Which one is better? Coupe or sedan? What are the pros and cons?

Question

Hi. Can anybody tell me the pros and cons of buying coupe vs sedan? And what's the difference between sedan and saloon? Thank you.

Answer 1

This is more of a question of ART then of semantics.

The proper naming of a body style (that is essentually what you are asking) has taken on many forms over the last 95 years. A coupe USED to be classified as a two seated car, with no more then a cursory amount of room behind the front seat, but the marketing of cars has taken one persons idea of a body style and stole the name, putting in onto another completly different piece of work.

Today, the term sedan describes a rather pedestrian type of body style, straight seats, wide doors, with piller supports, a basic strong car. A coupe can be almost anything the maunfacture wants it to be. A saloon is an odd term in the American automobile genre, probaly best described as a stretch limosine, the term being taken from the French, meaning an informal place to sit and entertain.

Better to make a good color choice then a body style. Much catchier to the eye come resale time.

Answer 2

Believe it or not your question is a prime example of why Chevrolet dropped the sporty looking Monte Carlo from it's line-up. A local Chevrolet dealer told me overall coupes are very slow movers plus at trade in time they are worth-less than a sedan.
I'm with you however, coupes have a smaller green house (area above the body) and are usually lighter, more areodynamic and sporty looking. Take the Toyota Camry Solara for example. You've got your choice of a convertable or sedan. You have your choice of the 2.4 - 155 hp. four cylinder and the 3.3 - 210 hp. V6.