The 5-door hatchback design also features chrome door handles, aerodynamic outside mirrors and a large greenhouse to provide a bright interior environment.

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The A3 three-door hatchback unveiled here (the U.S. will get a four-door sedan version before 2014) will offer a slew of different engines, both gas and diesel, as well as automatic and manual transmissions.

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The funny-looking vehicles come as a four-door hatchback (the xA) or a boxy van (the xB).

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It's a four-door hatchback, with a 1.3-liter engine, dual air bags and antilock brakes.

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The four-door hatchback, however, is generating cumulus clouds of data every second.

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Toyota is making bold moves in this direction by rolling out new hybrid models under its Prius brand: a station wagon called the Prius C and a tiny, ultra high-mileage Prius V, joining the original four-door hatchback later this year.

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"This isn't what we struggled for, " he says and turns to open the door of his small, battered, hatchback car.

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The Veloster a three-door (one on the left, two on the right) hatchback with a direct-injection 1.6-liter and choice of six-speed manual or dual-clutch automatic comes standard with 17-inch alloy wheels, four-wheel disc brakes, LED headlight accents, Bluetooth, XM satellite radio, a 7-inch color touch screen with a Pandora app (that syncs up to your iPhone), and more.

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