The SS version of Chevy's four - seater coupe doesn't have a ridiculously powerful 650 - horsepower supercharged engine or insane handling prowess, but on regular streets it's anything but a disappointment.
Not exact matches
The little
coupe and Roadster
do, in fact, have only two
seats, so they're best saved for singletons or families looking for a fun car for when the little ones are in school or home with a sitter.
Like the
coupe, it's a combination of carbon fibre and lightweight aluminium, the spyder losing a few inches out of the wheelbase,
doing away with the rear
seats completely.
Scion's tC
coupe may not have fared as poorly as the brand's FR - S
coupe, which failed our Car
Seat Check, but it didn't
do much better.
The driver sits higher in the sedan than in the G37
coupe (and rightfully so), which is great because keys, coins, and credit cards weren't falling backwards out of my pockets and down under the G's
seats the way they
do in the
coupe.
Maserati's research has revealed that U.S. owners want to be able to enjoy their four -
seat grand touring
coupes on a daily basis, whereas Europeans are happy to add the racing bits because they don't commute in their GranTurismos.
The 2014 Cadillac ELR
coupe has plenty of front legroom and a decent amount of front headroom, and the individually folding rear
seats are reasonably wide, even if they don't provide much headroom.
There wasn't a whole lot that BMW could
do to make its i8 PHEV GT
coupe cooler, but converting it into a roadster by ripping out the vestigial rear
seats and dispensing with the fixed roof is a great way to
do it.
The FT - 86 convertible retains the
coupe's 2 +2
seating, and Toyota claims the folding fabric top doesn't have a huge impact on cargo capacity.
The
coupe configuration provides much more entry / exit room for the front
seat passengers without running afoul the mid pillar as I always
did in the 328.
It feels almost as compact as a four -
seat coupe, is surprisingly easy to drive fast, and doesn't need to go to the changing room before entering the next drift challenge.
So unless you have skinny / short friends, don't expect to
seat them in the rear comfortably (that's why us
coupe owners won't get asked to drive when we're carpooling in long road - trips right?).
Even though the
coupe is a two - door offering unlike the four - door sedans, this two - door
does feel roomy and anyone sitting in the back
seat is not going to be immediately squashed as is a common problem in other
coupes on the road today.
Those sacrifices included a cramped two -
seater interior, funky love - it - or - hate - it styling, air conditioning that didn't work very well when the vehicle was sitting still and a relative lack of power compared to other small
coupes on the road.
As in most
coupes, the rear
seats don't provide much legroom, but Volvo offers a unique touch for access.
Not only
does the Mazda RX - 8 feature a 1.3 - liter rotary engine in place of a standard piston - driven unit (generating 232 horsepower and 152 lb - ft of torque when equipped with a six - speed manual transmission), but it also comes with an extra pair of rear - hinged doors to make it that much easier to access the
coupe's back
seat.
The trunk is smaller than average too but the
coupe does offer a standard split - folding rear
seat facility which is only an available option on the sedan.
About that space: While a two - door
coupe isn't ideal for families with multiple kids, the Camaro
does provide excellent rear
seating for kids in boosters.
The rear
seats (this is a 2 +2
coupe) don't afford the same luxury of space.
It is nice to have the option, as many two - door sports
coupes don't have a rear
seat at all, but don't think you'll be getting a car
seat in there.
If you're in the market for a
coupe, you probably don't need the rear
seats often, so I won't harp about the contortionist exercises needed to get my kids» car
seats (not to mention the kids themselves) into the rear
seats; to Land Rover's credit, there's actually quite a bit of room back there.
The Civic Si is offered as a
coupe or a sedan: The test car was the
coupe and the rear
seats, though certainly cramped, were actually livable for two adults, so long as the front -
seat passengers don't slide their
seats too far back.
The BMW 1 Series
coupe (a convertible was also available) was intended to serve the entry - level luxury buyer who was interested in a sporty drive at a reasonable price, and who didn't really care too much about having a usable back
seat.
The N430 became available for sale from September 2014 in most markets worldwide as both a
coupe or Roadster although sadly the lightweight
seats mean the North American market
did not receive the car.
Jaguar demonstrates how to
do a personality car the proper way with the Jaguar's two -
seat F - Type S AWD sports
coupe.
DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: Like Wes, I don't get much out of a
coupe these days except a backache as I try to wrestle my kids in and out of the rear
seats.
We don't get Volkswagen's enormous Atlas here in the UK, but the firm is planning to expand the range with a five -
seat,
coupe - roofed version of its largest SUV for the American market.
On the downside, the ST's ride quality is punishing on the street, and it certainly doesn't offer the same low - slung sports
coupe seating position or swoopy profile as the BRZ.
It is still no luxury sports
coupe inside but the supportive front
seats and upgraded dashboard and door trim
do not feel as cheap as in the early cars.
Chevy introduced a completely new Lumina sedan and
coupe, renamed Monte Carlo, in late summer, and in
doing so it served notice that it no longer intends to take a back
seat to Ford and Honda.
Those needing a
coupe with a usable rear
seat will find the A5 doesn't quite make the grade.
I
did like the «Quad
Coupe» version of the body style, which looks like a two - door
coupe but has a pair of rear - opening half - doors that make access to the rear
seat, either for passengers or just to carry stuff, much easier.
If your next sedan needs to be a stylish standout and you don't mind sacrificing a little rear -
seat comfort, VW's 2016 CC 4 - door
coupe has you covered.
The back
seat is unsuitable for adult passengers but I didn't buy a
coupe for four people to ride in.
With a cool - looking luxury
coupe, it doesn't matter as much that the rear
seats are cramped.