We recently spent a day in the i8, a 357 - horsepower, all - wheel -
drive coupe with wing - like doors that open upward and a body that will excite anyone with a pulse.
The concept is to build as a two - seat compact, rear - wheel
drive coupe with stunning looks and Formula One racing technology.
The Veyron is a mid-engine powered four - wheel
drive coupe with a removable top.
Developed from the standard 370Z, which has now been around for more than eight years, the NISMO is a traditional rear - wheel
drive coupe with a big, naturally - aspirated V6.
The Dodge Challenger is a rear - wheel -
drive coupe with the classic muscle car look and the power to go with it.
Not exact matches
With the exception of the rear - drive BRZ coupe and vehicles equipped with a manual transmission, the EyeSight active safety suite is available on every Subaru model sold in the U.S. mar
With the exception of the rear -
drive BRZ
coupe and vehicles equipped
with a manual transmission, the EyeSight active safety suite is available on every Subaru model sold in the U.S. mar
with a manual transmission, the EyeSight active safety suite is available on every Subaru model sold in the U.S. market.
With tough competition from the Audi TT and VW Scirocco, the RCZ has never quite topped the
coupe class — but that doesn't stop it from being a good car to
drive.
The firm will instead concentrate on its SUV sales —
with the XV, Outback and Forester remaining on sale — while the BRZ rear -
drive coupe, which is twinned
with the Toyota GT86, currently has a waiting list and Subaru UK is pushing for bigger stock levels in 2013.
Unveiled at the 2014 Geneva motor show, the stunning 2 +2
coupe harnesses power from a 3 - litre V6 available
with three power outputs
driving either the rear or all - four wheels.
2016 Cadillac ATS sedan and
coupe models still offer a six - speed manual on rear - wheel -
drive 2.0 T models; the base ATS sedan continues
with its 2.5 - liter four - cylinder, which gains the eight - speed automatic as well.
Available in one trim
with most optional features installed as dealer accessories, the front - wheel -
drive tC
coupe comes
with a four - cylinder engine and a manual or automatic transmission.
In 1983, Toyota and Dan Gurney's All American Racers began an IMSA Camel GT campaign
with the last of the rear -
drive Toyota Celica sports
coupes.
As a result, the thinking has long been that to evaluate stylish and spendy 12 - cylinder flagship
coupes like these,
with seating for two - plus - two and price tags for two - plus - 14, you might as well concentrate on psychographics instead of fast
driving and simply point your swish ride toward the tony Hamptons at the eastern end of Long Island.
Front engine, rear - wheel
drive, small lightweight
coupe body but
with a 200bhp flat - four boxer engine.
First, Nissan's design director, Shiro Nakamura, confirmed at a media event in Britain that the next version of the fast but slow - selling supercar from Japan will remain a front - engine 2 +2
coupe with all - wheel
drive.
This is our first
drive of Toyota's version of the all - new, front - engine rear - wheel -
drive coupe it co-developed
with Subaru.
The Scion tC is a front - wheel -
drive coupe available
with a six - speed manual or automatic transmission.
In this form, the Altima
coupe isn't a bad choice,
with styling cool enough to
drive on a date, decent steering and handling, and Japanese reliability all for less than $ 24,000.
It will be offered exclusively
with the same nine - speed automatic transmission used in the C300 sedan and
coupe,
with a choice of rear - wheel
drive or 4Matic all - wheel
drive.
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.
Sumptuous interior and impeccable execution aside, AMG - tuned CL
coupes always wow me
with just how well they perform, especially when
driven in anger.
The Scion tC was mildly refreshed last year in an effort to make it more appealing while it shares showroom space
with the more capable rear - wheel -
drive Scion FR - S sports
coupe.
What it is: The 6 Series comes in three body styles —
coupe, convertible or four - door Gran
Coupe — and
with a menu that offers three engines and rear - or all - wheel
drive.
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.
I seem to have unwittingly developed a specialism
with my long - termers: rear -
drive coupes and convertibles, usually
with around 300bhp.
Compared
with the Tuscan
coupes we've
driven in the past, the Convertible's chassis is a big improvement, thanks largely to a bit of engineering Vallium having been applied to the hypersensitive steering.
We see huge potential for a practical, rear -
drive sports
coupe like this — think of it as Toyota's answer to practical hot hatches like the VW GTI and Ford Focus ST — but for now, we'll have to satisfy ourselves
with simply ogling this ultra-cool concept.
Yes, the brand associated
with all - wheel -
drive economy cars, most of which were station wagons, conceived a plan to offer a Subaru that could be a German luxury
coupe competitor.
