Part of the Fintail(Heckflosse) line-up, the coupes were released along the full-size sedan stablemates to increase market coverage.
Large and luxurious, these vehicles were primarily tailored for the North American market, hence the name which came from the rear fintail-like adornments that are said to have been atrophied replicas of those found on the exagerrately finned American cars. However appealing the exterior may have been, the car’s underpinnings were the true attraction with the advanced air-suspension system and crumple-zones that acted like buffers in the event of a crash and collapsed to reduced the risk of car parts entering the cabin.