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

[Halmyre]

As a boy I thought a Jaguar Mk X was the bee's knees, although the XJ6 probably has a better aesthetic.

Alfa-Romeo 156 pre-facelift, and I still miss mine.

I remember coming across a gleaming black Maserati Quattroporte parked in Edinburgh a few years back, made me stop in my tracks and walk round it a couple of times.

Some British tin is nicely under-stated - Triumph Dolomite, Rover P5 and P6.

[Greg the Fish]

phumy said:

Lotus Carlton, however i am biased towards it as this is mine.

Gets my vote.

All those suggesting a humdrum 5 series..............really?

[300bhp/ton]

As the DS has already been mentioned. How about something like this.



And a nod to these too:

[Dapster]

MDMA . said:

But my favourite 4 door saloon. Mega rare Audi RS2 saloon.

Did the RS2 Saloon ever make production? There's the one pictured at the Audi museum, another one that found it's way to a collector in the Gulf somewhere, and er, that was it wasn't it?

[Torquey]

[300bhp/ton]

Weekendrebuild said:

lot of dislike for the bmw and Audi’s again at least this site is persistent

Not dislike. If someone said post a capable or even fast saloon car. The. BMW have made many that fit this bill. But best looking! I’ve owned a few BMW’s and have no dislike of the brand at all. But almost all of their cars ever are pretty boring to look at.

[Wacky Racer]

I'll raise you the Fiat Multipla …

[300bhp/ton]

And a personal fav. Not pretty, but completely amazing looking.

[300bhp/ton]

And if you want something pretty and beautiful, then you need look no further than this.

[r5kdt]

Torquey said:

how about this...

[pic] ford focus RS blue edition by ken dutton-topping, on Flickr [/pic]

[p1stonhead]

r5kdt said:

Torquey said:

how about this...

[pic] ford focus RS blue edition by ken dutton-topping, on Flickr [/pic]

Not a saloon

[Cold]

r5kdt said:

how about this...

[pic] ford focus RS blue edition by ken dutton-topping, on Flickr [/pic]

Hatchback - and not good looking. But mostly hatchback.

[300bhp/ton]

r5kdt said:

how about this...

[pic] ford focus RS blue edition by ken dutton-topping, on Flickr [/pic]

That’d be a hatchback

[Tyre Smoke]

^^^^^

Best looking for door saloon ever????

Really? It's a hatchback, ugly and not for this thread.

[V1nce Fox]

can't choose between e39 5 series and mk1 xj6. both the best of the bunch in their own fields imho.

[Old Merc]

Mr Tidy said:

As much as I like the E500 and Alfa 156, for me this has to be the best ever!

I agree, and dream of one every time I buy a lottery ticket.

[kambites]

300bhp/ton said:

Weekendrebuild said:

lot of dislike for the bmw and Audi’s again at least this site is persistent

Not dislike. If someone said post a capable or even fast saloon car. The. BMW have made many that fit this bill. But best looking! I’ve owned a few BMW’s and have no dislike of the brand at all. But almost all of their cars ever are pretty boring to look at.

Had the question been "best saloon car", I think the thread would legitimately be full of German cars... but for me personally there's not a single modern German saloon which belongs in the top 10 "best looking"; probably not even in the top 50.

Each to their own though.

[pits]

300bhp/ton said:

And a personal fav. Not pretty, but completely amazing looking.

Genuinely can't see any appeal to these whatsoever, it has no redeeming features, I mean yes you can't see the outside when you're driving but then you get inside it and there is no relief, this would be me if I ever had to get in one

[Cliftonite]

F10BMW said:

Not sure whether serious . . .

[Wills2]

Blib said:

I still enjoy photos of my old, 2005 QP.

So beautiful to behold in this colour.

Edited by Blib on Thursday 18th April 07:04

That version of the QP is the prettiest saloon car (modern one anyway) they spoilt the lines with the facelifts.

Edited by Wills2 on Thursday 18th April 10:54