Difference between coupe and notchback?

[rdp78240]

Sorry about this silly question, but what is the difference between an 89 coupe and an 89 notchback. I have been looking at some pics online to see if they look any difference and I just can't tell. Maybe the coupe is a little bit longer? Well thanks for the info.

 

[HISSIN50]

i always thought a coupe and notch were the same. if it does not have a hatchback, it is a coupe/notch as far as i know.

 

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

coupe and notchback are the same thing, but they're actually both wrong. According to Ford, it's a sedan.

 

[86bluecobra]

ouch all you notch 5.0's out there are driving sedans? ouch

 

[wazazzle]

same thing nb/cpe/sdn.. always wanted one and still do. instead found a hb for good deal and bought it instead.

 

[ImportEater98]

coupe has a decklid....hmm....like say a nissan sentra....a hatchback has a hatch...hmmm...like a ford escort....thats good examples of what HB and CPE mean, but very poor cars lol.

 

[squeeeg]

They are the same thing. It just depends on what you want to call it.

 

[rdp78240]

thanks for the quick replies I thought their might be some slight differences, but guess I was wrong.

 

[Speeds8erM-1]

According to me, the correct word is notcher.

 

[ninjacoupe]

Notchback....

 

[ricky50]

one has an actual trunk(notchback) and the hatch back does not have a trunk just the actual hatchback.

The notches are stronger and don't flex in the back when you hit it with the higher horse power.

 

[rock4451]

i have an 87 notch and another guy in town has a hatchback. my car has power NOTHING seats, windows, locks. the only mod. i have is .355 gears (and soon to be o/r x-pipe) and flows. i haven't raced him but think i would eat him b/c of the weight difference and he's pullin with .273 gears

 

[Mustang5L5]

notch, trunk, coupe, sedan.........all the same car

 

[GTOreturns]

Again,the hatchbacks flex more. Thats where frame connectors come into play.

 

[Roland69]

I want to buy a Notch....or coupe or whatever you want to call it

 

[Woodrow]

I like the word coupe better...

 

[Flavadave4]

they are one and the same, Fords original literature referred to them as 2 door sedans

 

[90]

i alway thought the notch what lighter in weight(?)
but on the hatch back the whole back of the car is your trunk basicly, and the notch is just a smaller basic trunk.. id go with the HATCH ~!IMO!~

 

[Nibblesworth]

In car lingo, the definitions are:

Roadster - 2 Door, 2 seater with no fixed roof (think early Viper)
Spider - 2 Door car with a removable/retractable roof
Convertable/Cabriolet - Any number of doors and a removable/retractable roof
Targa - Any number of doors with a removable roof mid-section
Coupe - 2 Door car with no hatch (also called a berlinetta)
Hatchback - 3 Door car with a hatch
Sedan - 4 Door car with no hatch
Wagon - 4 Door car with a hatch

Ford may call it a sedan, but they are technically incorrect.

Anyhow, a notchback is slang for "coupe" in mustang speak.

 

[01PonyGT]

IIRC, the difference between a coupe and a sedan has to do with a sedan having more cubic feet of interior room than a coupe. I think I recall the that the mustang notchback/coupe/trunk-car/whatever just edged over the line and had to be classified as a sedan by the car manufacture and insurance companies.

WES