I hope luxury coupes make a comeback (luxury car, vehicles, auto)
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Luxury coupes = Cadillac Eldorado, Buick Riviera, Lincoln Mark series etc.
Cars that weren't embarrassed of their size on the outside despite usually really only being able to carry four adults inside.....but carried in disgustlingly decadent comfort ; cars which used politically-INcorrect engines that were entirely too powerful for the size of the chassis they were installed in; and their best feature to me, their (usually) very cool and slick styling that instantly caught your eye in a sea of cars that seemed drab & utilitarian in comparison, even models sold by the same brand.
While I'm not the target demographic for a luxury coupe (I'm more of a sporty Chevy coupe or small truck guy), I still like them and would go check them out at local dealerships to see what cool features the engineers had dreamed up for these cars that the elegantly dressed people in the commercials would appreciate.
Lastly, though I realize the days of cheap gas are very probably over and the planet only has so many resources to draw upon, I still believe there's a place for at least a few slightly irresponsible vehicles (even when being practical you gotta have SOME fun every once in awhile!).
I don't like any of 'em. Didn't like 'em then, and don't like 'em now. If I were to spend a lot of money on a car with two doors, it will be fast.
BTW - I don't think the cars the OP lists were actually very good cars. They had ordinary GM, Ford powertrains, same cheap faux stuff inside. But they were ready made to be turned into pimp-mobiles.
Primo two door luxury cars are available from Europe, just not US brands. Maybe the CTS-V coupe is the shining star. I would drive one of those.
I'm also not wondering about non-domestic luxury coupes, which pretty much never disappeared (fortunately), because they can be incredibly expensive, plus many of them are not very large. Nor was I discussing luxury coupes' 0-60 times or cornering force capabilities, though I would not want my coupe to be a sloppy handling mess whose tail slides out at the merest hint of a curve or understeers so the front tires feel like they're gonna peel off the rims. I've driven a 1980 Riviera that's been taken care of and while it's no BMW 6 series coupe, it more than held its own around town and did not have the wallowing/bouncy ride or dead steering many younger people think all older American cars had (don't want to start a war here , but older Fords were generally the ones - to me - that had dead steering, so overboosted you could use your pinky to turn the wheel).
^ I'm really talking about full-blown LUXURY coupes, rather than a car with luxury-ish features available at a "reasonable" price.
Sorry, I was going by the definition accepted by the auto industry which is a two-door coupe equipped for comfort and convenience rather than performance or economy. I wasn't aware that your personal opinion took precedence. My bad.
I think once the economy recovers we may see some 2-door crossovers, similar to the Murano convertible except with a fixed roof. Many ppl in that over 50 demographic are used to the lifted raised wheelbase of SUV's/CUV's and don't want to go back down to a sedan/coupe platform.
Sorry, I was going by the definition accepted by the auto industry which is a two-door coupe equipped for comfort and convenience rather than performance or economy. I wasn't aware that your personal opinion took precedence. My bad.
I am aware of the different levels of luxury and their price points, but I only wanted to discuss one class of luxury vehicles and that is why in my first post I listed so many details of that particular class.
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; cars which used politically-INcorrect engines that were entirely too powerful for the size of the chassis they were installed in; and their best feature to me, their (usually) very cool and slick styling that instantly caught your eye in a sea of cars that seemed drab & utilitarian in comparison, even models sold by the same brand.
