With the 5 - door hatchback and 5 - door estate already out, Hyundai is working on
the coupe version of the car.
ASSOCIATE EDITOR GRAHAM KOZAK: Maybe it's just me, but I feel like anyone who goes out of their way to buy
a coupe version of a car better known as a sedan — like this 2014 Honda Civic EX-L, for...
ASSOCIATE EDITOR GRAHAM KOZAK: Maybe it's just me, but I feel like anyone who goes out of their way to buy
a coupe version of a car better known as a sedan — like this 2014 Honda Civic EX-L, for example — is expecting something fun, sporty and perhaps just a little frivolous.
The second - generation C - Class entered the market in 2001 and saw the first
coupe version of the car introduced.
If you want the full 200 miles per hour capability unleashed, you have to buy the closed
coupe version of the car.
Elliott and Honda's newly appointed senior vice president of sales, Richard Colliver, told dealers that Accord sales probably would be down this year, but Civic sales will be up because of the addition of
a coupe version of that car.
Not exact matches
A production
version of the
coupe is slated to arrive in the next few years as part
of BMW's big push to over 12 all - electric
cars by 2025.
Most
of the time, if you were to say to me, «This
car comes in
coupe or convertible
versions — which one do you want?»
Mercedes - AMG used this year's Geneva International Motor Show to unveil the production
version of its new GT 4 - Door
coupe, a sort
of «family
car»
version of the AMG GT two - seat
coupe and cabriolet models launched in late 2014.
Lexus has revealed the latest
version of its mid-sized
coupe concept
car, now called the RC.
There is yet another chapter in the long story that is the promised Subaru / Toyota rear - wheel - drive sports
coupe: at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Subaru will preview its
version of the performance
car with the BRZ Prologue concept.
Other favorites included a 1998 Dodge Viper GTS - R, a limited - production
version of the Viper GTS
coupe built to homologate all the aerodynamic aides found on the GT2 - class race
cars that ran in international events including the 24 Hours
of Le Mans.
M4 is a new name for 2015, covering redesigned
versions of the
cars last sold as the 2013 M3
coupe and convertible.
3 Series Gran Turismo The 3 Series Gran Turismo is a new four - door
coupe like hatchback
version of BMW's compact luxury
car.
Brian Heath reports / The motor museum at Chauffailles — Bryan Goodman visited this French museum which offers
cars for sale and charges for admission / 1947 Sunbeam - Talbot — A lovely example
of this 2 - litre drophead
coupe from the Rootes Group is described by Zoe Harrison / The Cole: made from 1909 to 1925 — Michael Worthington - Williams relates the history
of this Indianapolis manufacturer / 1932 Riley Monaco «Plus Ultra» — This month the Editor gives us his impressions
of his drive in this quicker
version of the Riley Nine / The Flanders 20 — Part II
of his article on Walter Flanders Finbarr Corry describes his encounter with a restored example
of the 20hp model.
Although prices have yet to be announced, the fact that this
car is limited to just 250 examples suggests a rather elevated sticker — definitely somewhere north
of the $ 99,925 asking price
of the Jaguar F - Type R
coupe, currently the priciest
version of the
car.
The 3 Series Gran Turismo is a new four - door
coupe like hatchback
version of BMW's compact luxury
car.
There's a big change in store for the 2014 BMW M6:
coupe, convertible, and four - door
coupe versions of the performance
car will henceforth be offered with an optional six - speed manual transmission.
As a roadgoing
version of the 275 race
car that placed third overall at the 1965 24 Hours
of Le Mans, this grey
coupe carries quite a motorsports pedigree and is one
of only three GTB / C Speciale Berlinetta Competitonze
cars produced for homologation regulations.
The GT - R's Premium trim aims to be a touring
version of the 565 - horsepower
coupe, which unfortunately remains high - strung and annoyingly loud, unlike more refined sports
cars from Mercedes - Benz and Porsche.
The
cars look almost cartoonish, like ripped,» roided - up
versions of the compact, garden - variety 1 and 2 Series
coupes.
Even with buyers using their
cars in an entirely different manner, Ferrari won't compromise any
of the intensity in its mid-engine
coupe to deliver a droptop
version.
There's an extra crease line in the side profile too, which BMW's designers say give this
car a more powerful aesthetic compared to the softer, more sensuous curves
of the
coupe version.
The Germanic
version of an American
car's vinyl roof, it explains why hardcore enthusiasts would only consider a 911
coupe, or maybe a Cayman.
Though it doesn't immediately look that different from the regular Bentley Continental GT, there are a few tell - tale signs that this
car is a higher - performance
version of Bentley's
coupe.
A
coupe / convertible
version of the next LS luxury saloon has been rumoured in the past, and this concept's nametag suggests it could be the first stepping stone towards a production
car.
