Classiest looking cars on sale?

[anonymous-user]

As we have the 'tasteless' thread, it got me wondering, what are the classiest cars on sale today. I don't know if its the old rose tints but it seems to me that when I think of a classy car, I'm thinking of older cars. What do we have that is 'classy' these days?

[T6 vanman]

Not sure if I'm doing this right ..

[P5BNij]

Funny you should post the question just now as in the past hour or so I've been perusing S Series Bentleys on c&c, an utterly pointless exercise but I don't care - have a shuftie at this '63 S3 Continental Flying Spur...

https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1478581

I'm struggling to think of anythign modern which hits the same spot.

PH : old farts looking forlornly at old fart's cars matters

[anonymous-user]

P5BNij said:

Funny you should post the question just now as in the past hour or so I've been perusing S Series Bentleys on c&c, an utterly pointless exercise but I don't care - have a shuftie at this '63 S3 Continental Flying Spur...

https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1478581

I'm struggling to think of anythign modern which hits the same spot.

PH : old farts looking forlornly at old fart's cars matters

[911hope]

There are no classy supercars or HyperCard.
GT then.
How about Mercedes SL?

[Chubbyross]

I’m not sure about classy but Polestar are producing some really tasteful designs at the moment.

[av185]

[Limpet]

Volvo are doing it right at the moment, inside and out. Somehow, they've managed to nail 'premium' without obviously trying too hard or overdoing it like the Germans have been for some time now. No gaping 'top to bottom' grilles, no lashings of chrome, no "sporty" bodykits or addenda to draw attention. They look like a quality item, but quietly so. A bit like Saab used to back in the day.

[swisstoni]

Should be a short thread …

[Carlososos]

Limpet said:

Volvo are doing it right at the moment, inside and out. Somehow, they've managed to nail 'premium' without obviously trying too hard or overdoing it like the Germans have been for some time now. No gaping 'top to bottom' grilles, no lashings of chrome, no "sporty" bodykits or addenda to draw attention. They look like a quality item, but quietly so. A bit like Saab used to back in the day.

Agree modern Volvos look the part at the moment.

[anonymous-user]

Limpet said:

Volvo are doing it right at the moment, inside and out. Somehow, they've managed to nail 'premium' without obviously trying too hard or overdoing it like the Germans have been for some time now. No gaping 'top to bottom' grilles, no lashings of chrome, no "sporty" bodykits or addenda to draw attention. They look like a quality item, but quietly so. A bit like Saab used to back in the day.

S90 and V90 are a great shout actually!

[livinginasia]

Aston DB9 and Vantage to me look classy, the latest models maybe not so much.

[Jon556]

I would say a standard 2.0 petrol Alfa Romeo Giulia - not the full on QF, GTA and obviously not the diesel for obvious reasons.

It’s not one of the Germans
It’s not too big, not too small
Looks good but saloon which as we know is classy.
Could be easily parked in Bradford or Florence.

It’s not as good looking as the 159 but what’s on sale just now it’s the most classy.

[ae2006]

Limpet said:

Volvo are doing it right at the moment, inside and out. Somehow, they've managed to nail 'premium' without obviously trying too hard or overdoing it like the Germans have been for some time now. No gaping 'top to bottom' grilles, no lashings of chrome, no "sporty" bodykits or addenda to draw attention. They look like a quality item, but quietly so. A bit like Saab used to back in the day.

To me it is already too much of a 'squinty-eyes, agressive face' design to be really classy

[Earthdweller]

This caught my eye earlier

https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1471218

[DanL]

Taking affordability out of it, I quite like the looks of Bentley line up…

[mat205125]

Earthdweller said:

This caught my eye earlier

https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1471218

I never get the appeal of these.

Sure, the body shape is OK, however the shrunken wheelbase, jacked up ride height, and tiny wheels with balloon tyres make it look very awkward.

By contrast, the 246 Dino and previous generation 308 look in keeping with their era and underpinnings.

Its like they took the platform that they had, and put on a sci-fi body with a massive duct, and hoped it would work ........ which pretty much is what they did ........ and work, it didn't.

[mat205125]

DanL said:

Taking affordability out of it, I quite like the looks of Bentley line up…

Very much each to their own, as I'd put every single model in the Bentley line up into the dreadful fuggly excess category.

[eddharris]

DanL said:

Taking affordability out of it, I quite like the looks of Bentley line up…

Me too. I'd never really paid much attention to the brand before but think their current line up looks great.

[jamesbilluk]

Not the sport, but maybe the full fat RR, In a nice color (and not black wheels)