Coupe is a closed car body style, a precise definition of, which varies from manufacturer to manufacturer. These vehicles are often hardtopped sportscars or sporty versions of saloon body styles with doors usually reduced to two from four and close coupled interior providing two seats. In nineteenth century, coupe was a closed four-wheel horse drawn carriage to eliminate forward mounted rear facing occupant seats with single seat inside for two passengers behind driver. Coupe is classified in various categories such as coupelet, Coupé, convertible Coupé, club Coupé, business Coupé, opera Coupé, sports Coupé, quad Coupé and combi Coupé.

Coupelet is a small car that offers comfortable seating capacity for two to three passengers and is equipped with full height doors and folding top with fully retractable windows. The Coupé is an enclosed car with, which is operated from inside with seating capacity for 2 to 3 passengers, while the convertible coupe is a roadster with removable coupe roof. A Club coupe comes with large rear seat, which is today known as two-door sedan, while the business coupe doesn’t come with any rear seat or removable seat designed for traveling salesmen. The opera coupe features a high roofed passenger compartment so that the owners could be driven to the opera without the need of removing their huge hats. The sports coupe is a body with sloping roof that sometimes slopes downward, while the four-door coupe is a sedan with classic coupe like proportions.