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Hatchback

Volkswagen Golf 5-door hatchback
Mini Hatch 3-door hatchback

A hatchback is a car body configuration with a rear door[1][2][3][4][5] that swings upward to provide access to the main interior of the car as a cargo area rather than just to a separated trunk. Hatchbacks may feature fold-down second-row seating, where the interior can be reconfigured to prioritize passenger or cargo volume.

While early examples of the body configuration can be traced to the 1930s, the Merriam-Webster dictionary dates the term itself to 1970.[2] The hatchback body style has been marketed worldwide on cars ranging in size from superminis to small family cars, as well as executive cars and some sports cars. They are a primary component of sport utility vehicles.

  1. ^ "hatchback - definition". American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (Fifth ed.). 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b ""Hatchback"". Merriam-Webster. n.d. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  3. ^ "hatchback". dictionary.com. n.d. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  4. ^ "hatchback". ldoceonline.com. n.d. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  5. ^ "hatchback". Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. n.d. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

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