Editing Hatchback (section)

===Estates vs. liftbacks vs. notchbacks===
[[File:The rearview of Citroën C3 (3rd generation) with her trunk open.jpg|thumb|2017 [[Citroën C3]] pictured, a tailgate hinged at the roof is a predominant characteristic of hatchbacks, estates/station wagons, and liftbacks]]

[[Station wagon|Estates/station wagons]] and [[liftback]]s have in common a [[Three-box styling|two-box design]] configuration, a shared interior volume for passengers and cargo<ref name="AutomotiveTech" /><ref name="Vehicle Dynamics" /> and a rear door (often called a [[station wagon#Tailgate designs|tailgate]] in the case of an estate/wagon) that is hinged at roof level, similar to hatchbacks.<ref name="cdn2">{{cite web|title=Car Design Glossary – Part 2: One-Box (Monospace or Monovolume) |publisher=Car Design News |quote=A three or five-door hatchback (no separate trunk compartment) is a 'two-box' car. |url= http://www.cardesignnews.com/site/home/new_cars/display/store4/item131867/ |access-date=3 March 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131203045234/http://www.cardesignnews.com/site/home/new_cars/display/store4/item131867/ |archive-date=3 December 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=American Cars of the '50s |first=Mike |last=Mueller |year=2003 |publisher=MBI Publishing |isbn=978-0-7603-1712-9}}</ref> Liftback cars are similar to hatchbacks from a functional perspective in having a tailgate hinged from the roof, but differ from hatchbacks from a styling perspective in having more of a sloped roofline. The term "[[fastback]]" may sometimes also be used by manufacturers to market liftback cars.<ref name="Flammang-Catalog2">{{cite book|last=Flammang |first=James M. |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=xTM2Ixfev5QC&q=fastback |title=Standard Catalog of American Cars, 1976-1986 |publisher=Krause Publications |year=1990 |isbn=978-0-87341-133-2 |page=viii |access-date=1 March 2016}}</ref> A [[fastback]] is a broad automotive term used to describe the styling of the rear of a car in having a single slope from the roof to the rear [[Bumper (automobile)|bumper]].<ref name="Flammang-Catalog">{{cite book|last=Flammang |first=James M. |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=xTM2Ixfev5QC&q=fastback |title=Standard Catalog of American Cars, 1976-1986 |publisher=Krause Publications |year=1990 |isbn=978-0-87341-133-2 |page=viii |access-date=1 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title="fastback" |url= https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fastback |work=Merriam-Webster |date=n.d. |access-date=27 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Words That Rhyme with fastback |url= https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/fastback |website=encyclopedia.com |access-date=27 March 2023}}</ref>

Some hatchbacks are [[notchback]] [[Car body configurations#Three-box design|three box design]]s, bearing a resemblance to [[Sedans|sedans/saloons]] from a styling perspective, but being closer to hatchbacks in functionality by having a tailgate hinged from the roof. This is featured on cars such as the 1951 [[Kaiser-Frazer]] Vagabond,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gilbertson |first1=Scotty |title=The First Hatchback? 1951 Kaiser Traveler |url= https://barnfinds.com/the-first-hatchback-1951-kaiser-traveler/ |publisher=Barn Finds |access-date=2 February 2021 |date=30 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Litwin |first1=Matt |title=1949-1950 Kaiser Traveler and Vagabond |url= https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/1949-1950-kaiser-traveler-and-vagabond |publisher=Hemmings Classic Car |access-date=2 February 2021 |date=January 2010 |quote=it was innovative Kaiser that gets full credit for an automotive first with its Traveler and Vagabond hatchback sedans}}</ref> [[Simca 1100]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Simca 1100 (1967 - 1982) |url= https://classics.honestjohn.co.uk/reviews/simca/1100/history/ |publisher=Honest John |date=25 March 2013 |access-date=2 February 2021 |location=United Kingdom |quote=at the cutting edge when it was launched, offering front wheel drive allied with hatchback versatility}}</ref> [[Mazda6#First generation (GG1; 2002)|Mazda 6 GG1]], and [[Opel Vectra#Vectra C (2002–2008)|Opel Vectra C]]. As such, notchbacks are not fastbacks, as the slope of the roofline on a notchback is interrupted by its three-box design.

An estate/wagon typically differs from a liftback or hatchback by being longer (therefore more likely to have a [[Pillar (car)|D-pillar]]). Other potential differences of a station wagon include:
* steeper rake at the rear (i.e. the rear door is more vertical)<ref name="AutomotiveTech"/><ref name="Hilliers"/><ref name="nyt1">{{cite news|title=The Hatchback Is Back (but Nobody Uses the H-Word) |newspaper=The New York Times |first=Dan |last=Neil |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/28/automobiles/the-hatch-is-back-but-please-don-t-use-the-h-word.html |date=28 April 2002 |access-date=3 March 2014}}</ref>
* a third row of seats
* rear suspension designed for increased load capacity or to minimize intrusion into the cargo area<ref name="Hilliers"/>
* the tailgate is more likely to be a multi-part design or extend down to the [[Bumper (car)|bumper]]

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