<VV> Re: sedan......delivery

[djtcz@comcast.net]

> > A sedan, by definition is a car with a "B" pillar that extends from 
> > floor to roof. > > opposed to a full "sedan" style roof. 
> > .......
> > >I'm sorry; a four (4) door is a sedan. > ......Well, the dictionary seems to think that a sedan is an auto with two (full)  seats capable of carrying 4 or more persons.The amount of doors seems to have  nothing to do with whether or not it is a sedan - it is the seating space. 
> 
> 4 doors do not automatically make it a sedan and 2 doors are often sedans, if  marketed as coupes. 
> 
> Now obviously, the US definitions have been strongly influenced by marketing 
> nomenclatures, but as an example, BMW 
> 2002/320/325/etc are all 2 door sedans... while the 2800CS/3000CS/630/etc are 
> coupes. I would not call a late Corvair (or T- 
> bird) 4 door a sedan... but at the same time the Mini Cooper is not a coupe... 
> >A 4 dr is a sedan- regardless of roof line or pillar arrangement. A 2 dr is a coupe (unless it is a convert) - and then it could be a roadster or a > >cabriolet. 
> >>> the late 4door any kind of a "sedan" would be a misnomer. Just because 
> >>> it has 4 doors instead of 2 doesn't mean it's automatically a sedan 
> >>> anything. It's a pure hardtop, by strict definition, not a sedan. Just 
> >>> my two cents worth.... 
> >>> 
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