Top 10 Most Luxury British Cars: Blast From The Past

In this article we are going to discuss about top ten most beautiful and luxurious car of their times in the British Auto market manufactured in past and became popular. The British automakers have been a sign of remarkable production in terms of their cars. We have listed 10 most popular cars from British Auto market. Let’s have a look.

1. Aston Marton DB5 1965

Aston Martin has been producing most stylish and luxury cars in the British market. Aston Martin DB5 is a masterpiece of this auto giant. The Aston Martin DB5 made its debut in 1965 as an older car it has its influence in the market till now. The car is installed with six cylinder engine of 280hp mated with a gearbox. The DB5 has a light weight and stylish body.



2. Aston Healey 3000 MKIII 1965

Austin Healey 3000 was manufactured by auto giant, British Motor Corporation. It made its official debut in the market in 1959. The car was influenced by World War II sports cars. The first Austin Healey 3000 MKIII was launched in pink color. A renowned auto engineer of his times, Donald Healey manufactured the design of car.



3. Bentley Continental GT Speed 2013

Bentley Continental GT Speed was manufactured and launched by a renowned British Auto maker, Bentley Motors. Bentley, infact is the name of founder of the company and this cars is also named after him which marks that, this car was a masterpiece of Bentley. The Continental GT Speed is powered by a 6 liter 12-cyliner engine that produces 616 hp and 590 pound-feet of torque to all four wheels through an eight-speed automatic transmission. The car has high speed about 0 to 60mph in 4 seconds flat and top speed of 205mph.



4. BMC Mini 1959

The BMC Min 1959 was launched in 60s under BMW group. The automotive writers of that time regarded the BMC Mini as 2nd most influential car of the 20th Century. The current BMW cars are influenced with BMC mini manufactured under the Ford Model T.A. The car has 10-inch wheels which have a unique rubber cone suspension at each corner. It has space of 10ft by 4ft. The car has an engine with 4 speed transmission.



5. Jaguar E-Type 3.8 1960s

The most beautiful car ever made, the Jaguar E-Type 3.8 made its debut in the US and other auto markets back in 1960s. The car was launched as XKE. It has an exceptional aerodynamic skin. The Jaguar is equipped with straight-six engine, modern disc and a refined suspension.



6. Land Rover Defender 90 1983

The land Rover Defender 90 emerged as a need for a pickup truck for the agricultural purpose in the World War II. The Defender has a coil-spring suspension having new engine installed in it making it an ultimate off-roader. The Defender was manufactured for farmers, military and utility companies. The Land Rover Defender is most popular and used by civilians as fashion as well.



7. Lotus Seven 1957-73; Caterham Seven 1973- Present

The Lotus Seven was founded by Lotus founder Colin champan. Lotus Seven officially debuted in 1957. The Seven was equipped with a four cylinder engine by Ford with a power of 1172cc which produces torque between 28hp and 40hp. It was a faster car and by time its speed increased. The Seven was discontinued in 1972 when Lotus sold its production company to an ex dealer Graham Nearn and then from 1973 to till date Caterham cars is manufacturing Seven.



8. McLaren P1 2013

The McLaren P1 is a masterpiece successor of McLaren 1992-98. It is a very popular car in the UK auto industry. The McLaren P1 is a supercar. It is equipped with a gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain. Its 727hp, 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 meets a 176hp electric motor; the system’s 903hp total output spins the rear wheels through a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. Due to its limited units up to 375 cars produced, its price was £866,000 roughly $1.3 million.



9. Morgan 3 Wheeler 2011

The Morgan 3 Wheeler was produced by the Morgan Motorcar Company whose owner was Henry Morgan. He promoted the idea of 3 wheelers. The car is powered by a 2-litre V-twin motorcycle engine that produces 80hp. Its speed is zero to 60mph happens in about 4.5 seconds.



10. Rolls-Royce Phantom VI Limousine by Park Ward 1968-90

The Phantom VI is a most quintessentially British car ever that made its official debut in 1968 and remained in the Rolls-Royce catalogue until 1990. The previous models were equipped with a 6.2-litre V8; later models are installed with a 6.75-litre V8 producing upward of 250hp.