Designated LX, both the Sunbird and Torana introduced a three-door hatchback variant.

Other cars sourced from Isuzu during the 1980s were the four-wheel drive Jackaroo ( 1981 ), the Shuttle ( 1982 ) van and the Piazza ( 1986 ) three-door sports hatchback.

* October 5 – British Leyland launches its new Metro, a three-door entry-level hatchback which is designed as the eventual replacement for the Mini.

" Its initial offering consisted of two models: the executive class Legend and the compact class Integra, available as a five-door and three-door hatchback.

Nissan made a small three-door hatchback in the late 1970s which used many SM styling cues, including the tailgate.

Vauxhall's sales began to increase in 1975, with the launch of two important new models – the Chevette, a small three-door hatchback that was the first car of its kind to be built in Britain, the Chevette carrying the name Opel Kadett in Europe, and Chevrolet Chevette and in the US and Canadian markets ; and the Cavalier ( Opel Ascona elsewhere ), a stylish four-door saloon designed to compete head-to-head with the all-conquering Ford Cortina.

The model tested was a left-hand-drive three-door hatchback and scored in four areas:

In 1973 to 1974, Ford Australia proposed a three-door coupé version of the Cortina, in order to compete with the upcoming Holden Torana hatchback.

It was available in three-door hatchback for the single driver, and saloon models which suited families, and estate.

Ford Sierra three-door hatchback ( pre facelift ) showing lights & grille

The Ford Sierra Cosworth was first introduced in 1985 as a three-door hatchback, with a 2-litre DOHC turbo engine producing.

The Astra Mark 5 was first launched in early 2004 as a five-door hatchback, which by the end of the year was joined by a five-door estate and a sporty three-door hatchback called the Sport Hatch in the UK.

In Britain, three variants were offered: a three-door hatchback ( Zastava Yugo 311 / 313 ), four-door saloon ( Zastava Yugo 411 / 413 ) and a five-door hatchback ( Zastava Yugo 511 / 513 ).

They tend to prefer aged, small, three-door, front-wheel drive hatchback cars, such as the Vauxhall Corsa, Fiat Punto, Ford Fiesta, Peugeot 106, Citroën Saxo, Volkswagen Polo and the Vauxhall Nova with small engines usually ranging between 1. 0 litre and 1. 6 litres ; this " preference " is more based on financial restrictions rather than desire.

It was introduced in July 1972 as a two-door model, followed by a three-door hatchback that September.

The Civic was joined by a platform expansion of the three-door hatchback, called the Honda Accord in 1976.

In North America, coupe and sedan body styles were available, except for the Si ( SiR in Canada ) which was offered only as a three-door hatchback.

The Type-R was redesigned as well this time using a more powerful i-VTEC motor and using the three-door hatchback body style.

Starting in 2002, the Civic three-door hatchback has been built exclusively at Honda's manufacturing plant in Swindon, England-previously the five-door " Civic "/ Domani and the Civic Aerodeck ( based on the Japanese Orthia ) were built in this plant for sale in Europe along with the Japanese Civics.

The first generation Honda Accord was launched on May 7, 1976 as a three-door hatchback with, a wheelbase, and a weight of about 2, 000 pounds.

The third-generation Accord was sold in Japan and Europe as a three-door hatchback with a flat roof over the rear seats, known in Europe as a shooting-brake.

The Honda CR-X was the only three-door hatchback that adopted a fastback, sloping rear hatch, demonstrating a performance car appearance identified with Honda Verno products during the mid 1980s.

Variants included 900i ( 4-cylinder, non-turbo ), S ( 4-cylinder, non-turbo ) and SE ( 4-cylinder turbo or V6 ) models in three-door, five-door and convertible body styles.

These two body styles were called the Wagon ( in some markets ) and Coupé respectively, although in fact both were three-door hatchbacks, and in some markets the Wagon designation was not used, with that car being simply the " Volkswagen Polo " without a suffix.

Unlike its Nissan counterpart, the Astra was only offered as a five-door hatchback, with the three-door hatchback and four-door sedan body styles omitted from the range due to fears they would overlap with Nissan's own Pulsar range.

Outside of Australia though, three-door hatchback and station wagon body variants of the Nissan were also available.

Mazda began selling the 121 as a single three-door hatchback body variant in 1987 to sit below the larger 323 model.

Available in sedan ( Avella Delta ), three-door and five-door hatchback body styles.

In 2007 the 1 Series gained a facelift along with the introduction of a three-door hatchback, coupe and convertible body styles.

Initially only available as a two-door saloon when launched in April 1971, a three-door hatchback, using an identical body profile but with a full-depth rear door and folding rear seat, was launched the following year This was Fiat's first super-mini-sized hatchback, along with a state-of-the-art transverse-engine / front-wheel-drive layout, with the transmission mounted on the end of the engine, both design ideas had been fully trialled since 1964, by Fiat's Autobianchi subsidiary with the Autobianchi Primula and 1969 Autobianchi A112.

The car was initially available only with a three-door hatchback body, in order to present a more sporty image than the Golf, in both front-and four-wheel drive.

The Y10 is offered only with the three-door body, rather large, making it easy to access by car even for rear passengers.

It came in three and five-door hatchback and five-door estate body styles ; the estate was marketed as the Break and the three-door as the Coupé.

To complicate things further, there was also a Chevrolet Monza in Brazil and Venezuela, which was a version of the 1981 German Opel Ascona but with a three-door fastback body not available anywhere else.

Six body styles were offered: the four-door sedan, two-door sedan, two-door hatchback coupé, three-door wagon, five-door wagon, and a two-door van.

The Suzuki Swift began as a marketing and manufacturing rebadge of the Suzuki Cultus, a supermini ( or subcompact ) manufactured and marketed worldwide across three generations and four body configurations — three-door hatchback, four-door sedan, five-door hatchback and two-door convertible — and using the Suzuki G engine family.

Both three-and five-door hatchback body styles were offered, although the three-door was not offered as part of the regular lineup in Japan.

The shorter three-door body variant formed the basis of the Swift Sport in Japan, or Ignis Sport in export markets.

The Cruze was restyled, adopting a crossover look between a tall hatchback and a sport utility vehicle, and the three-door body was dropped.

The European Swift Sport features manual transmission, the three-door body variant, 17-inch wheels and electronic stability control ( ESC ).

The third generation of the Cultus family was introduced in 1995 as a three-door hatchback and four-door sedan — using an adaptation of the longer wheelbase platform from second generation for both body configurations.

Launched initially as a three-door hatchback, it was also for some time the only supermini available in a factory-ordered cabrio body style, and the most economical car in Europe.

Available in four body styles ( two-door sedan, four-door sedan, five-door wagon and three-door hatchback coupe ), it was the second car to be marketed in the United States under the nameplate of Nissan and using a model name instead of a number.

This generation carried on the multitude of body styles that the B11 had, including a station wagon, two-door or four-door sedan, three-door hatchback and the hatchback-bodied Sport Coupé.