The Alfetta is a front-engine saloon and fastback coupé produced from 1972 to 1987. It used a rear transaxle and De Dion tube rear suspension to improve weight distribution and handling. Coupé models featured a central tachometer. All models left the factory with Pirelli Cinturato 165HR14 tyres.
The Alfa Romeo Giulia Type 105 redefined what a four-door saloon could do—without electronics, without weight, without apology.
The BMW 02 Series is a foundational compact executive car range produced from 1966 to 1977. Based on a shortened New Class sedan, it debuted as the 1600-2 in 1966 and evolved into the influential 2002 in 1968. Designed by Giovanni Michelotti, it established BMW’s sport-sedan identity through proportion, rear-wheel drive dynamics, and driver engagement—not raw power. Its variants included cabriolets, targas, hatchbacks (Touring), and economy models. It was lighter and more agile than its donor, less well-appointed but more responsive. It directly enabled BMW’s reputation for affordable performance—and shaped its design language for decades.
The E28 M5 is the foundational high-performance saloon — mechanically uncompromising, historically pivotal, and entirely disconnected from Joji Nagashima’s design work.
The VAZ-2101 is a compact 4-door saloon or wagon, introduced in 1970 as AvtoVAZ's first product. It is a licence-built version of the Fiat 124, heavily modified for Soviet and Eastern Bloc conditions. Among many changes, aluminium brake drums were added to the rear, and the original Fiat engine was dropped in favour of a newer design made by NAMI. This new engine had a modern overhead camshaft design but was never used in Fiat cars. The suspension was raised to clear rough Russian roads and the bodyshell was made from thicker, heavier steel with reinforcement in key chassis areas after cracking was discovered during durability testing. The first Lada models were equipped with a starting handle in case the battery went flat in Siberian conditions, though this was later dropped. Another feature specifically intended to help out in cold conditions was a manual auxiliary fuel pump. The station wagon version (correspondingly based on the Fiat 124 Familiare) was known as the VAZ-2102. Subsequently, it was widely, and successfully exported to the West under the Lada brand, for over two decades.
The Estoque is a speculative, non-production sedan that tested whether Lamborghini could stretch its brand into four-door territory without abandoning its core engine layout or visual aggression.
The LS 400 was not a prototype or a concept — it was a production-ready statement. Built at Tahara. Launched in January 1989. Engineered to eliminate vibration, noise, and uncertainty. Its success was in what it refused to be: flashy, experimental, or compromised.
The S-Class is Mercedes-Benz’s flagship luxury sedan and coupé series, introduced in 1972 as the W116. It has debuted key safety innovations — including the first seatbelt pretensioners — and remains the world’s best-selling luxury sedan. Paul Bracq did not design it. His confirmed work at Mercedes-Benz ended with the W114/W115 series and related coupés — all completed before 1972.
The 1969 Skyline GT-R is the original expression of Nissan’s racing-first philosophy—mechanical, purpose-built, and inseparable from its Skyline roots.
The Renault 8 is a four-door saloon car with a rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, launched in June 1962 and produced until 1976 in various countries including France, Spain, Bulgaria, and Romania. It was powered by a 956 cc Cléon-Fonte engine at launch and shared its basic architecture and wheelbase with the Renault Dauphine.
