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The three-box, notchback design of the Fiat 124 Coupé A three-box liftback in notchback form—with its vestigial third box, the European Ford Escort. A notchback is a car design with the rear section distinct from the passenger compartment and where the back of the passenger compartment is at an angle to the top of what is typically the rear baggage compartment. [1]
The body characteristics of a sedan (top), estate/station wagon (middle), and hatchback (bottom) Comparison of a hatchback with a station wagon from the same model range The distinguishing feature of a hatchback is a rear door that opens upwards [ 6 ] and is hinged at roof level (as opposed to the boot/trunk lid of a saloon/sedan , which is ...
The Chevrolet Vega is a subcompact automobile that was manufactured and marketed by GM's Chevrolet division from 1970 to 1977. Available in two-door hatchback, notchback, wagon, and sedan delivery body styles, all models were powered by an inline four-cylinder engine designed specifically for the Vega, with a lightweight, aluminum alloy cylinder block.
Three-box design is a broad automotive styling term describing a coupé, sedan/saloon, notchback or hatchback where—when viewed in profile—principal volumes are articulated into three separate compartments or boxes: engine, passenger and cargo. [1] Three-box designs are highly variable. Hemmings Motor News said:
1979 Ford Mustang notchback coupe. The 1979 model year Mustang used the Fox platform intended by Ford as "a one-size-fits-all [platform] to serve as a two-door sports car and a four-door family car," initially used with the Ford Fairmont and Mercury Zephyr twins that debuted in for model year 1978. [6] "Ford built the 1979 Mustang around a ...
For 1976, the Pontiac Sunbird was introduced, sharing the body of the Monza notchback coupe; a Sunbird hatchback was introduced during 1976 (the Skyhawk and Starfire were only offered as hatchbacks). For 1978, the Vega and Astre were discontinued, with the station wagon body style rebadged as a Monza and Sunbird wagon; the station wagon was ...
1973 Toyota Celica, the world's first "liftback", in this case a fastback-styled hatchback [1] [2] [3]. A liftback is a variation of a hatchback car body style, with a more gently sloping roofline, roughly between 45 and 10 degrees, whereas traditional or archetypal hatchback designs tend to use a 45 degree to near vertical slope [citation needed] on the top-hinged tailgate (often called, and ...
Produced across seven generations, the Celica was powered by various four-cylinder engines, and body styles included convertibles, liftbacks, [4] and notchback coupé. [5] In 1973, Toyota coined the term liftback to describe the Celica fastback hatchback, and used the name Liftback GT for the North American market.