Coupe

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A coupe or coupé (/kuːˈpeɪ/, also US: /kuːp/) is a passenger car with a sloping or truncated rear roofline and two doors.[1][2]

The term coupé was first applied to horse-drawn carriages for two passengers without rear-facing seats.[3][4] It comes from the French past participle of couper, "cut".[3]

Some coupe cars only have two seats, while some also feature rear seats. However, these rear seats are usually lower quality and much smaller than those in the front. Furthermore, "A fixed-top two-door sports car would be best and most appropriately be termed a 'sports coupe' or 'sports coupé'".[5]

  1. ^ Brandt, Eric (28 November 2017). "For the Last Time, a Coupe Is a Car With Two Doors". Autotrader. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  2. ^ Lindland, Rebecca (23 March 2020). "What Is a Coupe Car?". J.D. Power. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Coach Building Terminology". coachbuilt.com. 2004. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Adolphus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Haajanen, Lennart W. (2017). Illustrated Dictionary of Automobile Body Styles (Second ed.). McFarland. p. 144. ISBN 9780786499182. Retrieved 17 September 2024 – via Google Books.