|
A liftback is a car body style in which the cargo space (trunk or boot) is accessed through a tailgate that extends up to the higher end of the C-pillar and includes the rear window. Liftbacks have either fastback-like rear ends, which are significantly sloped compared to more vertical hatchbacks, or are notchback-shaped. A good example of a "fastback-shaped" liftback is the 5-door Ford Mondeo, while the Daihatsu Applause is a prominent "notchback-shaped" liftback. Image File history File links Mergefrom. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into liftback. ...
Ford Mondeo LX 2. ...
Ford Mondeo LX 2. ...
The Ford Mondeo is a large family car sold by the Ford Motor Company in various markets throughout the world. ...
Image File history File links Size of this preview: 794 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (800 × 604 pixel, file size: 94 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ...
Image File history File links Size of this preview: 794 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (800 × 604 pixel, file size: 94 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ...
Daihatsu Applause promotional brochure, highliting its unusual liftback body The Daihatsu Applause was a compact car manufactured by the Japanese automaker Daihatsu from 1989 to 2000. ...
Cars can come in a large variety of different body styles. ...
Trunk may be: Look up trunk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
The tailgate is a door that can be moved up or down on a vehicle, such as a pick-up truck. ...
An SUV with four pillars A Barracuda fastback has only two pillars A stretch limo with five pillars When looking at the side of a vehicle, the A-pillar is the pillar that attaches to the windshield and supports the roof. ...
This 1968 Ford Mustang has a fastback body style. ...
Renault Megane hatchback, a proper hatchback which has shown huge success in Europe Peugeot 306 hatchback, with the hatch lifted and the parcel shelf tilted for access Hatchback is a term designating an automobile design, containing a passenger cabin with an integrated cargo space, accessed from behind the vehicle by...
Notchback is a form of automobile body that is characterized by a sharp vertical drop-off from roof to trunk, as opposed to hatchback or fastback. ...
The Ford Mondeo is a large family car sold by the Ford Motor Company in various markets throughout the world. ...
Daihatsu Applause promotional brochure, highliting its unusual liftback body The Daihatsu Applause was a compact car manufactured by the Japanese automaker Daihatsu from 1989 to 2000. ...
The term "liftback" was popularized and perhaps even created by automobile manufacturers marketing when automotive body styles evolved and new models, whose trunk cover would open along with the windshield, were introduced. This would not only enhance practicality compared to sedans, but also allow for better aerodynamic performance (reduced drag coefficient) compared to notchbacks. To emphasize this, the name "liftback" was applied. Aerodynamics is a branch of fluid dynamics concerned with the study of gas flows, first analysed by George Cayley in the 1800s. ...
The drag coefficient (Cd, Cx or Cw, depending on the country) is a dimensionless quantity that describes a characteristic amount of aerodynamic drag caused by fluid flow, used in the drag equation. ...
Although first liftbacks, like the Toyota Corolla E-55, were mostly 3-doors, the vast majority of current liftbacks are 5-doors. Rarely, automakers introduce a 3-door version of the 5-door liftback, usually labeling it as a coupe for marketing reasons. An example of such "liftback-coupe" is the 3-door Saab 900 (NG). The Toyota Corolla is a compact car produced by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. ...
1995 Buick Riviera coupe A coupé (from the French for cut) or coupe is a two or four-seater car with a fixed roof and two doors. ...
Saab 900 Talladega The second generation Saab 900 (called the NG900 among enthusiasts) was a compact car replacing the classic Saab 900 in 1994. ...
The term "liftback" did not gain such mainstream acceptance as "hatchback" or "sedan". It is almost never used in the United Kingdom, where liftback cars are particularly popular. There, 5-door liftbacks are in general called hatchbacks. Note, however, that a 2-door fastback body style with a boot, which does not include the rear window, will be called a "fastback coupé" (e.g. the Sunbeam Rapier Fastback Coupé). This 1968 Ford Mustang has a fastback body style. ...
The Peugeot 406 Coupé, designed by Pininfarina 1990 Mercedes-Benz 560SEC coupé, noted for its large, angular design 1997 Rover Vitesse Coupe, club coupé Rover P5 Coupe, a traditional four-door coupé Mercedes CLS, a modern four-door coupé Gala-Coupé of Leopold II, Brussels 1970s Sunbeam Alpine fastback coup...
The Sunbeam Rapier was the first of the Audax range of light cars produced by the Rootes Group. ...
In many cases, the classification of a particular model as either liftback or hatchback might be disputed. An example of how similar hatchbacks and liftbacks might be is the Toyota Corolla E100, whose 5-door hatchback and liftback bodies looked very much alike (though the liftback had a slightly longer and bigger trunk and less vertical tailgate). It should probably be concluded that a classification of a liftback as a hatchback is not entirely wrong, as the liftback might be regarded a variation of the hatchback body style. The Toyota Corolla is a compact car produced by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. ...
A Saab 900 3-door "combi coupé" - in essence a 3-door liftback One of the pioneers of the liftback body style, Saab Automobile, presented their first liftback model in 1974. It was a variation of the Saab 99, and to distinguish it from already known sedan and sedan-based coupé, Saab coined the term "combi coupé", which was to emphasize the combination of the practical side of station wagons (known in some European countries as "combis") and the aesthetic appeal of coupés. For the American market, the "combi coupés" were called "wagonbacks". The body style continued through many other Saab models until the 21st century, although Saab dropped the "combi coupé" label at some point, in favor of "hatchback" for 5-doors and "coupé" for 3-doors (both being variations of the same liftback body). It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into liftback. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into liftback. ...
SAAB Automobile AB is automobile manufacturing company in Sweden, and is currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of the General Motors Corporation. ...
The 99 was an automobile produced by Saab from 1969 to 1984. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into liftback. ...
Estate car body style (Saab 95) A station wagon (United States usage), wagon (Australian usage, though station wagon is widely used) or estate car (United Kingdom usage) is a car body style similar to a sedan car but with an extended rear cargo area. ...
Examples of five-door liftback cars
The Renault 16 was a large family car with an at first unusual hatchback body, produced by French manufacturer Renault between 1965 and 1980 in Sandouville, Le Havre, France. ...
1984 Saab 900 Turbo 16 S Aero The 900 is a car that was made by Saab Automobile from 1978 until 1998 in two generations. ...
Rover SD1 is the code name given to a series of large executive cars made by British Leyland and Austin Rover Group from 1976 to 1987. ...
The Ford Sierra was a large family car built by Ford Europe between 1982 and 1993, originally designed by Uwe Bahnsen, Robert Lutz and Patrick le Quément, . Released on 21 September 1982, it replaced the Ford Cortina/Taunus, and was itself replaced by the Mondeo. ...
The Ford Scorpio is an executive car produced by the Ford Motor Company at its factory in Cologne, Germany between 1985 and 1998. ...
The Citroën XM is an executive car that was produced by the French automaker Citroën between 1989 and 2000. ...
The Å koda Octavia is a car, built on the Audi A3 chassis. ...
The Hyundai Elantra (sold in South Korea as the Avante) is a compact car from Hyundai of South Korea launched in 1991. ...
See also |
Feeds |
Contact