The all - wheel -
drive 2014 Audi A5
coupe now starts at $ 39,895
with a manual transmission and $ 41,095
with an eight - speed automatic.
Perhaps the fact that I
drove a 2017 Subaru BRZ right afterward — a tight, perfectly balanced
coupe with one of the best shifters in the game — tainted my perspective on the WRX.
Available in roadster and
coupe versions, both
with all - wheel
drive, the TTS is powered by a 265 - hp, turbocharged 2.0 - liter four - cylinder engine.
Purchased used TTS
coupe with 25k miles about 2 months ago and look forward to getting into each time I
drive.
The V - 8 engine — Bryan Goodman lists V - 8 engine manufacturers up to 1939
with special attention to the Ford V - 8 and its many applications / Louis Vuitton Concours D'elegance — The scene at the Hurlingham Club for the filth Concours D'elegance in June / All about the Gwynne — Nick Baldwin and others visit Bill Peacock the doyen of Gwynne affairs in Cornwall / Made in Burton - on - Trent — Mike Worthington - Williams traces the historical progress of the Ryknield Baguley Ace and Salmon manufacturers / 1902 «Curved Dash» Oldsmobile — A beautifully preserved example of America's first volume - produced automobile is described for us by David Hawtin / MG NA Allingham
Coupe — The Editor charts the history of the six - cylinder MG NA Magnette and test -
drives a coachbuilt 1934 Allingham
coupe owned by Keith Portsmore / Gordon Bennett Trial — Zoe Harrison reports on the 90th anniversary of the Isle of Man trial.
Yet more electronic gizmos and the latest iteration of iDrive aside, the 435i
drives more than ever like the satisfying sports
coupe that it always has been,
with pitch - perfect ride - and - handling balance.
As
with its
coupe sibling, Quattro all - wheel
drive and a seven - speed dual - clutch S - tronic gearbox are standard fit.
A few months later, Porsche introduced the
coupe version of the 993 Turbo, which matched its air - cooled 408 - hp engine
with a six - speed manual transmission and all - wheel
drive.
The C43 has more in common
with an all - wheel -
drive hot hatch than a rowdy
coupe.
Wonderbox The C63
coupe provided our first opportunity to
drive the 6.2 - liter together
with the seven - speed Speedshift MCT wet - clutch automatic transmission in a C - class body.
The mid-engine, rear - wheel
drive coupe can accelerate from 0 - 60 mph in 4.3 seconds,
with a top speed of 177 mph.
And for Camaro fans without the requisite $ 54,995 for a ZL1, that character trickles down to SS
coupes for 2012
with the standard FE4 suspension, which revises the front and rear dampers and specs new antiroll bars to address the terminal - understeer issue that made the Camaro feel so unwilling when
driven hard.
We first got an indication of Kia's sports - car ambitions
with the GT4 Stinger concept car shown at the 2014 Detroit auto show, a rear - wheel -
drive coupe powered by a 315 - hp, 2.0 - liter turbo - four.
It's a relaxed, comfortable little four - door
coupe, a «baby CLS»
with the
drive wheels switched.
The 2015 BMW 2 Series will be offered
with all - wheel
drive, whereas the cars are currently available only as rear - wheel -
drive coupes.
Don't confuse the Spider
with the 4C, an ultra-lightweight
coupe and roadster (named 4c Spider)
with extreme
driving dynamics.
More so than any SUVs or crossovers or
coupe / sedan half - breeds, the 1 - series - a compact, practical, fun - to -
drive entry
with a full measure of family DNA - is the kind of brand extension that is easy to get behind.
With the
coupe, I'm confident enough to
drive harder, braking in a straight line and then holding the throttle steady through a big downhill corner.
In most other respects, the Audi R8 Spyder matches its
coupe progenitor,
with a 12.3 - inch Virtual Cockpit color display for the driver, a four - mode
Drive Select function, audio speakers integrated into each seat for top - down listening, and a minimalist interior
with racy touches like a steering - wheel - mounted engine start / stop button.
So here's the lot of them — all 8
coupes you can buy now
with rear - wheel
drive and a 4 - cylinder engine.
Available in roadster and
coupe versions, both
with all - wheel
drive, the TTS is powered by a 265 - hp, turbocharged 2.0 - liter four - cylinder engine
with 258 pounds - feet of torque.
It's just that in the world of the new Mercedes - Benz C - Class, the new Cadillac ATS, and even the new Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang, it's become the norm to expect more than just a good - looking
coupe that's packed
with technology and easy to
drive in the daily grind.