Editing Liftback (section)

{{Short description|Automotive body style}}
[[File:1973 Toyota Celica 02.jpg|thumb|1973 [[Toyota Celica]], the world's first "liftback", in this case a [[fastback]]-styled [[hatchback]]<ref name="Petrolicious">{{cite web|url=https://petrolicious.com/articles/this-toyota-celica-liftback-gt-beautifully-couples-japanese-and-american-design|title=This Toyota Celica Liftback GT Beautifully Couples Japanese And American Design|date=15 May 2017|publisher=Petrolicious (U.S.)| first = Alex | last = Sobran|access-date=7 September 2020}}</ref><ref name="Hemmings">{{cite web|url=https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/1971-77-toyota-celica|title=1971-'77 Toyota Celica|date=1 January 2016|publisher=Hemmings Motor News (U.S.)| first = Jeff | last = Koch|access-date=7 September 2020}}</ref><ref name="Automobile">{{cite web|url=https://www.automobilemag.com/news/1976-1977-toyota-celica-gt-liftback/|title=Collectible Classic: 1976-1977 Toyota Celica GT Liftback|date=3 December 2010|publisher=Automobile Magazine (U.S.)| first = Jim | last = Fets|access-date=7 September 2020}}</ref>]]

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 [[Archetype|archetypal]] hatchback designs tend to use a 45 degree to near vertical slope{{cn|date=November 2023}} on the top-hinged tailgate (often called, and even counted as, a rear'' 'door' ''on hatchbacks).

As such, a liftback is essentially a hatchback with a gently sloping roof, with a side profile like that of [[fastback]] [[Sedan (automobile)|sedans]], from an [[Automotive styling|auto styling]] perspective. Some liftbacks, especially two-door models, may also have an appearance similar to a [[coupe]], but with a boot / trunk tailgate hinged at the roof end, that is lifted including the rear window to open. Carmaker [[Saab Automobile|Saab]] used this in the marketing of their 900 liftback models, by calling them [[Combi coupé]].

The liftback design combines a sedan or coupé with the rear hatch versatility of a hatchback. Liftbacks generally have more cargo space than the typically shorter bodied  hatchbacks, and more space-use flexibility than conventional [[Car body configurations|three-box]] sedans – but don't offer the space of a more square and boxy [[Station wagon|station wagon / estate]] variant of the same model. The aerodynamics of liftbacks can be more closely tear-drop shaped than those of hatchbacks, which due to their steeper down-sloped rears, more often end with a type of [[Kammback]].

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