Editing Coupe (section)

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[[File:2018 Infiniti Q60 Leonberg IMG 0156.jpg|thumb|[[Infiniti Q60]] coupé]]
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A '''coupe''' or '''coupé''' ({{IPAc-en|k|u:|'|p|eɪ}}, {{IPAc-en|alsous|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.<ref name="Coachbuilt">{{cite web |url= http://www.coachbuilt.com/ter/terminology.htm |title=Coach Building Terminology |year=2004 |website=coachbuilt.com |access-date=19 April 2024}}</ref><ref name="Adolphus"/> It comes from the French past participle of {{Lang|fr|couper}}, "cut".<ref name="Coachbuilt"/> 

Some coupé cars only have two seats, while some also feature rear seats. However, these rear seats are usually lower quality and much smaller than those in the front. Furthermore, "A fixed-top two-door sports car would be best and most appropriately be termed a 'sports coupe' or 'sports coupé'".<ref>{{cite book|page=144 | url= https://books.google.com/books?id=6GQoDwAAQBAJ&dq=Definition+of+coupe++car&pg=PA144 |title=Illustrated Dictionary of Automobile Body Styles |edition=Second |first=Lennart W. |last=Haajanen |date=2017 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9780786499182 |via=Google Books |access-date=17 September 2024}}</ref>

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