Wow, that middle console is awesome. That looks like one roomy car. The exterior does not appeal. It's odd in a bad way.

Wow, indeed. The interior, dash and console is wonderful! And I agree outside, not so much. Hay, wasn't the Aston Martin a 007 car?

I think so. I didn't even know it was an Aston Martin till I got home and Googled it. The nameplate on it just said "Lagonda."

Holy cow. I've only ever seen one of those, and it was a shock to see it moving under its own power. It's not an Aston-Martin, it's an Aston-Martin/Lagonda - a combined effort from two companies. An expensive example of "meh" parts-bin engineering, scraped together by two once-great companies during the darkest days of the stagflationary 70's.

Now, you say you want a car with two names, an example of the height of exclusive european luxury, with the carefree drivetrain of an American car? You, my friend, want a Facel-Vega.

Or if you just want cheap-to-buy, wallet-wrenching-to-own land-yacht exotica with that unloved, overdue-for-a-comeback Wedge-era styling, get a Maserati Quattroporte III.

Not too keen on the Quattroporte III, but damn that Lagonda is one seriously sexy bit of 80s kit. Dated, but still far better looking that the stupid 4 door Lambo that's just been announced, or the stretched Aston Martin that's out next year, or the hideous Porsche Panamera. It's like sometime during the mid 80s all manufacturers forgot how to design good looking exotic performance sedans.

Built to carter to the newly rich of the Middle East the Lagonda was the hight of power and elegance. There has been a new Lagonda prototype seen around but if there are any plans to build it our now up to Ford.

Any videos of people in white robes and sandals pavement surfing?

oopsie, typo!

Built to carter to the newly rich of the Middle East

fixed that for them.

I think they were aiming for "cater to."

I saw a DB9 convertible up close in a parking lot a few weeks ago. I was too scared of the alarm to touch it, but boy was that a beautiful car.

I know, but my fix is funnier, is it not?

Uncle Oswald drove his through the Syrian desert, singing Aida to pass the time, but I've never thought to look for a pic - awesome.

I love the photo in Triode's first link!

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Mon dieu, she eez so French. (That's an awesome car, too.)