These terms all vary by location and manufacturer.
Older Mustangs with a gentler slope to the rear window were called fastbacks, but were still sedans with a trunk.
I think Toyota is the only company in the US to officially use liftback for anything. It's what they call the Prius, which has a faux trunk lid as you describe now, and is a car for the EPA.
Among the EPA classes, they all would get thrown into station wagons if the maker didn't opt for car or SUV.
So unless a model is available in multiple variations of hatchback, just hatchback works and limits confusion for those unfamiliar with the model.
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