notchback

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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. 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for notchback
Noun
  • That car, Autocar says, will be a fastback GT.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2025
  • The Coupe prototype is a high-riding grand tourer with a long snout, doors that slide open rather than swing, and a fastback roofline – a classic high-line design characteristic.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The would-be burglars left behind a lot of damage at the liquor store before driving off in a gray hatchback.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Japanese automotive company Honda moved production of the Civic Hybrid hatchback from Japan to its Indiana plant.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Patricia Haddon and Barry Rebo are retired, in their 70s, and struggled to turn the page on a collision with their insurance company over a punctured tire, bumper damage, and pressure to give up Rebo's 2007 Lexus SC 430, a hardtop convertible.
    Larry Seward, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The coupe was followed by the 812 GTS in 2019, a retractable-hardtop version that delivers the same deliriously addictive performance in convertible form.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • At the Otis air base hospital, President Kennedy and his sister Jean Kennedy Smith climbed into a white convertible and rode to the house on Squaw Island.
    Steven Levingston, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The two men are also seen preparing food in a kitchen, holding an American flag in front of an imitation Statue of Liberty and sitting in a convertible.
    Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The coupe was followed by the 812 GTS in 2019, a retractable-hardtop version that delivers the same deliriously addictive performance in convertible form.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Electric SUVs The Polestar 4, the fourth model from the Swedish EV maker, resembles a Tesla Model Y with its swoopy, coupe-like design but the drive quality immediately distinguishes it from its competitor.
    Morgan Korn, ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In the early 1900s, Harriet and her husband, Harold Bryant Cody, traveled by wagon from Hollywood to Palm Springs and built their home where Casa Cody lies today.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Carts of any kind (including wagons).
    Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Every Lexus model, except the TX SUV, is made either in Canada or Japan.
    Robert Ferris, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The Denali and Denali Ultimate models cost a pretty penny, but provide a long list of creature comforts and a level of opulence drivers wouldn't generally expect from an American mainstream SUV.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Small, firm sprouts are typically sweeter and more tender than oversized ones, which can end up bitter or woody.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Pruning the plants back some in early spring can encourage new growth to hide the woody portions.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026

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“Notchback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notchback. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.

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