fastback

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Recent Examples of fastback Blending the best parts of a sedan, hatchback and crossover, the all-electric fastback will again be offered in two power-train options. Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025 Inspired by the colors of the witching hour, the paint shifted from deep reddish-purple to shimmering gold highlights as light moved across its sculpted fastback bodywork. Shelby Knick, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025 Polestar 1, a sleek hybrid sedan based on Volvo parts, made a splash in 2017 and was followed by Polestar 2, an entry-level, all-electric high-riding fastback that debuted at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025 Sony Honda Mobility has now unveiled its first model, a four-door fastback saloon that's packed with AI and even a computer graphics game engine. New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for fastback
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fastback
Noun
  • Surprisingly, the numbers showed that convertibles did not lag behind their hardtop siblings.
    Josh Max, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The electrically retractable hardtop folds away beneath the roof at the press of a button, and there's no rear windshield to interrupt the monolithic shape of the vehicle.
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This doesn’t mean every convertible is safe.
    Josh Max, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • While most Type 1 examples are coupes, a convertible was available from the beginning, and these generally command a premium across the board.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Guangzhou Automobile Group unveiled its Aion V compact SUV and Aion UT compact hatchback.
    Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • But after Hyundai launched Santro — a quirky looking hatchback, priced right in the comfort zone of middle-class India — there was no looking back.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Roadster will allegedly weigh in at 895kg, while the coupe will be 995kg – incredible when the MG Cyberster is around 2,000kg.
    James Morris, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The auction house expects the coupe to fetch between $40,000 and $60,000.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Rare notchback four-door sedans lack the cargo capacity and standout shape of the two- and four-door hatches.
    Brett Berk, Car and Driver, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The cars were the only notchback ‘Stangs that the company built until the next year, when Shelby, apparently smitten with the green-colored coupe, commissioned a faithful replica (along with a triple-black version called, unsurprisingly, the Black Hornet).
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 June 2023
Noun
  • Maybe the Packers are a wagon — Green Bay's defense was excellent, and Micah Parsons only played limited snaps on Sunday — but Goff holding onto the ball for that long isn't inspiring a lot of confidence going forward.
    Austin Mock, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But by mid-2020, the commissioner appeared to have fallen off the wagon, according to political insiders around him.
    Joey Flechas, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As Bronson Pinchot’s hapless character, Elliot, is speeding in his ragtop Porsche with a girl bent over his lap along a 15 mph curve on Mulholland Drive, cop lights go off behind him.
    Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
  • Throughout most of Hunter S. Thompson’s career, illustrator Ralph Steadman rode shotgun on the bending antennae of the author’s ragtop ’70s Caddy.
    Steve Garbarino, airmail.news, 7 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • According to Mercedes-Benz' website, a brand-new 2025 G-Class SUV — or G-Wagon, as it's often called — can range in price from $148,250 to $186,100, depending on the model.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Positioned squarely in the mid-size SUV segment, the G7 offers spacious seating, advanced driver-assist features, and triple Turing AI chips that enable L3-level computing power.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Fastback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fastback. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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