The third series of the Aston Martin Lagonda was basically the same as the Series 2 Lagonda. It was introduced on the market in 1985 and already replaced by the restyled Series 4 in 1987. There’s not much to tell about this car, only that it featured a fuel injected engine instead of the carburettors equiped engines. This means that this Lagonda was more efficient with its fuel and also cleaner. No surprise that only 75 automobiles were produced, probably the most desirable Lagonda of the whole series.

Technical specification Aston Martin Lagonda Series 3:

After more than 10 years of marketing the Lagonda, Aston Martin asked William Towns to facelift the car for the upcoming years. This redesign was the first major change since the launch of the Lagonda in 1976 and consisted of a new front end of which the pop-up headlights were removed in favour of three headlights at each side. Furthermore all the sharp edges were rounded off a bit, smoothing up the side by removing the character line and added side skirts and new larger alloy wheels. With all the changes Towns made, the car was actually looking much more modern and sleek. At the mechanics and interior remained mostly the same as in the previous car. The Series 4 Lagonda was introduced at the 1987 Geneva Motor Show and lasted until January 1990 when produced seized after another 105 cars. The Lagonda was not replaced by a successor.

Technical specification Aston Martin Lagonda Series 4:

After Alejandro de Tomaso took over control of Maserati, he almost instantly started working on a new Quattroporte. Italdesign had presented two show cars in 1974 and 1976 called the Medici I and II, based on these two cars the new Quattroporte was penned down by Giorgetto Giugiaro. At the 1977 Turin Motor Show the new Quattroporte was first shown to the public and delivery started in 1979 with two models: the 4200 and 4900. The 4200 which actually had a 4.1 litre engine was phased out later in the car’s life cycle. The Quattroporte III (called 4porte in the first years) was an artistocratic and very luxurious car with lavish full leather seats (from SALT Turin), meters of wood and lots of other extras such as airconditioning. The chassis was based on the other Quattro-Porte baring the name of Maserati’s new owner: the de Tomaso Deauville. In 1986 the last Quattroporte III’s were slightly redesigned, upgraded and called Royale. Production seized in 1990 with more than 2,000 units produced.

Technical specification Maserati Quattroporte III:

The Royale was introduced to Maserati’s clients late 1986 and was basically a Quattroporte III with some minor cosmetic changes and an ultra luxurious interior. The body of the car was slightly redesigned with more rounded off body panels, new wheels and the prominent silver center side skirt. The engine was uprated to 295 HP. Main luxus was however the interior: it featured beter soundproofing and more luxurious leather seats, new extras such as automatic climate controle, a cigar lighter, a portable phone and a bar for the rear passengers. The rear seats were separate and both fully adjustable, also both passengers got retractable wood-veneered tables in the side doors and two vermeil/pewter beakers stowed behind the central door pillars. The Quattroporte Royale was built on special order until 1990, when Maserati was sold by de Tomaso to Fiat Group. Fiat introduced a new 4-door Maserati in 1994: the Quattroporte IV.

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