BMW showed off a high - performance
version of the M4 at this year's Pebble Beach festivities, tantalizing M -
car gearheads with the idea
of comprehensive performance upgrades for the already impressive
coupe.
In fact, when it's up and everything's quiet and you're surrounded by one
of the most beautifully put together interiors
of any
car at any price, you tend to forget that you're not ensconced in the
coupe version.
Those
cars, as we've reported, include the Giulia sedan, a crossover, a roadster
version of the 4C
coupe, a rear - wheel drive BMW 3 Series - fighter, and a Spider convertible developed in conjunction with Mazda's MX - 5 Miata.
Just 100
of these limited - production
versions of the Viper GTS
coupe were built to homologate all the go - fast aero bits found on the GT2 - class race
cars that ran in the 24 Hours
of Le Mans, among other races.
The brand's best - selling
car is offered in sedan,
coupe and convertible body styles and in several performance levels, from the base G25 sedan (reviewed separately) to the high - performance IPL
version of the G37
coupe, which is covered in this review.
Autobild reports: - A4
coupe will replace A5 and TT - 10.000 $ cheaper than C - clas
coupe and 4 series - build on LWB
version of MQB Evo (Octavia, Tiguan) to save costs (about $ 750 to $ 1.400 per
car)- electric
version and hybrid planned - A5 Cabrio sells 15.00 units a year, A3 Cabrio sells 10.000 units a year, TT much less
The BMW Concept M8 Gran
Coupe takes the four - door
coupe trend and applies it to a large passenger
car, ahead
of the debuts
of the production
versions of the 8 - Series
coupe and convertible later this summer and fall.
The 3.5 - liter V6, coupled with an eight - speed automatic transmission, is likely to stick around in the midrange F Sport
version, but 314 hp in a
car this size means there will still be plenty
of opportunity for the
coupe to stretch its legs.
Mercedes - AMG has unveiled a
coupe version of its GT C sports
car at the Detroit motor show, as well as updating other members
of the Porsche 911 fighter's range.
The R8 Spyder — like the
coupe version of the same
car, but perhaps even more so — cuts through all age, race and demographic barriers.
This mean other than being a roadster and
coupe version of the same
car, the
coupe is now more powerful than the roadster across the range as even in the S
versions, the direct fuel injected 3.4 litre engine in the Cayman makes 320hp, a 10hp advantage over the 3.4 litre unit in the Boxster S which makes 310hp.
BMW's original M3 high - performance compact
coupe was created in 1986 as a road - going
version of its 3 Series - based German Touring
Car Championship race car, and it arrived Stateside two years lat
Car Championship race
car, and it arrived Stateside two years lat
car, and it arrived Stateside two years later.
Unfortunately — well, fortunately for me, actually — unlike Graham, I spent a fair amount
of time in the older, normally aspirated V8
version of Audi's sport
coupe, and while this more eco-friendly, efficient supercharged V6 model is lovely (the «T» on the side
of the
car is asinine, however), I still know what I'm missing.
Accordingly, all instances
of the current model (left or right hand drive, anywhere in the world) are British - made
cars designed with Japanese engineering, except for the US - built two - door
coupe and the sedan
version built in Brazil for the Latin American market.
Lexus will show off a pair
of limited - edition performance
versions of its RC
coupe and GS sedan to celebrate 10 years
of «F» performance
cars.
Strengths
of this model include Striking design in
coupe, sedan, and wagon
versions, top - level luxury, muscle
car performance from available CTS - V.
Previously, Nissan made both
coupe and hatchback
versions of the same
car, with the United States getting the former.
Registered by Porsche at the same time as the Cayman moniker it is applying to the upcoming Boxster - based
coupe, the new name is expected to grace a concept
version of the
car, which insiders describe as a combination
of coupe and sedan, at the Frankfurt motor show in September.
The G37
coupe is already a great looking
car, and the convertible
version is one
of the best looking convertible out there.
Honda is one
of the last mainstream automakers to offer a
coupe that is just a two - door
version of a regular
car, rather than a sports
car.
Favoured by its engineers and the British press is a production
version of the 2015 Geneva Motor Show's EXP10 Speed 6 two - door
coupe concept, far smaller and more focused as a driver's
car than the Continental GT.
Think
of this
car as what the MX - 5 Miata would have been if Mazda had ever decided to produce a
coupe version of its legendary roadster.
Personally, I really liked the Black Series
version of the C63
coupe that we had come through here last year with its wild child looks inspired by the DTM race
car.
Much more than a closed cabin
version of its new sports
car, the F - Type
coupe just debuted ahead
of the 2013 L.A. Auto Show with a long list
of upgrades.