If a coupe is defined by the number of seats, then what number would that be? And who came up with that definition?
Best regards, Danny
CLS 55 AMG - The four-door coupe as AMG
Jul 06, 2004
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It's the simple dictionary definition. Originally, a coupe was an enclosed horse-drawn carriage for two people. The term was later applied to enclosed (i.e. fixed roof) two-person automobiles. Still later, the term was more loosely applied to any automobile with two doors, even if it had seating for four or more. Now, with the CLS-class, apparently a "coupe" is any automobile with a low roofline. But the *strict* definition of a coupe remains an enclosed two-person (i.e. two-seat) conveyance.
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