What Is The Best Coupe Ever Made ?

"Margin Of Error" (marginoferror) 01/27/2016 at 12:07 • Filed to: QUESTION OF THE DAY

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As aficionados of the finest automobiles, we like coupes. Coupes are automobiles with two doors, a fixed roof and a trunk. Don’t get fooled by charlatans who are trying to sell you 4 doors SUVs, chopped-top sedans and 5 doors hatchback as a coupe. A proper coupe is low, wide, stylish and sophisticated.

What is the nicest coupe ever made ?

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Margin Of Error 01/27/2016 at 12:09

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Easy, Montego is always the answer:

And if anyone answers with a coupe that has a B Pillar they are wrong.

REALLY, REALLY WRONG

Zip-McBump > Margin Of Error 01/27/2016 at 12:10

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TheHondaBro > Margin Of Error 01/27/2016 at 12:11

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Mercedes Streeter > Margin Of Error 01/27/2016 at 12:14

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A proper coupe is low, wide, stylish and sophisticated.

daender > Margin Of Error 01/27/2016 at 12:14

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Fastest coupe = best coupe.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Margin Of Error 01/27/2016 at 12:14

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Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > daender 01/27/2016 at 12:17

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I would think that the pontoons take away from it’s top speed.

lone_liberal > Margin Of Error 01/27/2016 at 12:17

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So good that they wrote a song about it.

Mercedes Streeter > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 01/27/2016 at 12:18

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No b-pillar, you say? :D

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Margin Of Error 01/27/2016 at 12:21

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The Meadows Frisky, obviously.

lone_liberal > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 01/27/2016 at 12:21

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I would agree with you, but a ‘32 Ford 5 window is considered a deuce coupe by most people. I don’t know of anybody who thinks only the three window qualifies.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > lone_liberal 01/27/2016 at 12:22

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Well, it’s absolutely still a coupe.

But we all know damn well the 3 window looks better

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > Margin Of Error 01/27/2016 at 12:23

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Personal favorits.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Mercedes Streeter 01/27/2016 at 12:23

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LOL

I hate B Pillars. If you ever have a chance to own/drive a big coupe with no b pillar, it’ll change you

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Margin Of Error 01/27/2016 at 12:23

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By your definition, the GMC Syclone fits. So that’s the answer.

lone_liberal > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 01/27/2016 at 12:27

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Agreed, and I think once you get to the post-war era your rule applies.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > lone_liberal 01/27/2016 at 12:28

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Absolutely.

Coupes just look better with no b pillar. Not saying post cars are bad, just that they could be EVEN BETTER

Nonster > Margin Of Error 01/27/2016 at 12:31

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Needs moar space wedge

and the clown shoe

Bytemite > Nonster 01/27/2016 at 12:37

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I need those cars. Maybe not the Bimmer but an ‘85 hardtop MR2 will be mine one day.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Margin Of Error 01/27/2016 at 12:41

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Any Jag coupe is a good bet here.

E-type coupe is sex on wheels

XJS is brilliant in design, truly beautiful

XK is one of my all-time favorite cars, with it’s long sexy hood

and the F-type coupe is truly a jaw dropper

Nonster > Bytemite 01/27/2016 at 12:45

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Can’t speak for the Z3, but the MR2 is a hoot to drive

Saracen > Margin Of Error 01/27/2016 at 12:50

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There are many correct answers.

Ferrari 250 GT Lusso is the most correct.

Rock Bottom > Margin Of Error 01/27/2016 at 12:53

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Obviously the correct answer is Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe!

Margin Of Error > Nonster 01/27/2016 at 13:02

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That is not a coupe

Margin Of Error > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 01/27/2016 at 13:03

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This is a truck, not an automobile

Margin Of Error > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper 01/27/2016 at 13:04

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The Jag is an hatchback

Margin Of Error > Mercedes Streeter 01/27/2016 at 13:04

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But this ain’t a proper coupe, that’s a hatchback

Margin Of Error > Rock Bottom 01/27/2016 at 13:04

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yea verily

Nonster > Margin Of Error 01/27/2016 at 13:04

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Weeeeeeell technically its a hatchback, but I give it a pass because a.) its called the Z3 Coupe and b.) its sexy

Margin Of Error > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/27/2016 at 13:05

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That’s not even a car

Margin Of Error > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 01/27/2016 at 13:05

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Looks like a hatch to me

Margin Of Error > Zip-McBump 01/27/2016 at 13:05

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This

Porsche was my first word > Margin Of Error 01/27/2016 at 13:06

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Rolls-Royce Wraith. The End.

Leaving sports cars aside.

Margin Of Error > Nonster 01/27/2016 at 13:06

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By BMW standards, even the X6 is a coupe

Porsche was my first word > Mercedes Streeter 01/27/2016 at 13:07

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I. Love. Avantime.

Thought about owning one, but prices shoot up recently.

Margin Of Error > Porsche was my first word 01/27/2016 at 13:07

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You can try harder

Nonster > Margin Of Error 01/27/2016 at 13:10

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touche

Zip-McBump > Margin Of Error 01/27/2016 at 13:11

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Yay! What do I win?

