What’s the best looking 4 door saloon car ever?

What’s the best looking 4 door saloon car ever?

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Graveworm

8,519 posts

72 months

Wednesday 1st May 2019
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300bhp/ton said:
JOB2.5-16 said:
No question about it, the glorious W201.
I can understand the appeal as a package for these cars, although I really didn't like the one we had.

But visually they are bland and boring and even a bit ugly, but mostly just bland. I just can't get my head around how anyone can cite these as 'best looking'???
And thats why art galleries sell more than one kind of painting. wink

DoubleD

22,154 posts

109 months

Wednesday 1st May 2019
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Arent they the cars with the odd looking wonky wing mirrors?

Halmyre

11,263 posts

140 months

Wednesday 1st May 2019
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reglard said:
Let the car porn continue
Yes but not the Readers' Wives category.

anonymous-user

55 months

Wednesday 1st May 2019
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This threads gone off the rails, ended up with Allegros and taxis.

Ares

11,000 posts

121 months

Wednesday 1st May 2019
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300bhp/ton said:
JOB2.5-16 said:
No question about it, the glorious W201.
I can understand the appeal as a package for these cars, although I really didn't like the one we had.

But visually they are bland and boring and even a bit ugly, but mostly just bland. I just can't get my head around how anyone can cite these as 'best looking'???
Beautiful? No.
Ugly? Certainly not.

They were a very good looking car when they were launched. Can they stand up to some of their contemporaries above, sure. Can they beat the most beautiful from history. I'd say not.

But beauty is in the eye of the beholder....and the poster's username containing 2.5-16 throws a hint as to what his eye beholds ;-)

RB Will

9,673 posts

241 months

Wednesday 1st May 2019
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RWDan said:
I like the e90 saloon myself.. must be lci though.
Ooo spooky coincidence. I’m walking down that road while I’m reading this.




Chromegrill

1,091 posts

87 months

Wednesday 1st May 2019
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If any owners need a kidney as a swap please PM me now. Surely the most beautiful four door car ever, the RR Silver Cloud.



Failing that I do have a very soft spot for the Series III XJ in Daimler guise..

Labradorofperception

4,745 posts

92 months

Wednesday 1st May 2019
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Have we done the Iso Fidia yet?

In the flesh they are stunning


LuS1fer

41,157 posts

246 months

Wednesday 1st May 2019
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Labradorofperception said:
Have we done the Iso Fidia yet?

In the flesh they are stunning

Pass

Mr Tidy

22,627 posts

128 months

Thursday 2nd May 2019
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Some good options, but surely a Monica has to be the best:-


tog

4,552 posts

229 months

Thursday 2nd May 2019
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JuniorD said:
Ferrari Pinin, though it does have a lot of Bitter SC about it

You know they did a 4-door SC as well? One prototype with the coupe roofline and five production cars with a slight increase in roof height. Six inch stretch gave plenty of rear legroom (the coupe is a proper four seater already).


https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bitter_SC_...

Once I've got my old SC back, a Monica is next on my lottery list.

ChrisnChris

1,423 posts

223 months

Thursday 2nd May 2019
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Mr Tidy said:
Some good options, but surely a Monica has to be the best:-
I remember drooling over one at the Motor Show, Earls Court circa 1976.