Best ever looking 4 door saloon...

[TarquinMX5]

cmvtec said:

S1 XJ6 for me.

I think the S1 XJ12, as pictured, just pips the XJ6 due to the different grille.

[TarquinMX5]

SWoll said:

Yes, I know its a hatchback.

Edited by SWoll on Tuesday 11th May 22:46

How can that be classed as beautiful; Mr Gameface on here seems to think it's one of the worst looking cars, like, evvvvveeeer. lol

[PH User]

I like the Aston, but I think the pink Jag above is fugly.

[carlove]

Has to be the latest M3 Competition

[Sensibleboy]

BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe. It has 4 doors and a boot lid so it's a saloon to me.

[PH User]

Sensibleboy said:

BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe. It has 4 doors and a boot lid so it's a saloon to me.

Gran coupe is just marketing twaddle

[TarquinMX5]

PH User said:

I like the Aston, but I think the pink Jag above is fugly.

Pink?? You heathen, it's Heather, old boy; Jaguar wouldn't have Pink. (There we are, you learn something new every day and if you're like me, forget even more )

Awful colour, though, whatever they called it

[Jader1973]

ajap1979 said:

This is the correct answer.

[Fink-Nottle]

P5BNij said:

That was going to be my 'plan B' for my earlier QPV post, but I bottled it at the last minute

I've got my beady eye on one that's for sale (again) at the moment.

At first blush the QP IV looks like Shed of the Week material, some blandtastic mid-90s Audi barge. But the longer you look at it the more you realize that the QP is a different ballgame. Restraint is not blandness.

They come with the usual built-in fragilities, of course, but then so do so many "quality" German cars of the period.

[Alex_225]

carlove said:

Has to be the latest M3 Competition

I'm very open minded to different cars and there's been some lovely examples here. Purposeful yes but best looking? I'm struggling.

[PHUSER1]

RicksAlfas said:

Om said:

Alfa 156. Simple, unadorned:

Still gets my vote. One of the last cars designed to be pretty and elegant.
Not all this macho in your face aggressiveness that's come after it.

For a 'non-exotic' and a relatively affordable, modern mainstream car it's certainly getting a lot of support.
It does have a simplicity to its design, no baubles and over-eager features that shout "look at me, I'm sexy, RARRR"!
Wasn't it COTY or was that the 147?

[daytona111r]

carlove said:

For a new car, that I’m sure most of you have never heard of, the DS9 is a very attractive saloon. I’m not convinced they’ve sold any yet, but it still looks very nice.


It’s got nothing on the classics obviously, but I do think for a new car with the crash protection and modern design it’s one of the best.

In my mind a Big Citroen should always be a wedge type of shape, 5 door in appearance (yes I know the DS and CX weren't actually hatchbacks) and light on it's feet with the back floating slightly high on a cushion of air. Not this, a heavy-set 4 door saloon with contrived details to spice it up.

[Sensibleboy]

Down to earth example...

[tdm34]

Just remembered the Mazda Vision Coupe (it is a four door) concept, which hopefully will see the light of day..

[ajprice]

The Mazda reminded me of one, the Xedos 6, it does look better on bigger wheels to me, maybe not these wheels, but bigger than standard.

[Barchettaman]

Alex_225 said:

I may be a bit biased but I certainly think the original CLS was a pretty good looking car. One of the first coupe style four door saloons.

I remember the thread on your car over on DW, it was an absolute stunner.

[parabolica]

Modern day/current gen: Giulia

Classic: ‘65 Cadillac Brougham

[Barchettaman]

NSU Ro 80.

That design is 55 years old and still fresh and cohesive today.

[cmvtec]

TarquinMX5 said:

cmvtec said:

S1 XJ6 for me.

I think the S1 XJ12, as pictured, just pips the XJ6 due to the different grille.

I agree, I do prefer the 12.

I also think Heather is rank.

[P5BNij]

Fink-Nottle said:

P5BNij said:

That was going to be my 'plan B' for my earlier QPV post, but I bottled it at the last minute

I've got my beady eye on one that's for sale (again) at the moment.

At first blush the QP IV looks like Shed of the Week material, some blandtastic mid-90s Audi barge. But the longer you look at it the more you realize that the QP is a different ballgame. Restraint is not blandness.

They come with the usual built-in fragilities, of course, but then so do so many "quality" German cars of the period.

I've been rereading the period road tests and it's certainly not all bad news, they were pitched against BMWs and Mercedes of the period but almost without exception the journos reviewing them sided with the QP over the Germans because of the indefinable 'something else' that they possess, even if the looks aren't everyone's cup of tea. A tangent for a different thread perhaps but I feel strangely drawn to them, along with some of the Biturbos and (definitely) the Ghibli II and Shamal.

Still want a pre facelift QPV though