Lincoln Navigator is a full-size SUV manufactured by the American company since 1998 over three generations. The first generation entered production in 1998 at the Wayne plant in Michigan with a choice of two 5.4-liter V8 units offering around 230 horsepower each. In terms of dimensions, the American SUV is 5,2 meters long, 2 meters wide and has a height...
As a major participant to the sales success of the Trident company over the years the Maserati Quattroporte is a four door sedan the company made over the years with various breaks in production period. Built on good old principles of front engine - rear wheel drive cars throughout its life it had V8 power for most of its versions...
Lexus LFA is a powerful two-seat supercar produced by the Japanese company in a limited number of units. The Lexus LFA has been revealed at the Tokyo Motor Show in October 2009 while the production started one year later. According to the official details, Lexus plans to produce no more than 500 units at the Motomachi plant in Japan. Under...
The Lotus Elise is considered by many to be the car that kept Lotus from dying back in the late 90's and while plenty of people don't really agree, it's very, very difficult to prove them wrong. Originally introduced in 1996, it was a major step up from the disappointing Lotus Elan, it took on the mid engine layout with...
Lexus GS is a four-door sedan model built by the Japanese company since 1991 when the first generation, also known as S140, entered production. The 1991 Lexus GS was available only as a four-door sedan with generous dimensions of 4,9 meters long, 1,7 meters wide and 1,4 meters tall. Under the bonnet, the Japanese company offered a 3.0-liter inline-six unit...
The Lincoln Continental is one of the best known luxury cars ever to be made in America but sadly, this isn't really happening because of the car itself as much as it is because of a tragic event that influenced global history. Production periods for the Lincoln Continental ran from 1939 to 1948, then from 1956 to 2002 with an...
Lexus RX is a compact SUV manufactured by Toyota's luxury division since 1998 over three generations. The first Lexus RX had been revealed at the Chicago Auto Show in early 1997 with the sales starting the following year. Lexus offered the model with three different engine options, namely a 2.2 and 2.4 liters inline-six units and a more potent 3.0-liter...
Designed to be a middle of the road solutions for those seeking the luxury that the special division from Toyota offered, the Lexus ES has been with us since 1989 and over five generations it's had something that never changed. This was the Lexus ES drive and powerplant layout, that was constantly a front engine - front wheel drive setup,...
Land Rover Discovery is a well-known SUV manufactured by the British manufacturer since 1989 when the first generation was introduced. To be more precise, the first Land Rover Discovery was called Series I and lasted nine years until 1998. The British company offered the model both as three-door and five-door SUV with a generous engine range to choose from. The...
Land Rover Defender is a British off-road vehicle produced by the Gaydon-based manufacturer from 1983. The British model entered the assembly line at the Slihull plant in the UK and the first generation was known as Land Rover One Ten. The company offered the off-road model in a variety of versions such as three-door station wagon and van, two-door pickup...
Lamborghini Diablo is a two-seat sports car which replaced the Countach in 1990 being offered both as coupe and roadster. The first generation Diablo entered production in 1990, a total of 2884 units being manufactured in its 11-year lifetime. According to the official figures, the 1991 Lamborghini Diablo was the fastest production car with a top speed of 333 km/h,...
The iconic British off road company at Land Rover never had an issue with making very capable off-road vehicles and yet they decided to improve themselves by introducing the Range Rover. Originally unveiled in 1970 the Land Rover Range Rover was more spacious, came with better finished trim was available but it took quite some time before the real luxury...
Lamborghini Reventon is a two-door coupe introduced by the Italian company in 2007 at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The Italian model entered production in 2009 at the Sant'Agata Bolognese plant, only 20 units being sold until then. The starting price of the model is set at $1,5 million which means that we talk about the most expensive Lamborghini. It features...
The Land Rover Freelander isn't the ideal sort of car for the British company that specialized in making some of the finest and most capable off-road machines but they did go to town in making it. Why? Simply because as a company there's a bit of pressure in selling and profit when your numbers are low as most customers can't...
Kia Cee'd is undoubtedly a young but successful model in the range of the South Koreans from Kia Motors. The family model entered the market in December 2006 replacing the old Kia Spectra. The production started at the Zilina plant in Slovakia, the South Koreans offering three different body styles, namely three-door hatchback, five-door wagon and hatchback. The model is...
Lamborghini Gallardo is probably the most renowned sports car built by the Sant'Agata Bolognese-based manufacturer. The Italian model is offered both as two-door coupe and spyder and is mainly offered as a four-wheel drive model. The only Gallardo which benefits only from a rear-wheel drive system is the Balboni Edition, the short for LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni. The sports car...
Kia Rio is a subcompact model manufactured by the South Korean company since 2000 over three generations. The 2000 Kia Rio replaced the Pride model and debuted in front of the audience in August 2000. Kia offered the model in four-door sedan and five-door hatchback body styles with engines ranging from a 1.3-liter entry-level unit to a more powerful 1.6-liter...
Jeep Wrangler is one of the most successful models of Chrysler's subsidiary Jeep, a model which reached its fourth generation with production debuted more than 20 years ago. To be more precise, the first generation Wrangler entered production at the Brampton plant in Canada in 1987 replacing the Jeep CJ. Jeep also opted to build the four-wheel drive SUV in...
Infiniti G37 has been introduced in 2009 replacing the G37 sedan which entered the European market after its debut at the Geneva Motor Show. The modifications brought by Infiniti are not significant over the outgoing G35, the main improvements including a new 3.7-liter V6 engine able to develop 328 horsepower at 7,000 rpm and 365 Nm of torque at 5,200...
The Lamborghini Aventador is the newest and latest installment into the company's hall of fame list of high end supercars the Italians from Sant'Agata Bolognese make. Meant to replace the superb Lamborghini Murcielago, the Aventador offers up quite the shift in direction of the company not only for what's underneath, the production techniques used but also in the ideology behind...
