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Originally Posted by Iroctopless That's just my hunch as to why they might use a term that had been used already extensively by Ferrari. |
You are absolutely right:
"Berlinetta is a term used to designate a coupe car (as opposed to spyder, a convertible car). The term became most popular with its usage by Ferrari; however, Maserati, Opel, Alfa Romeo and other European car manufacturers produced cars with the Berlinetta name. The term was also used by the American car manufacturer Chevrolet as a trim level on the Camaro model between 1979 and 1986."