10 classics that the predicate ‘powersedan’ earn
Posted on 25-05-2015 at 22:44 by Dizono – 86 Comments”
Forget the M5, the RS6 and Aston Martin Rapide. These classics with four doors were decades ago, many a sports car in the dust to bite.
Not long ago treated fellow Smoke you on a list of the eleven most powersedan of the time. That have a top speed of over 300 kilometers per hour, and that’s what these old four-wheelers not to come. However, the speeds that this saloon’s got, they are, for convenience, arranged by age, which is impressive. A top speed of 200 kilometres per hour should not now more particularly appear, in 1961, you went nearly twice as fast as the average car. Therefore, this is a tribute to the well-known and less well-known powersedan of welleer.
Facel Vega Excellence (1958-1964 – 200 km/h)
The Facel Vega Excellence was a wonderful car, but had one big flaw. Due to the lack of a b-style went out the doors after a period of time difficult to open and close. Thanks to a Chrysler-sourced V8 with 390 hp, the Excellence is anything but slow.
Lagonda Rapide (1961-1964 – 200 km/h)
Probably the only reason that David Brown in addition to Aston Martin also Lagonda bought, was to the engines of the British manufacturer. There had to be something in the cabin of the Aston Martin DB2. However, the brand still have some nice cars built after the acquisition. Like this Rapide with 4-litre six-in-line, with the then considerable power of 236 hp. And now you also know right where the Aston Martin Rapide its name from.
Maserati Quattroporte (1963-1970 – 226 km/u)
The four-door Maserati, the creature was just a name. Under the hood, first the 4.1 V8 with four overhead camshafts, when in 1967, the Ghibli is a 4.9 V8 was, if the Quattroporte profit. In the meantime, we are on generation six busy, already got the Quattroporte II never the production stage.
Iso Fidia (1967-1975 – 220 km/h)
Not mothers finest, but thanks to the 5.4 V8 from Chevrolet or the 5.8 V8 Ford quite rap. Incidentally, the car was already in 1967 presented, but because of problems during the production of the press only in 1969 for the first time to send with the only four door that Iso ever built.
Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3 (1968-1972 – 216 km/h)
The Mercedes W108/W109 is the precursor of the S-Class, but at that time was not the greatest thing Das Haus had to offer. That honor was reserved for the under wereldlijders/dictators, as the popular Mercedes-Benz 600. In a commendable time someone asked Mercedes what would happen if you have the 6.3 V8 from the 600 into the 300 SEL would scoop up. There could, in any case, good stroke, but also on the Autobahn was the 300 SEL 6.3 to her right. To date, used Mercedes the type code 63 for its AMG models, as a tribute to this car.
De Tomaso Deauville (1970-1988 – 230 km/h)
Particularly original is the design of the De Tomaso Deauville, especially obliquely from the rear seems like the car sounds a lot like a Jaguar XJ, one of those days. Had the XJ initially, it’s to do with six-cylinder package, the Deauville came with a fat Ford V8 under the hood. Over the years of production is a matter of heated debate: who is with enough money flew, could one get. Not that many people that did, there were only 320 were built.
Monteverdi High Speed 375/4 (1971-1977 – 235 km/h)
How many car brands from Switzerland do you know? At least one at this time, because Monteverdi is a correct answer to that question. Thanks to a giant 7,2-litre V8 with between 310 and 380 hp, the High Speed 375/4 his name in any case honor. The what out of proportion, being body work is undoubtedly one of the reasons that there are not more than 19 copies were built.
Monica 560 (1973-1974 – 240 km/h)
Luxury sedan’s, and France, they go bad together. That was also Jean Tastevin (on the photo to see behind the wheel of his own copy), that his dream lived and a four-door coupe built. How nice and fast the Monica may have been, problems with the specially for this car-designed engine ran at the factory after a year the neck. Only eight of Monica’s there are in that time built.
Aston Martin Lagonda (1976-1990 – 225 km/h)
After Aston Martin first tried with a four-door DBS, they came in 1976 with the alien Lagonda on the gpu. The well-known name of welleer if so we are putting in an appearance. Although, even? The Aston Martin Lagonda remained less than 14 years in production, about the time that the British engineers needed to all on-board electronics interference-free.
BMW M535i (E12) (1979-1981 – 230 km/h)
Let you not be tricked. Both of the first 5 Series (E12) as the significantly upgraded second-generation (E28), there is a M535i. Only in the case of the E12, is it a by M Motorsport built car, but than with a ‘normal’ 3.5-litre BMW engine. Actually, this is the first M5, even though it bears the car’s name is not. The M535i of the Class E28 is nothing more or less than a BMW 535i with other rims, a spoilerpakket and some M logos and mist so fine by Motorsport developed chassis.