This is a three-door hatchback version of Mazda2 for the European market.
It was decided that the five-door hatchback version would be engineered first.
That honor went to a three-door hatchback version of the "02" series, and the vehicle was sold in Europe from 1971 through 1974.
Initially, only three- and five-door hatchback versions were available.
I wish there were a hatchback version, but a 9-5 station wagon will be introduced next year, Saab's first since the mid-1970's.
The engine portfolio is the same as the hatchback version, without the 1.2 44 kW one.
For the first time in the Passat's 15-year history, there was no hatchback version.
The hatchback version named Liberta was dropped in 1996.
In 2006 it introduced the hatchback version, with the aforementioned 1.8-liter-engine-only option.
The Touring is a 4-door hatchback version of this compact car.