany last week.

From BBC Nov. 19, 2025

After a few minutes, the red hatchback pulled up in front of the exit, and Dad came jogging out of the car, holding an open umbrella.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio

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

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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