4 Door Coupes???

[DuceTheTruth]

What the hell is that you may ask....

How the hell can you have a 4 door coupe some might say......

Well, it's true....there is a new design craze thats sweeping thru the automotive industry like wildfire.....and they call them 4 door coupes.

You can thank Mercedes for poppin it off. The 2006 CLS. And since then there have been more to follow from different automakers.


Mercedes CLS



Porsche Panamera


Aston Martin Rapide


Audi A5 Sportback


Jaguar XF....(sort of)


Volkswagen Passat CC


BMW X6


2011 Hyundai Sonata



2011 Buick Regal/Opel Insignia...(call it what you want)

 

[DVS ONE]

its still a sedan to me if there are 4 door handles........

 

[FDS]

lol why are u making a thread about the 2006 CLS that shit is dumb old already lol.

 

[FDS]

oh wait im an idiot

 

[FDS]

continue thread.

 

[prodigy91]

the porsche coupe is the only one out of the bunch that looks appealing, but that shit still costs like a regular two door porsche, $100,000+

 

[up2nogood]

ill take that aston martin in white...shit is sex on wheels...

 

[28g w/o the bag]

i'll stick to my 2 door coupes

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[1904]

that shit iz retarded, by definition a coupe haz 2 doorz while a sedan haz 4 doorz.

that'z like a white bitch named Ebony

 

[TONY206]

that shit iz retarded, by definition a coupe haz 2 doorz while a sedan haz 4 doorz.

that'z like a white bitch named Ebony

Many definitions of a coupe and a sedan will define the coupe as a two-door or three-door model that is roughly equivalent to the sedan. A sedan almost always has four doors in contrast. Actually there are four-door coupes, and two-door sedans, so the differences between a coupe and a sedan automobile may not always be quite clear.


In reality, a coupe is strictly defined by its interior volume or space. Distinctions between a coupe and a sedan has little to do with doors and are made clear by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), which standardizes definitions of the different types of cars on the market. Measurements of a coupe and a sedan are as follows:

• Coupe equals less than 33 cubic feet (.934 cubic m).
• Sedan is equal to or greater than 33 cubic feet.

Thus a coupe and sedan can be determined by volume alone rather than being determined by number of doors. A two-door car with a larger than 33 cubic foot volume or interior space is essentially a two-door sedan. Likewise, a four-door car with less than a 33 cubic foot volume is a four-door coupe.

 

[28g w/o the bag]

Many definitions of a coupe and a sedan will define the coupe as a two-door or three-door model that is roughly equivalent to the sedan. A sedan almost always has four doors in contrast. Actually there are four-door coupes, and two-door sedans, so the differences between a coupe and a sedan automobile may not always be quite clear.


In reality, a coupe is strictly defined by its interior volume or space. Distinctions between a coupe and a sedan has little to do with doors and are made clear by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), which standardizes definitions of the different types of cars on the market. Measurements of a coupe and a sedan are as follows:

• Coupe equals less than 33 cubic feet (.934 cubic m).
• Sedan is equal to or greater than 33 cubic feet.

Thus a coupe and sedan can be determined by volume alone rather than being determined by number of doors. A two-door car with a larger than 33 cubic foot volume or interior space is essentially a two-door sedan. Likewise, a four-door car with less than a 33 cubic foot volume is a four-door coupe.

you don't say?

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[ElPresidente650]

cant forget about the new lambo also..

 

[Ry]

I like that Aston Martin and the Panamera. I wouldnt put the X6 in with those other cars, its more like a tall wagon or crossover SUV. Some call it fugly (<---)...

 

[Infantry Elite]

that lambo looks similar to the challenger...not the front end tho haha


4 door coupes...retarded


just like 4 door muscle cars

 

[DuceTheTruth]

that shit iz retarded, by definition a coupe haz 2 doorz while a sedan haz 4 doorz.

that'z like a white bitch named Ebony

I feel what you sayin, but in this sense its more or less talkin about the design/style elements of the vehicle. Mostly talking about how the rear roof section slopes down like a traditional coupe would.

And that's the same reason why I put the X6 on that list because I feel that it falls into that category, even though it is an SUV.

And damn, I did forget all about the Lambo!!....

There's a few concepts that I left out also.

Lamborghini Estoque


And while Im at it....

Telsa Model S

 

[Meta4iCAL]

I want a 2 door sedan

 

[GHP]

CLSs are fuckin bad

 

[kayvee]

What the hell is that you may ask....

How the hell can you have a 4 door coupe some might say......

Well, it's true....there is a new design craze thats sweeping thru the automotive industry like wildfire.....and they call them 4 door coupes.

You can thank Mercedes for poppin it off. The 2006 CLS. And since then there have been more to follow from different automakers.

this "craze" is nothing new and mercedes didnt pop off shit.

~k.

 

[DuceTheTruth]

this "craze" is nothing new and mercedes didnt pop off shit.

~k.

Explain yourself then.

Your right about the "nothing new" part because what "I'm" talking about started in '06 and it is damn near 2010......so I guess 3 1/2 years wouldnt be "brand new"....but when automakers are still introducing them to this day, I'd say "new"

And the whole 4 door coupe thing actually started in the 60's with the first Maserati Tipo 107 Quattroporte....but it was more of a super sedan

But as far as it taking shape and really comming into its own.... Benz did "pop it off" with the CLS.

That my freind was the 1st of its kind.

 

[kayvee]

saturn and mazda made coupes with 4 doors (quad coupes - lack of b pillar) way before the cls came out.

anyhow, sedans have more demand than coupes. car companies are trying to get that sale. thats why you see the g35 sedan and the coupe. the only thing is that these 4-door coupes have more sportier lines that you would usually only see on a 2-door.

~k.