Coupes vs. Hatchbacks, It all began with the Coupe! Options

[UTSlickVic]

It all began with the Coupe!

I hate to start this but I'm bored and I like to divided today

PS: I love both hatches and coupes equally. I was just thinking

1) The first Celica was a Coupe... so are the Coupes today "truer" to the original Celica concept?

2) 20 years from now, which will be more rare a 94 Coupe or a 94 Hatchback (not a GT4 )- both in great condition, and assume both are GTs? or STs? whatever


Discuss... ( and please be respectful of eachothers cars )

[uberschall]

a couple days late, but here goes.

technically, the coupes are *better* handling cars, because the plenum under the rear window acts as a brace between the shock towers on the rear. hatches, which lack any rigidity between the upper mounts, should technically suffer from less body rigidity.

the cargo capacity of coupes is laughable, i should know. i loved the way mine looked, but due to the high trunk sill (and consquent shallow trunk opening), cargo volume was insufficient. there was a lot of space back there, but if you couldn't fit it through the narrow trunk opening, game over. the hole in the panel behind the seats further limits cargo input.

the hatch has fewer interior obstructions, as well as a much larger opening. while i realise that this is a sporty car and was never intended to substitute for a pickup truck, moving back and forth to college a couple times a year would be much easier in a hatch. not to mention having space for a bmx bike, guitar amps, and anything else remotely cool one might want to carry along.

i'll have to do some research on the weight distributions, but i should think that they're about the same. the 6gen is an uncommonly well-balanced car at nearly 50/50.

on looks, i say they're totally tied. on practicality and functionality, hatches hands down.