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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 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 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

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

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

In the 1970s and 1980s, for example, sales plummeted as stricter safety restrictions made them more expensive to build, while consumer tastes moved towards high-performance hatchbacks.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

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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