This is the author's explanation (rationale) behind the "Coupe" description.
A slight digression concerning that label. Many people can’t accept the term coupe for a car with four seats, let alone four doors. That’s because they don’t really know what it means, as they would were manufacturers to use the equally applicable and probably more appropriate American hot rod descriptor “chopped.” The elegant French word coupé—pronounced koo-pay—just means “cut”
It is the author that really doesn't know what it means because "chopped" in custom circles refers to dropping a vehicle's height through various means, ie: roofline, body side panels etc. It has nothing to do with the origin of Coupe' (coo-PAY) which takes its meaning from a reduction in length, normally providing enough room for 2 doors only.
Nice try but good luck at redefining a term with over a century's worth of history in the automotive world.
The car is not even a hardtop; has a full B pillar, a rear seat and four doors. It is a sedan. Period.
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