Coupé

[satanboy]

A coupé or coupe (from the French past participle coupé, of the infinitive couper, to cut) is a closed two-door car body style with a permanently attached fixed roof, that is shorter than a sedan of the same model, and it often has seating for two persons or with a tight-spaced rear seat.

A grand tourer (Italian: gran turismo) (GT) is a performance or luxury automobile capable of high speed or spirited long-distance driving. The most common format is a two-door coupé with either a two-seat or a 2+2 arrangement.

BMW 4-Series Gran Coupe



I am confused. I've always been under the impression that a Coupé has 2 doors.

 

[genetic]

From your same wiki article:

Though, to confuse things even further, there are many hardtop/pillarless two- and four-door sedans

 

[Bona Botse]

It's all marketing. There are people that would love to drive coupes but have children and can't afford an extra car. Solution? 4-door coupe! Now shut up and give us your money.

 

[genetic]

A coupe is just a smaller or sportier version of a sedan or hatch. Don't read too much into the name. As Efitol mentioned, it's all marketing.

 

[PostmanPot]

Similar to a fastback/sportsback.

 

[silver6933]

BMW marketing never lets facts get in the way of good copy.

 

[genetic]

Motoring marketing never lets facts get in the way of good copy.

FTFY

 

[HammerDown]

When they added the 2 and 4 series I understood that it was mainly to differentiate between 2 and 4 door vehicles??
Now you get:
1 series 3 door/4 door,
2 series 2 door coupe/4 door tourer thing.
3 series 4door
4 series 2 door coupe/4door Gran coupe (which as you said is not even a friggin coupe)

They've gone from 1=small 3=medium 5=full size 7=barge to a total mess.....not that I give a flying fig, but seriously...wtf?

 

[ngwe23]

A coupé by definition has two doors, but the marketing guys would rather you have your cake and eat it. This started with the Audi A5.

 

[ponder]

BMW 4-Series Gran Coupe

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I am confused. I've always been under the impression that a Coupé has 2 doors.

They can call it whatever they like but that will never be a coupe.

 

[X-Gamer]

The crap started with the 1 series. You had the coupe (2 door with a boot) and then the hatchback came along (in 2 door and 4 door versions).

But yes, in general, the term is used loosely by manufacturers as and when the marketing sees fit.

Personally, I've always thought of a coupe as the 2 door version of a regular 4 door sedan.

 

[DanH]

I blame the Merc CLS for starting this. Coupé like shape, but 4 doors.