Editing Hatchback (section)

===Liftback===
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[[File:1976 Toyota Celica GT Liftback in red, rear left.jpg|thumb|1976 [[Toyota Celica]] GT Liftback U.S. Model]]

"Liftback" is a term for hatchback models in which the rear cargo door or hatch is more horizontally angled than on an average hatchback, and as a result, the hatch is lifted more upwards than backward, to open.<ref name="Vehicle Dynamics">{{cite book |first=Reza N. |last=Jaza |title=Vehicle dynamics: theory and applications |publisher=Springer-Verlag |year=2008 |pages=30–31 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=Pvsv78xj7UIC&q=%22station+wagon%22+vs.+%22hatchback%22&pg=PA31 |isbn=978-0-387-74243-4 |access-date=3 March 2014 |quote=A hatchback car is called a liftback when the opening area is very sloped and is lifted up to open.}}</ref>

The term was first used by Toyota in 1973, to describe the [[Toyota Celica]] Liftback GT.<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><ref name="Newsday">{{cite web |url= https://www.newsday.com/classifieds/cars/in-the-garage-1977-toyota-celica-gt-1.4815567 |title=In the Garage: 1977 Toyota Celica GT|date=15 March 2013 |publisher=Newsday |first=David |last=Fluhrer |access-date=7 September 2020}}</ref>

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{{blockquote|''Toyota called the new body style a Liftback, signifying that it was a three-door hatchback rather than a two-door coupe. With its sloping fastback roofline, the Celica Liftback was, if anything, even less habitable for rear-seat passengers than was the hardtop, but the hatchback roof and folding rear seat made the Liftback more versatile for quotidian chores or the sort of "active lifestyle" pastimes that so fascinate advertising copywriters.''<ref>{{cite web|url= https://ateupwithmotor.com/model-histories/toyota-celica-first-gen/3/ |title=Celestial Pony: Toyota's First-Generation Celica |first=Aaron |last=Severson |date=5 March 2017}}</ref>}}

Later, Toyota needed to distinguish between two 5-door versions of the [[Toyota Corolla]], one of which was a conventional 5-door hatchback with a nearly vertical rear hatch while the other one was a 5-door more horizontal hatch, for which the term ''Liftback'' was used.

[[Saab Automobile|Saab]] called similar body style of their cars [[combi coupé]], starting from 1974.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Saab 99 Combi Coupe : 1974 – 1978|url=http://www.saabhistory.com/2008/11/29/the-saab-99-combi-coupe-1974-1978/|website=www.saabhistory.com|accessdate=9 April 2018}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> 
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