These Are Your Favourite Huge Luxurious Coupes

Earlier this week I spent a while enthusiastic about my favourite large luxurious coupes, following the reveal of the absurdly good Mercedes-Benz Imaginative and prescient Iconic idea. Whereas it was exhausting to slender it right down to only one favourite, I landed on the Bentley Brooklands. Primarily I like the Brooklands for its imposing model and massive measurement, but in addition for its rarity and skill to destroy a set of tires. I then posed the query to our readers: What’s your favourite large luxurious coupe, and why?

And I’ve gotta say, good work, everybody. You all had some nice ideas, a lot of that are a few of my private favorites as nicely. A few of your picks introduced on debate within the feedback part about what counts as “large” and “luxurious,” and we all the time respect a wholesome debate. However as all the time, I’m the arbiter of fact and actuality right here, so I am deciding for myself what deserves to be included. The Lexus SC 400, which just a few folks talked about? It will not be that large, however I am permitting it. With out additional ado, these are the Jalopnik viewers’s favourite large luxurious coupes.

Lexus SC400.

Lexus SC400 nonetheless exhausting to beat. Present manufacturing has all however stopped making an attempt to catch as much as it and determined to right-turn into “large and blocky like an SUV”

Submitted by: Minivanman, DungBeetle62

They stated BIG & LUXURY

-Gone In 59 Seconds

It is large, heavy, clean, has comfortable heated seats and energy all the pieces, plus the Nakamichi audio. What are you searching for?

-Winter Cat

Like I stated, I am letting this one slide — the unique SC is simply too cool to not.

Mercedes CL65. For when you’ve got far more cash than pals. 

I obtained to drive a few of these after they have been new. Some in all probability choose the V12, however I like that supercharged V8 a lot. Factor would scoot and be steady at triple digit speeds.

W215 Mercedes CL Class, sure that’s my choose as nicely. I could also be biased as a result of I personal a CL500, however this CL55 is certainly the last word model of this automotive that I want I had.

I keep in mind my first two sightings nearly like my first on-screen crush — that break up second when a unadorned physique seems and your mind short-circuits. Each instances, I used to be being chauffeured (okay, carpooled) round by my dad and mom in a minivan or a Chevy Tahoe, too younger to drive, too broke to have style, however all of a sudden, hopelessly dumbstruck by trendy class.

This wasn’t one of many loud, obnoxious beasts I would fallen for in Quick and Livid marathons; this was one thing else totally. A automotive for individuals who whispered their wealth as an alternative of shouting it. For individuals who most well-liked comfortable leather-based to neon lights, quiet energy to revved-up chaos.

It wasn’t a Rolls or a Bentley—these have been too showy, too determined to be observed. No, this was confidence with its sleeves rolled up.

The third-generation Mercedes-Benz CL (C216).

And now, years later, I understand most of them have been handled like rubbish — their interiors smelling faintly of vape juice and remorse. However now, on the off likelihood that I see a clear instance, the blood comes speeding again

Submitted by: Alphonze Mephesto, Fiji ST, Jonathan Vaughan, Andrew Jimenez

The third-generation CL is my favourite, however I like the second-gen automobiles too.

59 caddy Eldorado. Simply spectacularly gigantic and placing. A lounge with two doorways and fins, you cant go improper

Take a look at this factor of magnificence. A positive selection at 225in. Nicely carried out.

Submitted by: JaredOfLondon, Daryl Grummitt

Merely one of many biggest automotive designs of all time.

The Rolls-Royce Spectre. If electrical autos are well-suited for anyone model, it is Rolls-Royce. The patrons have the cash, and the electrical powertrain offers the graceful, easy expertise Rolls-Royce is understood for. As well as, vary is not a lot of a problem, since any additional than the ‘burbs, and you take your non-public jet anyhow.

Rolls Royce Spectre. Throttle Home’s overview bought me on one thing I will by no means afford after they parked proper subsequent to a band taking part in on the sidewalk simply ft from the automotive and demonstrated the sound deadening with home windows down and home windows up. A person can dream.

Submitted by: DynamicPresence, Ryan Brenn

I feel the Spectre has a very good shot at being one of the best automotive presently on sale, full cease. However I do not suppose it is large enough.

