Car makers build more sedans than coupes, so the latter are always relatively rare.
Which is good news, considering BMW has been flogging these carbon-fiber coupes for awhile.
They tend to have lower reliability scores than most mid-level sedans and coupes.
Performance faltered after that, but in 2003 Bentley again placed first and second in the race with two Speed 8 coupes.
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If the price tag works, they are after powerful, high-tech sedans and coupes with advanced powertrain systems and good looking exteriors.
Coupes and convertibles were rare, there were no V8s, and the first Buick SUV arrived in 2002, long after the market turned that way.
The Hyundai models affected include 2007-2009 Accent cars and Tucson SUVs, 2007-2010 Elantras, 2007-2011 Santa Fe SUVs, 2008-2009 Veracruz SUVs, 2010-2011 Genesis coupes and 2011 Sonata cars.
The 3-Series is the top-selling luxury car in the U.S. BMW sold almost 99, 000 3-Series sedans, coupes, and wagons last year, up more than 6 percent from 2011.
Other derivatives, including coupes, convertibles and wagons, are under consideration.
Porsche (PAH3:Xetra) has announced a recall of 1, 232 2012 model-year 911 Carrera S coupes for possible interference between a coolant line and fuel line may cause the latter to become disconnected.
The affected vehicles are the 3-Series sedans, coupes, convertibles and sports wagons built between 2007 and 2011, the 1-Series coupes and convertibles from model years 2008 to 2012, and the Z4 vehicles from model years 2009 to 2011.
According to an extensive survey conducted for Insure.com, minivans, mid-priced crossover SUVs and pickup trucks are among the most-affordable vehicles to insure for 2012, with (no surprise here) premium sports coupes and luxury cars commanding the priciest premiums.
To be replaced by an all-new model next spring as an early 2014 entry, the current-generation Impala has the distinction of being the last six-passenger car sold in the U.S. Pickup trucks and a few SUVs still come with front benches, but sedans and coupes have long abandoned them in favor of front buckets, which afford a center console between the seats to house the shift lever, switches and storage.
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