2+2 qustion?
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2+2 qustion?
Hello
I am new to this forum and I keep getting asked by people about my 65 2+2
What does the 2+2 stand for exactly?
Also What is the difference between the 2+2 and the GT models?
I am hoping the experienced Mustang experts can offer me some insight.
Thanks for your help.
I am new to this forum and I keep getting asked by people about my 65 2+2
What does the 2+2 stand for exactly?
Also What is the difference between the 2+2 and the GT models?
I am hoping the experienced Mustang experts can offer me some insight.
Thanks for your help.
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Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 17,778
From: Ontario
Yeah,that is what i found,2 up front,2 in the back,not the common 3 in the back.
The term 2+2 (pronounced "two plus two") is a phrase used to describe the configuration of a car with seating for two passengers in the front, plus two smaller seats for occasional passengers (or children) in the rear.
2+2s have only two rear seats rather than the more common three. Reasons for this include the fact that they may be sporty in nature and typically have a low roof line, wide wheel arches, and/or (because of being front engined with rear-wheel drive or four-wheel drive) wide central transmission tunnels, the last of these being the most pressing problem for a third (middle) seat. The Porsche 911 is a rear engined, rear wheel drive, so lacks a large transmission tunnel, but loses space in the rear due to its wheel arches, reducing the space to 2 passengers.
Space in the rear is most noticeably absent in terms of longitudinal leg-room. This is again often due to the low roof line, and other elements of body styling, in addition to large engine compartments and sometimes also large areas given over to the convertible roof in the case of a 2+2 convertible.
Many vehicles may fall into the definition, and there is no official body offering a strict definition, but cars called 2+2s tend to have:
only space for a maximum of 2 rear passengers rather than 3;
a more sporting nature than the average vehicle;
coupé bodies;
two doors.
Many convertible, targa top and hatchback cars are strictly within this definition, but are rarely deemed 2+2s.
2+2s have only two rear seats rather than the more common three. Reasons for this include the fact that they may be sporty in nature and typically have a low roof line, wide wheel arches, and/or (because of being front engined with rear-wheel drive or four-wheel drive) wide central transmission tunnels, the last of these being the most pressing problem for a third (middle) seat. The Porsche 911 is a rear engined, rear wheel drive, so lacks a large transmission tunnel, but loses space in the rear due to its wheel arches, reducing the space to 2 passengers.
Space in the rear is most noticeably absent in terms of longitudinal leg-room. This is again often due to the low roof line, and other elements of body styling, in addition to large engine compartments and sometimes also large areas given over to the convertible roof in the case of a 2+2 convertible.
Many vehicles may fall into the definition, and there is no official body offering a strict definition, but cars called 2+2s tend to have:
only space for a maximum of 2 rear passengers rather than 3;
a more sporting nature than the average vehicle;
coupé bodies;
two doors.
Many convertible, targa top and hatchback cars are strictly within this definition, but are rarely deemed 2+2s.
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From: Fergus Ontario
Later E type Jags could be had as 2+2's and the model was called that, It was a nomenclature that was often applied to Grand Touring (GT) cars in the 50's and 60's especially that (as stated above) had the extra seats unlike a straight up 2 seat sports car. The folding seats available in the Mustang fastback also lend to the idea of a + 2 configuration. Truth be told a Mustang coupe back seat isn't fun for 3 people either!!!
