Coupé utility

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A coupé utility is a vehicle with a passenger compartment at the front and an integrated cargo tray at the rear, with the front of the cargo tray forms the rear wall of the passenger compartment. The term originated in the 1930s, where it was used to distinguish passenger-car-based two-door vehicles with an integrated cargo tray from traditional pickup trucks which have a cargo bed separate from the passenger compartment. Since the 2000s, this type of vehicle has also been referred to as a "pickup", "car-based pick-up" or "car-based truck". In Australia, where the traditional style of coupé utility remained popular until production ceased in 2017, with the Holden Commodore (VF). It is commonly called a "ute".

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