What is a luxury car? What's your pick based on this quote?

[Cloudy147]

Reading the latest 'Car' magazine, a great and quite funny article in there by Stephen Bayley, who was going to town lambasting the new Rolls Cullinan, it ended with this phrase, and so sparked this thread idea:

"Last word to Coco Chanel: 'Luxury is not the oppostive of poverty, it's the opposite of vulgarity' ".

Lots of 'luxury' cars are now really quite vulgar.

So, game rules:
1) With that quote in your mind, what is your choice of Luxury car?
2) You must post a picture.

Here's mine to start:



The exterior looks a bit more chintzy with the new model, and I'm not sure about the big touch screen inside which looks quite garish. But I think its still up there with the best of em. Dark blue, cream/white interior. Lovely.

Whats yours?

[AlexiusG55]

Does it have to be available new currently? If not:

[ShadyDuck]

Classy, smooth and beautiful.

[alorotom]

ShadyDuck said:

Classy, smooth and beautiful.

That’s a thing of beauty

[hornmeister]

"Last word to Coco Chanel: 'Luxury is not the oppostive of poverty, it's the opposite of vulgarity' ".

Not sure I'd agree. Luxury is indulgence. A luxury car would therefore be one that isn't needed or one that is far more capable or expensive than required. By definition unless you're driving round in a shed then there is some amount of luxury to the car.

But. Your thread, your rules so.......

The opposite of vulgar would be something relatively cheap not ostentatious but with a certain amount of style and quality about it.

The other thread reminded me of this.

[Wooda80]

vulgar: ˈvʌlɡə , adjective.
1.lacking sophistication or good taste

So we're looking for something sophisticated and tasteful?

[Frankthered]

Wooda80 said:

vulgar: ?v?l?? , adjective.
1.lacking sophistication or good taste

So we're looking for something sophisticated and tasteful?

See Citroen above!!

[Pica-Pica]

alorotom said:

ShadyDuck said:

Classy, smooth and beautiful.

That’s a thing of beauty

In the late 50s, early 60s, well before EEC, we had a family in our village in Kent, who had property and money tied up in France. We presumed they had difficulty getting the money out, because every year they would go to their place in France and come back with a brand new Citroen DS.

[AlwynMike]

ShadyDuck said:

Classy, smooth and beautiful.

A real dual purpose luxury car.
Even got the pole for towing water skiers on the back.

Sorry.