Is a CGT a 2+2

[George Selby]

At 11:55 AM 5/28/01 -0400, you wrote:
>It all depends on size on rear seat, roof height etc. etc. A Golf is a
>hatchback, an Audi Coupe is a coupe. Both are 3-door.

I would say that both of the above are hatchbacks, and Audi merely calls 
the 90-91 a Coupe to preserve model naming continuity.

What makes a car a 2+2?  Well in my book, it's a normally 2 seat car that 
has been stretched to accommodate 2 additional passengers.  The Nissan 
280ZX/300ZX 2+2 series cars come to mind (incidentally I have a 2 seat 
300ZX.)  Some manufacturers stretch (no pun intended) this a bit and call a 
sporty car with a very small/useless back seat a 2+2 (such as a Camaro or 
Mustang.)

In either case, the CGT isn't a 2+2 because (1) it is based on a 4 door car 
with a standard back seat and (2) that back seat is HUGE, I have no problem 
sitting in the back, and I'm 6'4".  In fact just thinking about it, every 
2+2 I know of is a hatchback, so the 90-91 Coupe may indeed be a 2+2, but 
the 81-87 isn't.

George Selby
70 F-100 Ranger XLT 400 C6
78 F-150 4x4 400 4 spd
83 Audi Coupe GT
86 Nissan 300ZX
92 Subaru Legacy Wagon AWD
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