2+2 (car Body Style) - Wikipedia

Car configuration with two rear seats rather than three, for a total of four seats

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A 2+2 (also 2-plus-2) is a car-body style that has a seat each for the driver and front passenger, and two rear seats. The latter may be individual "bucket" seats, fold-downs, or a full-width "bucketed" bench seat, but always with less leg room than either the front seats or a standard two-door car.[1] The style is different from four- or five-seat automobiles having normal-size rear seats, with second-row 2+2 seating typically only suitable for children or occasional use.[2]

Definition

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By standard definition, all cars in the 2+2 category have two front seats and two rear seats. Other common characteristics for 2+2 cars include relatively little room for the rear passengers and a "streamlined" body with two doors. While 2+2 seating is most commonly associated with coupés, especially those which strongly favour front passenger seating such as sports cars and grand tourer, certain convertibles with "auxiliary"-type rear seats may also be regarded as 2+2s.[2]

Some vehicles (such as the TVR Cerbera and Toyota iQ) have been marketed as "3+1" due to their front passenger seat having more space for forward adjustment than the driver's, allowing for more leg room for one rear-seat passenger.

Usage

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There are many coupés which meet the definition of a 2+2 but are not described by their manufacturers as such. This is because the term 2+2 is most often used to distinguish cars with what typically amounts to auxiliary rear seating, at times enlarged from a two-seat version of the same model to accommodate it, such as the Jaguar E-type fixed-head coupé 2+2. Other similar examples of stretched two-seaters include the Lotus Elan +2, Mazda RX-8, and Nissan 280ZX 2+2.

Cars marketed as 2+2

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Toyota 86 / Subaru BRZHonda CR-Z Porsche 911Ferrari 365Ferrari 365 GT4 2+2Ferarri CaliforniaFerrari Purosangue[2]

See also

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• Car classification
• Targa top

References

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1. ^ Burdick, Chris (2009-02-12). "Coupe vs. Sedan – What's the Difference?". Automoblog. Archived from the original on 2010-11-17. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
2. ^ a b c "What is a 2+2 Car? | Four-Seat Ferrari Models | Purosangue". Continental Ferrari. Retrieved 2026-02-08.

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