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hatchback

noun

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as in SUV

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Recent Examples of hatchback Geely ranks first Among the 10 most popular car models sold in China in the six months through July, Geely’s Xingyuan electric hatchback was the bestseller with nearly 197,500 units sold. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026 In Irkutsk, Russia, a man is seen leaning into the open window of a hatchback and repeatedly hitting another motorist. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026 Toyota's hybrid hatchback is noted for its affordability, excellent gas mileage, and recent redesign. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 1 June 2026 Axial flux motors The four-door hatchback will launch in two variants, as usual a 55 and a 63. — ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for hatchback

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The driver then steered the SUV onto the eastbound 10 Freeway, Stevens said, at around 20 miles an hour.

— Jenny Jarvie Follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Allied Universal Security Services patrol SUV parked on city street in San Francisco, California, May 20, 2026.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

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Built on a 1953 Cadillac Series 62 chassis, fit with a 331 ci V-8, this all-aluminum two-seater features a retractable hardtop, a wraparound windshield, a Lucite steering wheel, and Liberace levels of gold-plating.

— Howard Walker, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2026
This potent track weapon is based on the brand's CC850 from 2022, and is built as a two-seater with a removable hardtop.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of hardtop

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There are about three times as many C40 coupes available as the XC40 Recharge, but quite a lot of people prefer the looks of the fastback, so this is no bad thing.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026
Once again, the fastback Coupe becomes the more-fashionable choice, while trading nearly 20 percent of the standard model’s rear cargo space and a touch of rear headroom.

— Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 15 July 2026

Definition of fastback

Noun

The sleek, gold-colored coupé impressed with a futuristic design, but baffled onlookers with its cramped two-seat interior, lack of a charging port, and a dubious, far-too-good-to-be-true $30,000 price tag.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 10 Sep. 2026
Rewind to 1953, and commercial artist Harry Birdsall fantasized about building a luxury convertible coupe in Harley Earl’s style, but one that could actually be purchased.

— Howard Walker, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of coupe

Noun

When the sequence was complete, the roof had disappeared into the rear of the car, turning this enormous Cadillac into an open-top grand tourer.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026
But in other cases, cameras may be pointed toward a park that was used as an example in the demonstration, and not toward cars.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

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