The Subaru WRX STI Type RA NBR Special set a new lap record for a four -
door saloon at the famous 12.8 - mile Nürburgring Nordschleife race track, achieving a time of 6:57.5.
Not exact matches
For reference points, the 518d manual
saloon does 0 - 62mph in 9.5 seconds and 135mph flat out, while
at the other end of the four -
door chain, the 550i turns in astonishing stats of 0 - 62mph in 4.6 seconds and 155mph; that former figure beats the old V10 M5, by the way.
There's even a five -
door Sportback while quattro GmbH gets involved
at the top of the range with the S3 and RS3 - the latter being offered in five -
door Sportback and
saloon form only.
Following in the wheel tracks of the new C - class
saloon revealed
at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show, the new C43 Coupe and Cabriolet models will go on sale in April alongside the less potent 2 -
door derivatives with deliveries scheduled for July.
With minimal disguise, now it's clear: the midlife facelift prepared for the BMW 3 - Series
saloon and estate will be given to the M3 as well — even to the four -
door variant snapped here which hasn't been officially presented
at all.
In the build up to its unveiling
at CES, Fisker has revealed more pictures of the EMotion sports
saloon and its remarkable
doors.
BMW decided to separate its two -
door models from the 3 Series
saloon by naming them 4 Series, but the recipe for the M version of the coupe is the same as it's been since the original M3 arrived in 1985: a powerful engine
at the front, gearbox in the middle and driven wheels
at the back.
Priced
at INR 3.29 crore (ex-showroom, Thane), the four -
door sports
saloon will be retailed through Mumbai - based Performance Cars.
The 560 PS (552 bhp) Continental Flying Spur on display
at this year's Paris Salon and the 200mph (322km / h) Flying Spur Speed are the most successful four -
door saloons in Bentley's history.
Its specification follows the contemporary V8
saloon series IV (Oscar India) announced four months later, sharing revised rear body lines, bonnet (the carburettor bulge with dummy air scope now closed
at front), burr walnut dash board and
door cappings.
The model was also famed as a short lived but sucessful racer of the time, with the now infamouus «red - pig» amg campaigned car competing
at the 1971 Spa 24 hour race with prodigious pace — finishing 2nd — yes a 4
door Mercedes
saloon!
At the «Shanghai International Circuit», BMW works driver Bruno Spengler set a new lap record for a four -
door production
saloon with the new F90 M5...
The same goes for the S3 Sportback and
Saloon, but
at least their rear
doors make it easier to get in.
Since debuting
at the 2007 North American International Auto Show, the restyled 2008 — 2011 generation was available as a two -
door coupe and four -
door saloon; the hatchbacks and wagon were discontinued.
After the unveiling of the EB 118, three more studies followed in 1999: in the spring, Bugatti began by presenting the EB 218, a four -
door saloon,
at the Geneva Motor Show.
The hypercar W16
at the 1999 Geneva Motor Show was in fact the Bentley Hunaudières (Hunaudières is the official name of the Mulsanne Straight
at Le Mans), whilst Bugatti arrived with their own concept — a four -
door saloon, the Bugatti EB 218, with a 6.3 litre, 72 Valve W18.
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Executive
saloons remain
at the heart of Merc's model range, with the C - Class set to be joined by an all - new E-Class in 2016, and the more style - focused four -
doors, the CLA and CLS, slotting in between the more established shapes.
The two
door variant of the Destino
saloon unveiled
at last year's show shuns the Fisker Karma's range - extended powertrain for a choice of Corvette - sourced LT1 or LS9 V8 engines mated to a six - speed manual transmission.
In the meantime the specially erected factory
at Goodwood in the South of England had been used for manufacturing the Rolls - Royce Phantom, a four
door saloon.
Mercedes - Benz has revealed a facelifted version of the CLS and CLS Shooting Brake in a series of official photographs ahead of a planned public premiere for the swoopy four -
door saloon and five -
door estate
at the upcoming Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Bill Allen from the Styling Department
at the Crewe factory had been responsible for the timeless elegance of the H.J. Mulliner, Park Ward two
door saloons based on the Silver Shadow's standard coachwork.
Previewed
at the Geneva Motorshow of Spring 1983, the Saab 900 Turbo 16 appeared as a four
door saloon and a three or five
door hatchback.
Maserati has released the first official images of its upcoming four -
door sports executive
saloon in advance of its debut
at the Shanghai Motor Show later this month.
This is the new Subaru Impreza, shown in four - and five -
door saloon form
at the New York Auto Show but expected to arrive as a five -
door hatchback in the UK
at the end of this year.
Prices will start
at # 45,250, meaning that the
saloon bodied RS3 is almost # 1,000 more than the Sportback five -
door hatch.
Having launched the S63 AMG Coupe, S500 Coupe and the G63 AMG Crazy Colour Edition in India just last month, Mercedes - Benz India is on a launch spree and has officially introduced the 2015 S63 AMG four -
door saloon in the country, priced
at Rs. 2.53 Crores (ex-showroom, Bangalore).
Revealed
at the 2016 New York Motor Show the sleek four -
door saloon gives us a clue as to how future models from Hyundai's new premium brand could look.
Full European specs will be revealed
at the Frankfurt show, although in the UK the Impreza is likely to be sold as a five -
door, with the four -
door saloon unlikely to make it to these shores.
The four -
door Continental Flying Spur
saloon was first displayed
at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show.
Designed and engineered
at Hyundai's European R&D centre in Rüsselsheim, the 4740 mm long Hyundai i40 four -
door saloon will reach Europe showrooms in early 2012, around six months after the five -
door estate showcased
at the recent Geneva Motor Show.
As it has in years past, the Mercedes - Benz C - Class will once again come in a variety of different body styles, including the traditional four -
door sedan (or «
Saloon») and wagon (or «Estate»), both of which are scheduled to appear in Switzerland
at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show.
The
Saloon is longer again,
at 4,456 mm, but its wheelbase is the same as the Sportback's, while the cabriolet is marginally shorter than the four -
door it is based on,
at 4,421 mm.
The [opening from the] swingin»
saloon doors at the rear isn't large enough to provide a valid reason to open just one of the two
doors; a liftgate would work just fine.»
Now AMG is drawing up plans to present a new AMG GT - badged model
at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, and as many have anticipated, it's going to be a concept version of the AMG GT4, a four -
door performance
saloon that will no doubt the shake up the established.
The new
saloon is also said to feature a wheelbase that's 61 mm longer
at 2935 mm, allowing for larger rear
door apertures and easier access to back seats.
Czech automaker Skoda Auto arrived
at Frankfurt with a whole range of new models ranging from hatchbacks to sedans and even fast, sporty four -
door saloons.
The breathtaking performance of the four -
door saloon is hinted
at by a discreet bodykit, subtle M badges, 19 - inch alloy wheels and huge vented brakes — if it didn't have these, you'd be forgiven for mistaking this for a 535d M Sport, for example.
Alongside this debut
at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), is the world's fastest four -
door luxury
saloon, the Flying Spur, and the pinnacle of the Bentley range, the Mulsanne.
Yet performance honours go, as you'd expect, to the Mulsanne Speed, which (
at 811 lb ft) offers the most torque of any current four -
door saloon.
Next
door at Peter Taltavul's bar, the Star
Saloon, it was a night like any other when the lights were on
at Ford's.