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A coupe or coupé (/ k uː ˈ p eɪ /, also US: / k uː p /) is a passenger car with a sloping or truncated rear roofline and typically with two doors. The term coupé was first applied to horse-drawn carriages for two passengers without rear-facing seats. [1] [2] It comes from the French past participle of couper, "cut". [1]
Profiles of a sedan, station wagon and hatchback versions of the same model (a Ford Focus) A sedan (/ s ɪ ˈ d æ n /) is a car with a closed body (i.e., a fixed metal roof) with the engine, passengers, and cargo in separate compartments. [5] This broad definition does not differentiate sedans from various other car body styles.
Three-box form Alfa Romeo Giulia (Type 105) sedan/saloon Three-box form A categorization based on overall form design using rough rectangle volumes. In the case of the three-box form, there is a "box" delineating a separate volume from the a-pillar forward, a second box comprising the passenger volume, and third box comprising the trunk area—e.g., a Sedan.
Designers at work in 1961. Standing by the scale model's left front fender is Dick Teague, an automobile designer at American Motors Corporation (AMC).. Automotive design is the process of developing the appearance (and to some extent the ergonomics) of motor vehicles, including automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, buses, coaches, and vans.
The configuration of a car body is typically determined by the layout of the engine, passenger and luggage compartments, which can be shared or separately articulated. A key design feature is the car's roof-supporting pillars, designated from front to rear of the car as A-pillar, B-pillar, C-pillar and D-pillar.
Although the term "coupe" itself is supposed to refer to a passenger car with a sloping or truncated rear roofline and two doors, traditional two-door SUVs (including body-on-frame SUVs) such as certain models of Toyota RAV4 and Jeep Wrangler are never considered by such terms, and every coupe SUV by definition (except for the Range Rover ...
The three-box, notchback design of the Fiat 124 Coupé A three-box liftback in notchback form—with its vestigial third box, the European Ford Escort. A notchback is a car design with the rear section distinct from the passenger compartment and where the back of the passenger compartment is at an angle to the top of what is typically the rear baggage compartment. [1]
The model of a car is its design, in the context of the manufacturer's range or series of cars. Different models, variants are distinguishable by technology, components, underpinnings, and/or style and appearance. The methods used to categorise cars into models differ significantly between manufacturers.