Patent ID: 8152230

Claim:
A coupe-type vehicle, comprising: a vehicle body defining a cargo opening having a rearward portion and a forward portion, the forward portion contiguous with the rearward portion; a tailgate extending across a rear portion of the vehicle body for selectively closing the rear portion of the cargo opening, the tailgate movable to an open position for opening the rear portion of the cargo opening; a sliding hatch extending across the vehicle body forward of the tailgate for selectively closing the forward portion of the cargo opening, a rearward edge of the hatch mating against an upper edge of the tailgate when the tailgate and hatch are in respective closed positions, the sliding hatch slidable to a slide open position for opening the forward portion of the cargo opening; and a roof panel disposed forward of the sliding hatch, the roof panel movable to a raised position and the sliding hatch movable to a position below the roof panel when the sliding hatch is moved toward the slide open position.