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Margin Of Error 01/27/2016 at 13:14

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It has 2 doors and is low, wide, stylish, and sophistocated

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > Margin Of Error 01/27/2016 at 13:16

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No it isnt lol. Hatchback as a term didnt exist back then, so keeping to period correctness...

Porsche was my first word > Margin Of Error 01/27/2016 at 13:18

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It is the best. Not the nicest, sportiest, most adorable. But the best. And I couldn’t choose the Atlantic again.

On my “to own list” are some others, like

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Margin Of Error 01/27/2016 at 13:19

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Automobile by definition is a vehicle whose source of propusion is contained within said vehicle. It therefore is an automobile.

It has 2 doors.

It has a fixed roof.

It is low.

It is reasonably wide for the height.

It is oozing with style.

Getting a 4.3 powered GMC truck to outrun a Ferrari takes some sophistication.

ALL BOXES CHECKED BITCHES

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Margin Of Error 01/27/2016 at 13:28

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But if it *was* a car, it would be a coupe. It has styling similar to a fintail Mercedes and a Mustang, so it *is* stylish and sophisticated. It’s also low, and wide for what it is.

RallyWrench > Margin Of Error 01/27/2016 at 13:36

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Called Fixed Head Coupe by Jaguar...

RallyWrench > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper 01/27/2016 at 13:37

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E Type... end thread.

RallyWrench > Margin Of Error 01/27/2016 at 13:38

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I’m going to nominate the BMW CS, just because I can.

Margin Of Error > RallyWrench 01/27/2016 at 13:41

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E-type coupe is kinda ugly

RallyWrench > Margin Of Error 01/27/2016 at 13:44

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Series 1? You are the only person on the planet who thinks that, unless you mean the hunchback 2+2.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 01/27/2016 at 13:45

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How about four doors with no B-pillars?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > RallyWrench 01/27/2016 at 13:47

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I’m going to second MontegoMan elsewhere in saying coupes should not have B-pillars. This proves it.

Margin Of Error > RallyWrench 01/27/2016 at 13:49

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It is oddly proportioned

RallyWrench > Margin Of Error 01/27/2016 at 13:50

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You’re oddly proportioned.

CALUSA > Margin Of Error 01/27/2016 at 13:51

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As long as it is 60s/ 70s I’m ok with it

RallyWrench > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/27/2016 at 13:52

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This is a good point, and one I didn’t think of. It also nicely encompasses all the great big Fords I love.

Übel > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 01/27/2016 at 13:52

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Only on land

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > RallyWrench 01/27/2016 at 13:54

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I only have one “normal” pillarless car, though I suppose the Rover with the windshield down doesn’t even have A-pillars.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/27/2016 at 14:06

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I HIGHLY encourage 4 doors without B Pillars

They can’t build them anymore for obvious safety reasons, but they also don’t qualify in this coupe discussion.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 01/27/2016 at 14:16

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Right, it was idle curiosity, mostly. I have one and I think that’s one of its greatest features, but these days it’s even more bizarro than a pillarless coupe.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/27/2016 at 14:43

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Truth.

And it’s one of the features that makes me like your car so much.

I currently have a headliner issue in the Montego, only reason the half back windows have been up in pictures lately. Had to use an old pic to show it down.

Mercedes Streeter > Margin Of Error 01/27/2016 at 15:19

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Do you have to be so picky? All the glass does is add more boot space. It’s a hatch only in operation.

Here’s what a regular roady looks like. :P

Margin Of Error > Mercedes Streeter 01/27/2016 at 15:21

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Now that’s proper !

Ed, for the old good times > Margin Of Error 01/28/2016 at 13:42

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Coupe de Ville.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 01/28/2016 at 14:24

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Vovo 780 Bertone

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/28/2016 at 14:25

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Every single one of those would look better without a B Pillar

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Margin Of Error 01/28/2016 at 14:28

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Tri-spokes for lyfe.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 01/28/2016 at 14:35

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Well yeah but safety, wind noise, and staying dry.

Margin Of Error > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/28/2016 at 15:31

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huughhh nope

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/28/2016 at 15:35

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Firstly, I never said it was safe. Secondly, the wind and rain have never been an issue in my Montego. If they could figure that out in the 60's they can do it now (or at least the 90s)

Fonzischeme > Margin Of Error 04/11/2016 at 21:44

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You are truly a fool

wkiernan > Margin Of Error 01/23/2017 at 16:21

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Best ever? I don’t know if I can answer that for sure. But if you ask me to think of a really, really nice coupé, this pops into my mind:

MachtSchnell > Margin Of Error 06/06/2018 at 22:17

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Ferrari 400 Super America. If you do not know it, shame on you.

Ferrari 250 GT Lusso. If you have not seen one in the flesh, you are still dead.

Ferrari 275 GTB/4. Asymmetery is a virtue.

BMW E9 2800 CS. The mass produced champion by Karmann.

Rupert Palatipelen > Rock Bottom 10/11/2018 at 13:22

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That looks like TA and a Regal had a sad lonely baby :(

Rupert Palatipelen > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper 10/11/2018 at 13:23

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I would vote for the XKE or the 928.