Most luxurious car to actually drive?
Discussion
Obviously there are lovely cars out there to be driven in - Arnage, S Class, LS460...
And then there are wonderful cars out there to drive - M3, 911, RS4..
.. but what's a nice car (with a littel oomph
) to actually drive yourself?
I quite like the driver environment of something like the Arnage or the Conti GT, but A. they don't ncessarily offer the most rewarding drive and B. not exactly affordable daily options (although I suppose it's all relative)
What are the options up to say £20k? (New Mondeo money?)
And then there are wonderful cars out there to drive - M3, 911, RS4..
.. but what's a nice car (with a littel oomph
) to actually drive yourself?I quite like the driver environment of something like the Arnage or the Conti GT, but A. they don't ncessarily offer the most rewarding drive and B. not exactly affordable daily options (although I suppose it's all relative)
What are the options up to say £20k? (New Mondeo money?)
well ive had a fair few cars as per profile but the most luxurious I ever drove was a merc CLS500 which i took from London to shropshire to collect my 355 (which then felt like driving sat on a scalpel).
The CLS had massive power, all the toys, super comfy seats and great positioning, superb car.
The CLS had massive power, all the toys, super comfy seats and great positioning, superb car.
doogz said:
I don't quite understand the question.
You say luxurious, then comment on the Bentley not being the most rewarding drive.
I don't think luxurious and rewarding really go hand in hand, so not sure what sort of car you're really talking about. Pick one or the other.
I'd say they're not necessarily incompatible - a luxurious feeling car that happens to handle well and offer the driver some feedback.You say luxurious, then comment on the Bentley not being the most rewarding drive.
I don't think luxurious and rewarding really go hand in hand, so not sure what sort of car you're really talking about. Pick one or the other.
Maybe E39 M5, Lotus Europa, Boxster. Or an old Bently Turbo R?
Burba said:
Obviously there are lovely cars out there to be driven in - Arnage, S Class, LS460...
And then there are wonderful cars out there to drive - M3, 911, RS4..
.. but what's a nice car (with a littel oomph) to actually drive yourself?
I quite like the driver environment of something like the Arnage or the Conti GT, but A. they don't ncessarily offer the most rewarding drive and B. not exactly affordable daily options (although I suppose it's all relative)
What are the options up to say £20k? (New Mondeo money?)
Way over budget, but an Aston Virgae/V8 coupe and Bentley Continental R and T are probably the pinnacles of this.And then there are wonderful cars out there to drive - M3, 911, RS4..
.. but what's a nice car (with a littel oomph
) to actually drive yourself?I quite like the driver environment of something like the Arnage or the Conti GT, but A. they don't ncessarily offer the most rewarding drive and B. not exactly affordable daily options (although I suppose it's all relative)
What are the options up to say £20k? (New Mondeo money?)
For £20k, well a used Jag, XJS or XK8/R spring to mind as obvious candidates or a Jag saloon, XJ8/R.
I'm sure BMW/Merc offer something too, although rather more German.
If it's just good pace, comfy interior, fun and enough gadgets to keep you happy. Then I reckon you'd be hard pushed to truly better one of these:
Not quite the leather clad interior of a Jag. But with IUP they are very nice looking inside, and with a few minor suspension mods are a really good steer.
Best of both worlds then, great GT long distance cruiser when you want it to be, but also a tarmac tearing hooligans machine when needed.
Edited by 300bhp/ton on Monday 2nd August 16:55
Burba said:
That's the point - in my opinion, unless you have a reasonable sum of money to spend (£30k+), there doesn't seem to be a car that exists that fits BOTH - is luxurious AND rewarding to drive..
.. why not??
Well assuming you are talking new or nearly new here then when looking at the prices of the cars it's worth remembering that "luxurious" and "rewarding" driver experiences are somewhat at odds with each other so to get both together requires alot of R&D effort and that's expensive... why not??
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