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Recent Examples of notchback
Rare notchback four-door sedans lack the cargo capacity and standout shape of the two- and four-door hatches.
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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
The coupe-like roofline swoops low over the cockpit without pausing for a notchback trunk, allowing for a big liftgate in the rear.
—Jason Fogelson, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021
Little Red and a later car, unofficially known as the Green Hornet, were the only two Shelby GT 500 notchback coupes of their era, each sporting a snazzy vinyl roof.
—Gary Gastelu, Fox News, 17 Aug. 2018
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
The coupe-like roofline swoops low over the cockpit without pausing for a notchback trunk, allowing for a big liftgate in the rear.
—Jason Fogelson, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021
Little Red and a later car, unofficially known as the Green Hornet, were the only two Shelby GT 500 notchback coupes of their era, each sporting a snazzy vinyl roof.
—Gary Gastelu, Fox News, 17 Aug. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for notchback
Noun
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The nose bears a family resemblance to the Ariya, and the body style is sort of a crossover, sort of a fastback sedan, depending on your frame of reference.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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Guangzhou Automobile Group unveiled its Aion V compact SUV and Aion UT compact hatchback.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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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
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Surprisingly, the numbers showed that convertibles did not lag behind their hardtop siblings.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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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
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This doesn’t mean every convertible is safe.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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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
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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
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The auction house expects the coupe to fetch between $40,000 and $60,000.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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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
Noun
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An ancillary of the brand’s best-selling, ambery-woody eau, each aluminum tube contains a quick-absorbing lotion that lavishes skin with moisture, keeping hands feeling comfortable and cuticles softened with its moisturizing blend of avocado oil, shea butter, plus green tea and chamomile extracts.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Deliberately, l avert my gaze as thick woody fingers interlace like calloused hands in prayer.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Notchback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notchback. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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