Editing Hatchback (section)

{{Short description|Car body configuration with a rear door}}
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A '''hatchback''' is a [[car body style|car body configuration]] with a rear door<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.thefreedictionary.com/hatchback |title=hatchback - definition |work=American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language |edition=Fifth |date=2011 |access-date=27 March 2023}}</ref><ref name="merriam-webster">{{cite web|url= https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hatchback |title="Hatchback" |work=Merriam-Webster |date=n.d. |access-date=27 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.dictionary.com/browse/hatchback |title=hatchback |website=dictionary.com |date=n.d. |access-date=3 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/hatchback |title=hatchback |website=ldoceonline.com |date=n.d. |access-date=27 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/english/hatchback?q=hatchback |title=hatchback |work= Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary |date=n.d. |access-date=27 March 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref name="merriam-webster"/> The hatchback body style has been marketed worldwide on cars ranging in size from [[supermini car|superminis]] to [[small family car]]s, as well as [[executive car]]s and some [[sports car]]s. They are a primary component of [[sport utility vehicle]]s.