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http://www.autoblog.com/2008/06/09/r...-mondeo-coupe/

 

I don't understand how it can be 4 door coupe? i thought coupe implyed 2 doors?

 

Ooooo I like it!

 

4 Door Coupe? A Coupe is a 2 door car - even the dictionary defines coupe as a 2 door Maybe Ford is trying to change the definition of coupe?

Nice looking car though.

 

It looks like it will end up pretty much like the original Iosis Concept...

 

http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupe

The definition of a coupe has been interpeted differently over many years but basically it describes it any car that is closer-coupled and sportier than a regular sedan.

The article also reveals that coupe was used to descibe the classic Rover P5 which had four doors.

According to SAE standards, a coupe is distinguished from a sedan by interior volume. SAE standard J1100 defines a coupé as a fixed-roof automobile with less than 33 cubic feet of rear interior volume. A car with a greater interior volume is technically a two door sedan, not a coupé, even if it has only two doors. So that makes a Cadillac Coupe de Ville NOT a coupe.

 

Exactly, a coupe is a two door by definition. what's next the minivan coupe and roadster?

 

Not bad.

 

BTW - that thing LOOKS large. With gas prices they way they are going here in the U.S. - if it doesnt get reasonable mileage it probably wont do very well

 

It's become the norm to describe 4-doors as "coupes" if they have the sort of aggressive, sporty lines that you'd normally see in a true 2-door. The XF, the Aston Rapide, the Porsche Panawhatever, and others have all been described as "4-door coupes" because of their look.

 

So there is still hope for that minivan coupe....

 

Ford's of course using the term "coupe" a bit poetically here, referring to coupe-like styling that seems to becoming more de rigueur for those who like the style/image of a 2 door coupe but the practicality of four doors. VW doing the same thing with the Passat and Mercedes has had out their own 4-door coupe (fill in model here) for a few years now.

 

Dunno, but BMW's new X6 is referred to in their advertising as the "evolution of the coupe" - and it's an SUV.

Everything is changing.

 

And that Mondeo "coupe" above - which, yes, does look a lot like the Aston-inspired Iosis - is gorgeous.

Build the **** thing and get it over here right now.

 

Gaze into the future: the minivan roadster:

the (d)evolution of the convertible!!

 

Already an improved version over the first published drawings: http://forums.bradbarnett.net/showthread.php?t=468633

 

OMG! NO!.... Thats funny! Now I know why the Chevy SSR didn't sell... It tried to be everything but they left out the minivan ingredient...