4 Door Coupes???

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Ry

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  • Ry

    Ry

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.
I would say the newest incarnation of the Quattroporte started this fad in 2004...
 

DuceTheTruth

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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.

I get where you are coming from. But the cars you mentioned (Saturn & Mazda) are still essentially coupes and not true for door sedans. I thought of the RX-8 when I posted it but it didnt fit into the category. Maybe the title should have been "4 door sedans styled as coupes"?....
 

DuceTheTruth

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I would say the newest incarnation of the Quattroporte started this fad in 2004...
I would say that the Quattroporte did its part in the whole 4 door sports car arena. But as far as a real design element of the car I would have to go CLS. I only say that because thats what the whole focus of the car was. To have a 4dr sedan with all the lines of a coupe..(the rear section), whereas the Quattroporte I feel doesnt have that design element.
 
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I get where you are coming from. But the cars you mentioned (Saturn & Mazda) are still essentially coupes and not true for door sedans. I thought of the RX-8 when I posted it but it didnt fit into the category. Maybe the title should have been "4 door sedans styled as coupes"?....
isnt that what we're discussing? coupes? lol im confused now

~k.