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Originally Posted by mkoesel
It's that and more. SUVs are decimating passenger car sales, and coupes are becoming a niche within a niche. Furthermore, coupe buyers are probably even less likely to show interest in electric drive than SUV and sedan buyers. So it's a niche within a niche within a niche, and that means it's very difficult to make a business case.
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From 2018 :
https://jalopnik.com/sedans-dont-mak...ore-1826673000
I contend that coupes should make a comeback in the days of the modern SUV taking over sales. I further posit that an all-electric, high performance sports coupe (ala Tesla Roadster) would help spur the charge.
Consider : The X3 alone is damn near selling the 3 series and 5 series combined (70,110 vs 47,827 and 38,709 respectively, for a total of 86,536). The X5 is sitting pretty at about 55k units, and we now have the X7 at 21.5k units as well (not to mention the X4, X6). All total the X models sit at 159,277 vs just 95,359 for the 3, 5, and 7 series combined. If you want to count the X1 / X2 as sedans that still only brings it to 124,467.
Point being, if you want 4 doors, chances are you're gonna buy an SUV these days. They're no longer the massive gas guzzlers they used to be limited to, the handling and comfort is vastly improved, etc. As the market shifts ever-further to SUVs and trucks (new F150 to be announced in a couple days btw, and high possibility they'll talk about the all-electric F150 option) it makes sense to me that sedans will further decline, leaving a gap to be filled by coupes again.
That's kinda where my mind's at on it, I'd love to hear your guys' and gals' thoughts on it. I mean I can't be the only one thinking an all-electric 4-series that did 0-60 in 2.5s and had a 400 mile range would be an awesome commuter car.