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== History == {{Multiple image | width = 220 | direction = vertical | image1 = Toyota Celica Coupé GT.jpg | image2 = 1987-1989 Toyota Celica (ST162) SX liftback 02.jpg | footer = Comparison between the notchback Coupé (above) and Liftback (below) of the 4th generation Toyota Celica. }} In 1973, Toyota invented the ''liftback'' term to describe the sloping roofline variation of the [[Toyota Celica|Celica]] with a tailgate hinged at the roof, as opposed to the regular [[hardtop]] coupe variation which was introduced three years earlier.<ref name="Petrolicious"/><ref name="Hemmings"/><ref name="Automobile"/> As its roofline slope is uninterrupted, it can also be defined as a [[fastback]]-styled hatchback. From the first to the sixth generations Celica, Toyota built both the notchback Coupé and Liftback body styles, with the Convertible based on the notchback became available for the third until sixth generations. The high-performance turbocharged all-wheel-drive [[Toyota Celica GT-Four|GT-Four]] is only built as Liftback. Only the Liftback is offered for the last or seventh generation. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.toyota-global.com/company/history_of_toyota/75years/vehicle_lineage/car/id60010173/index.html|title=Celica Liftback|access-date=17 May 2021}}</ref> Toyota also built the [[Toyota Corolla|Corolla]] Liftback from the third to eight generations. It's interesting to note that Toyota created two different liftback body shapes for the fourth generation Corolla. The first model with very sloping tailgate was named Coupé, the second model with longer roof and slightly more vertical tailgate was called Liftback. However, the notchback coupé model without B-pillar is marketed as Hardtop. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://mag.toyota.co.uk/toyota-corolla-generations-1979-83/|title=Toyota Corolla generations: 1979-83|date=3 January 2014|access-date=20 May 2025}}</ref> {{clear}}
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