I am going with classic and a little bit completely different … 1959-1961 Facel Vega HK500, Chrysler 383, 147 mph.

Submitted by: Michael Rosenfeld

I am keen on Facel Vegas.

For seems to be, I will must go together with the Continental GT, in inexperienced. May not be essentially the most dependable bunch, however my lord is it fairly. simply has a lot presence on the street with out it being too shouty in look. It seems to be good…as a result of it seems to be good.

I am going with the Bentley Continental GT. I feel Bentley beats out Rolls within the coupe division. I am conscious it is not all about pace(and energy) however the Bentley has this, “I possibly outdated cash however I am nonetheless fast, now..” air to it versus the Rolls Royce’s nearly comical luxuriousness. It simply seems to be foolish going quick.

Submitted by: Agon Targeryan, Marcus C

One other unbelievable pillarless coupe. It is not possible to overstate simply how good this present technology of Bentleys are.

1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst. One of many final true freeway whales, pure distilled Americana, and it seems to be great.

Submitted by: Ryan Kudebeh

These are so cool.

If I am not going for a correct grand tourer, I’ve all the time needed a Lincoln Mark VIII.

As a 90’s teen, I just like the of-its-time exterior styling. I nonetheless suppose it seems to be sharp. Then add plush leather-based seats and a extremely well-designed inside that sweeps the door panels to the entrance sprint, just like the NSX.

I concur with the Lincoln Mark VIII. The Lincoln Mark VIIII as nicely. A gentleman’s Mustang GT. I got here shut to purchasing a Mark VIII however went for a MN-12 95 Thunderbird LX with the 4.6 modular engine.

Submitted by: Karl F, Merill Frank

Do not forget the neon taillights!

For seems to be, I would take a Continental T over the Brooklands any day, and arguably, the Continental SC (Sedanca Coupé) seems to be even higher nonetheless, though you might argue it is a bit of a cheat.

Submitted by: Matt R

I feel this technology is growing old very well. They usually’re getting low cost…

1965 Riviera Gran Sport. Model and torque for days

I’ve all the time beloved the 1971 – 1973 Buick Rivieras.

Submitted by: Green_Meanie, Very Steady Genius

Buick made some actually wacky Riviera designs through the years.

Mercedes S Class coupe. A Nineteen Eighties 500 SEC mannequin was truly the primary automotive that I ever drove (illegally) again in 1995. It was my pal’s dad and mom automotive. So cool! No license, however I felt like James Bond!

Mercedes-Benz 560 SEC 5.6 AMG ‘Large Physique’ was all the pieces {that a} large coupe wanted to be an AMG.

Submitted by: Pabst 302, potbellyjoe

Yupppppp.

80s/90s Lincoln MkVII had a splendidly stable presence on the street. One thing in regards to the arch/sidewall/wheel ratio actually made it look grounded to the bottom. 🙂

Plus the enjoyable of the primary (?) US air suspension, and the HO V8 within the LSC. A couple of have been even made with a BMW turbodiesel straight six.

GM made a relatively disastrous foray into air suspension in 1958-59. Lotsa leaks, lotsa automobiles transformed again to metal springs — which, IIRC, usually occurred to the Lincoln air suspension that got here alongside 25 years later.

Submitted by: Irl Sanders IV, Matt Donner

I like these lots.

Give me a Swiss V8. Monteverdi Excessive Velocity.

Submitted by: Giantsgiants

The most effective automotive names of all time. “What sort of automotive do you drive?” “Oh, I’ve obtained a Excessive Velocity.”

Maybach Exelero. That automotive is a press release.

Submitted by: JohnnyWasASchoolBoy

Usually I would not embrace a one-off idea in an AOTD like this, however the Exelero is so spectacular that I merely should. (I feel somebody does truly personal it now, too, and it’s drivable!)

1996-2000 GMC Yukon 2-Door, final 4 years of the venerable GMT-400 platform after they put in the unkillable Vortec 5300 small-block. Hear me out:

Huge: Duh

Luxurious: It is a GMC, not some plebeian Chevy. It is outfitted with a giant, highly effective V-8. Additionally, have you ever sat within the seats from this technology? Speak about comfortable.

Coupe: It has TWO DOORS.

That is my choose. Struggle me.

Submitted by: LarriveeC05

I will permit it.