Cars

While saloons, hatchbacks, and SUVs may lack the speed of a sports car, they make up for it in legroom, headroom, interiors decked out in luxurious materials, and every technological advancement you could think of — and even some that you didn’t even know were possible. From the diamond-quilted, heated leather seats of a Bentley Arnage and the electric memory seats of a Mercedes-Benz E-Class to the 20-inch wheels of a Range Rover and the chrome accents of a Maserati Quattroporte, they seem like the farthest thing from a ‘family car’ out there — and, bonus, they won’t break the bank!

Gimmicks. The car industry is rife with them. Manufacturers cling onto fanciful and often forged ideas of heritage like the skin on a rice pudding. But the Aston Martin Vantage Le Mans — built to mark 40 years since the marque’s landmark victory at La Sarthe in 1959 — was different. In fact, as commemorative models go, we don’t think they come much better.

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