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Recent Examples of notchback
Rare notchback four-door sedans lack the cargo capacity and standout shape of the two- and four-door hatches.
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Brett Berk, Car and Driver, 4 Sep. 2023
The cars were the only notchback ‘Stangs that the company built until the next year, when Shelby, apparently smitten with the green-colored coupe, commissioned a faithful replica (along with a triple-black version called, unsurprisingly, the Black Hornet).
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 June 2023
The graceful notchback slant of the huge tailgate, long overhangs, and expansive rear windows seem at total odds with the shorter hood and narrow wheelbase.
—Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 14 May 2022
Convertible, notchback coupe, and Speedster models were added through the years.
—Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 3 Mar. 2022
The coupe-like roofline swoops low over the cockpit without pausing for a notchback trunk, allowing for a big liftgate in the rear.
—Jason Fogelson, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021
Little Red and a later car, unofficially known as the Green Hornet, were the only two Shelby GT 500 notchback coupes of their era, each sporting a snazzy vinyl roof.
—Gary Gastelu, Fox News, 17 Aug. 2018
By the late ’80s, the notchback Mustang GTs and LXs had evolved into a pretty potent package for the era.
—Davey G. Johnson, Car and Driver, 3 Nov. 2017
The Grand Sport uses a long notchback-emulating liftgate to give it a sedanlike side profile, but the whole rear glass lifts with the decklid.
—Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 6 July 2017
Brett Berk, Car and Driver, 4 Sep. 2023
The cars were the only notchback ‘Stangs that the company built until the next year, when Shelby, apparently smitten with the green-colored coupe, commissioned a faithful replica (along with a triple-black version called, unsurprisingly, the Black Hornet).
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 June 2023
The graceful notchback slant of the huge tailgate, long overhangs, and expansive rear windows seem at total odds with the shorter hood and narrow wheelbase.
—Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 14 May 2022
Convertible, notchback coupe, and Speedster models were added through the years.
—Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 3 Mar. 2022
The coupe-like roofline swoops low over the cockpit without pausing for a notchback trunk, allowing for a big liftgate in the rear.
—Jason Fogelson, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021
Little Red and a later car, unofficially known as the Green Hornet, were the only two Shelby GT 500 notchback coupes of their era, each sporting a snazzy vinyl roof.
—Gary Gastelu, Fox News, 17 Aug. 2018
By the late ’80s, the notchback Mustang GTs and LXs had evolved into a pretty potent package for the era.
—Davey G. Johnson, Car and Driver, 3 Nov. 2017
The Grand Sport uses a long notchback-emulating liftgate to give it a sedanlike side profile, but the whole rear glass lifts with the decklid.
—Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 6 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for notchback
Noun
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The second-generation Firebird debuted in 1970 as a coupe-only design featuring a fastback profile and a distinctly European flair.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
27 June 2025
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The fastback profile and a lot of the details of the new Leaf will be instantly familiar to anyone that has seen Nissan’s other EV, the Ariya.—
Sam Abuelsamid,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Noun
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The 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid, like its gas-only sibling, is offered in sedan and hatchback.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
22 June 2025
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Ally turns theirs into a symbol of maternal connection and hatchback memory.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
5 May 2025
Noun
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Integrated into the roof is a fold-out hardtop tent that functions similarly to the iKamper Skycamp or Porsche 911 tent.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 July 2025
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Video demonstrations of its transition from flight mode to driving show the two wings retracting and folding in on themselves, somewhat resembling a hardtop convertible.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Details like the badging and trim are in gloss on the coupé version and matte on the convertible to contrast with the body coating.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Lisa Vanderpump wore a cape made of feather boas and a giant hat while driving through the 2019 Pride event in the back of a convertible.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
People.com,
28 June 2025
Noun
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Rear seats are standard on the leather-upholstered interior of the Targa and Cabriolet, but not the coupe.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 July 2025
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Strain martini through a fine mesh sieve into a coupe or other martini glass.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Israel can and must be the engine of the crypto industry rather than a trailing wagon.—
Tomer Niv,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Everything from the Conestoga wagon to early computer processing was developed along it.—
James Dodson
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
Noun
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White is believed to have been taken away in the SUV with an unknown license plate, police said in the Amber Alert.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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Authorities said in criminal complaints filed in both Minidoka and Cassia counties that Benjamin Roy Naylor, 56, entered the homes of three of the victims Tuesday and shot them to death, and also was responsible for the fatal shooting of a man whose body was found in an SUV.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Using cutting-edge radar technologies, the satellite is on a five-year mission to survey forests across sprawling swaths of the globe, looking beneath their canopies to accurately assess their total woody biomass—trunks, limbs, stems, and so on.—
Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
1 July 2025
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In the forest, carpenter ants have a job to do, recycling woody debris, such as dead trees and fallen logs.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
30 June 2025
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“Notchback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notchback. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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