Coupe love
The Nissan GT-R proves that the coupe is the best body style in the world.
(Credit: Corinne Schulze/CNET)
I love coupes. I would go so far as to say that the coupe is the best style of car in the world. Limiting a full-size car to two doors may fly in the face of practicality, but it allows for much more body style than a sedan. Automotive designers get to play with the roofline and equip a coupe with real fenders, making for a sporty-looking package. The best a sedan can do is look stately.
Roadsters are loads of fun, but a soft top just says you're not taking driving that seriously. A coupe means business, ready to take on all sorts of weather, with a hard top that can be shaped for aerodynamics.
The only negative aspect of a coupe is the rear seat. Most coupe rear seats are a joke, cramped little spaces that serve as much purpose as your appendix, or a vestigial tail.
In honor of the coupe, I've collected our last 10 coupe reviews and added a little commentary about those rear seats. Enjoy! I certainly did while driving these cars.
I have seen some BMW M6's on the road and it looks pretty sweet. It's very sleek and powerful and it's solid like a tank.
Although, the Infiniti G37 Coupe is still my favorite.
I (more or less) liked all the cars, and the one I want to drive the most is the GTR, but when it comes to ownership, the one that strikes me the most... I want the keys to a Challenger...
Okay I'm done ranting. :-)
I have a request in to get a 2010 Ford Mustang GT in for review. The schedule isn't set yet, but we should have a review of that car in the next couple of months.
Why the 370z was put on this list I also dont understand. A 2 seater car, is just that.. A 2 seater. Or one could even argue a 2 seater is a pure sports car. Regardless if it doesnt have a backseat, then its not a true coupe. Also its twin the G37 is already on this list.
Do us all a favour and remove the Z.. and add the Mustang. It will give you list alot more credibility.
Wait, wait... I just read the other comments. Okay, I'll shut up now. Thanks.
So...has the Blue Oval finally figured out how to build the interior with good QC? Considering the 'Mustnag' still floats its boat with a SOLID REAR AXLE, and that the V-6 Camaro does power the same as that old mare's V-8, that's some real "modern tech" (where it REALLY counts) you got there.
Corvette. Plain and simple. And if the LT doesn't have enough squirrels runnin' under the hood. to suit ya,then go try a Z06. Styling, performance, wow factor and oh yes.....2 DOORS.
That being said, where the heck is Porsche (pretty much any of them), or Koenigsegg, or the Lotus Elise (Amazing and affordable). On the american side, the Corvette is tops and is an amazing value. I'm also not discounting the Mustang variants, although from a styling pov they're worthless in my opinion.
As for the VW GTI comment. That is a hatchback (technically 3-doors), not a coupe, and personally I'd vote for the R32 over the GTI but that's just me.
Obviously this post isn't about which ones they think are best or which are their favorites; these are just the last 10 that they have reviewed. Please, pay attention and read (and pay attention to what you are reading) before spouting off.
All I'm trying to do is gain a little insight into how so many people who are clearly capable of both reading and writing/typing can miss something so easy to spot in the intro to the slide show. Can they not be bothered to spend 10 seconds reading the intro even though they will spend a lot more time looking at the pictures and then posting an erroneous comment? I'm just curious because I don't understand it.
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by make_or_break
September 30, 2009 1:41 AM PDT
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by joevai52
September 30, 2009 7:42 AM PDT
- Thanks for the reply. I can understand just wanting to get to the cars. However, in this case, it literally took 10 seconds to read the introduction. I would understand all the people who missed that part if the intro had been much longer; after all, who wants to spend several minutes reading an introduction when they can just get straight to the cars. Also, if people are going to take the time to leave a comment, it means they had the 10 seconds (20 if you read slowly) required to read the introduction.
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(23 Comments)Well part of that missed reading is probably because the typical 'car guy' (or gal) thinks with their heart and not necessarily their head. Start talking cars--especially performance-oriented cars--in any sort of list form, and the emotions will take over.
Plus if you read the preceding blog thread just prior to this one, CNET had a first drive in the 370Z Nismo, and while it wasn't called a "review" by them the posting certainly READ like one regardless; there are plenty of passages where some judgment was rendered (so if it quacks like a duck...). Yet the Nismo variant of the 370Z wasn't part of this list, only the tamer standard Z is...so what really ARE the standards for establishing this "last 10" coupes they reviewed, anyways? Perhaps it's all beside the point, but at least I though it was an insightful side note as to what does (and what does not) get CNET's interest and tickles their collective fancy. And if nothing else, the sort of coupes that they DO sample can at least be scrutinized.
When I made my 'no Porsches' post, it wasn't just because I'm a fan of the marque but also because Porsche has been promoting all the new engine technology in the 2010 models, particularly in their improvements regarding CO2 emissions, improved running costs and general betterment with regards to environmental concerns as far as a gas-burning high performance engine goes, that is...something that CNET does seem to write quite a bit about when it comes to vehicle review. Yet no new-tech Porsches were reviewed lately (or at all), yet all the traditional automotive trade publications have been pouring all over these very cars in about this time frame that the rest of their 10 coupes were driven and reviewed in. I don't know about you, but it certainly makes me wonder about CNET's car-centric focus.
Your point about the 370Z Nismo is a good one. I can only assume that they only included cars they had written full reviews for or that maybe they just consider the Nismo to be a variant of the standard 370Z (even though it's a very different car).
As far as Porsche reviews are concerned, now that you mention it, I don't remember seeing a Porsche review on this sight, so that is an interesting point to bring up. I would guess it has something to do with how they get their review vehicles. Since they probably rely on manufacturers to send them review units, it could be that they just haven't built up a relationship with Porsche yet. I would be interested to see how Porsche's new engine tech stacks up against something like the 370Z, both performance-wise and fuel efficiency-wise.