A coupe is a specific kind of a car, a Cadillac Coupe de Ville in black American slang, though it can also refer to a two-car sedan more generally. Calling this smooth-riding car a coupe or coup dates to the 1970–80s.
Coupé (French pronunciation: [kupe]) is based on the past participle of the French verb couper ("to cut") and thus indicates a car which has been "cut" or made shorter than standard. It was first applied to horse-drawn carriages for two passengers without rear-facing seats.
: a four-wheeled closed horse-drawn carriage for two persons inside with an outside seat for the driver in front. 2. usually coupe : a 2-door automobile often seating only two persons. also : one with a tight-spaced rear seat compare sedan.
(also coupe) /kuːˈpeɪ/ uk. /ˈkuː.peɪ/ a car with a fixed roof, two doors, two or four seats, and usually a sloping back: The model is available as a three-door hatchback or coupé.
More practical coupes include the Audi A5, BMW 4 Series, Dodge Challenger, and Honda Civic coupe. A two-row coupe is a good choice if you mostly drive solo or with one other person and only on rare occasions carry more people.
a car with a fixed roof, two doors, two or four seats, and usually a sloping back: The model is available as a three-door hatchback or coupé. He drove a BMW coupe.
Generally speaking, a coupe is a two-door car. Except when it's not. The etymology of the word coupe is fairly easy to trace. In French, the verb couper means to cut. In the automotive industry, for over a century the term has denoted a two-door model with a relatively short (or cut) wheelbase.
Coupes have sloping roofs and typically a saloon-style boot (though some, such as the Toyota Supra, have boots that open hatchback style), while many sit alongside a saloon in a manufacturer's range. The Mercedes C-Class and E-Class coupes are offered alongside the C and E-Class saloons and estates, for example.
A coupe is a body style that can be a proper hardtop or with a B-pillar. It usually has a swoopier roofline (think Riviera) or even a Skylark 2-door, although the former is more of a proper coupe. A sedan can have either two or four doors, always has a B-pillar (except a "Hardtop Sedan"), and the roofline is not sleek.
Coupé - is pronounced COOP-PAY, comes from the French meaning cut bodywork (carosse coupé) and indicates a two seater sports style car. To avoid ambiguity, we should keep the accent on the é.
Similar to other countries' cup competitions, the Coupe de France is a knockout tournament with pairings for each round drawn at random. Each tie is played through a single leg.
/kuːˈpeɪ/ a car with a fixed roof, two doors, two or four seats, and usually a sloping back: The model is available as a three-door hatchback or coupé. He drove a BMW coupe.
Gran Coupe – A Gran Coupe is a four door version of a coupe. It retains the curves and styling of a smaller two door vehicle with the added roominess of a four door. Both the 4 Series and 6 Series are available as Gran Coupes.
A coup d'état (/ˌkuːdeɪˈtɑː/; French for 'stroke of state'), or simply a coup, is typically an illegal and overt attempt by a military organisation or other government elites to unseat an incumbent leadership by force.
In English, it is pronounced either “coop” or “coop-AY.” The French word, from which the English version is derived, is spelled “coupé” and is pronounced “coop-AY.”
Champagne coupes quickly became fashionable in France in the 1700s and were the cocktail vessel of choice for many years. Over a decade after its introduction, tales began to surface that King Louis XVI of France is responsible for molding the shape of the glass after his wife's breast.
Compartment having 2 berths (1 lower + 1 upper) are called coupe and compartments with 4 berths (2 lower + 2 upper) are called cabin. 2A. AC two tier: These air-conditioned coaches have sleeping berths across eight bays.
A coupe, which originates from the French word "to cut" due to the vehicle's shortened design, typically has a smaller interior and sportier shape than a sedan.
Technically speaking, coupe glasses are used to serve "up and over" cocktails, which means any drink that's shaken or stirred, strained into a chilled glass, and served without ice.
These definitions seem to always be fluid, but for all intents and purposes, all you need to know is that coupes are generally two-doored, compact cars while sedans are four-doored cars with at least 33 cubic feet of interior volume.
