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There is but it’s a linguistic multiplex issue from the period where they were using British English. The German of the period referred to both the two door an
by paulgerhardt 2y ago
There is but it’s a linguistic multiplex issue from the period where they were using British English.
The German of the period referred to both the two door and four door variants as limousines. Hand waiving some nuance, American English distinguished two door and four doors as coupes and sedans while British English called both saloons but had a separate more specific term for a coupe.
A lot of the period literature uses the saloon nomenclature but modern literature more frequently favors the American coupe/sedan distinction. Some argue the only true E30 coupe is the Baur Karosserie prototype but only four were made[1]. Where you land on this debate usually has to do with where you are from.
Tap “BMW 3 Series” => “1980s” => “Sedan” to see both Saloon and Coupe variants.
[1] https://www.germancarforum.com/threads/the-bmw-e30-coupe-baur-kohl-baur-e30-m3.155805/ https://www.germancarforum.com/threads/the-bmw-e30-coupe-bau...