Redesigned Prius COUPE

In the absence of denoting any other body versions, that reads like the writer had a brain-fart typo.

Also, it's Fortune. Not exactly an entity that has special inroads and insight into the auto industry relative to, oh... any traditional automotive press.

 

Haven't you heard? Coupes can have 4 doors now.
Porsche Panamera - Porsche Cars North America

 

Yeah, I hate this trend of being illiterate and rendering words meaningless for marketing purposes. Somebody needs to sue these companies for false advertising when they take delivery on a 4-door "coupe".

 

Coupé | Definition of coupé by Merriam-Webster
coupé
noun cou·pé \kü-ˈpā, 2 often ˈküp\
Definition of COUPÉ
1
: 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
See coupé defined for kids

 

Coupe | Define Coupe at Dictionary.com
coupe

[koop]

• Examples
• Word Origin

noun
1.
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
2.
coupé (defs 1–3).
Origin of coupe1

 

Yes.
In My Opinion...

A coupe is ALWAYS a 2 door vehicle.

Any forwarding of the idea that a coupe can be a 4 door vehicle or is just marketing smoke and mirrors.

As far as a coupe Prius?

Well if Toyota did it, kudos to them for keeping it secret this long.

I'll believe it, if and when I see it.

 

i wonder if the writer was thinking 'wagon to follow'?

 

when they come out with the prius pick up for the working man Ill be happy, im tired of cutting the roof my cars

 

"The great thing about "standards" is there are so many to choose from".

 

Having read this forum for all these years, trust me, it will only be a short matter of time until someone cuts up a GenIV and turns it into a "Pruck" as is pictured above from a GenII.

 

Or would that be a "Prick?"

 

I think that the Prius would make a great micro-truck, but the folks in Aichi aren't into that.
In fact.....there ARE no small trucks anymore.

 

Why not: Nissan Leaf Pickup - YouTube

 

leaf? rather have a 1972 ford pinto

 

prius camper, nicknamed the elephant car..