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Originally Posted by DrtyJrze
Honest question: why is it called a coupe if it has 4 full doors?...
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Considering the origin of the word, coupé, and that the roof line is lower than that of the "sedan", I think it's fitting. Though, it does go against what we've come to associate with the word - a 2 door car.
Origin:
1825–35; < French coupé (in defs. 1 and 2 short for carrosse coupé cut (i.e., shortened) coach), past participle of couper to cut off, verbal derivative of coup coup; cf. cope1
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/coupe?s=t
Even the word sedan doesn't really mean 4 doors.