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Berlinette (car body)


Berlinette is the French name for a sporty, low-profile two-door type of automobile body style closely related to the Coupé. The equivalent and more well-known word in Italian is "Berlinetta".

In France after World War II the term came to refer to a small vehicle with enclosed coachwork similar to a two-door Berline, or sedan. It supplanted use of the term "Coach" for a similar but older body style, which had replaced the even older term "Demi-berline".

The most common recent usage was in reference to the Alpine A110 sports car, which was often simply called "la Berlinette". In general usage the term is applied to a wide number of vehicles that can usually be described as two-door, 2-seat or 2+2 seat automobiles, often with sloping rear windows or fastbacks.


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