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Imagine a Lamborghini with all the Italian soul and passion you could wish for, but engineered and built by the folks from Audi. Here it is...
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If you think the idea of a Lamborghini off-roader is a bit mad, you're right. But even a mad concept can be saved when you stick one of the world's most evocative V12s under the bonnet.
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Glorious, mid-engine supercar that put Lamborghini on the map and gave Ferrari a bloody nose. Designed and engineered by geniuses, its transverse mid-engine layout was revolutionary, and the styling was off the scale.
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Born from the world championship-winning rally car, the Delta Integrale is fabulous to drive and evocative to look at. Bags of grip and traction, superb handling and steering, plenty of turbocharged performance.
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Space-age looks made this one of the most extraordinary cars of its era. It was also the first car designed and built purely to win the World Rally Championship. Which it did.
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The Range Rover invented the concept of luxury 4X4s, combining creature comforts and V8 power with unbeatable off-road ability. And it is still the best there is.
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Launched in 1948 as a stop-gap to keep Rover busy in post-war years, the Series I workhorse had aluminium bodywork because of steel rationing. It's now an icon that has explored every continent on earth.
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Proved that the Japanese can do luxury cars, with one of the finest V8 engines of all time. Buyers love 'em: uncannily quiet, and always at the top of customer satisfaction surveys.
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In 1961, the concept of a large four-door convertible with an electric folding roof was radical. The car was a stunner, and quickly became globally recognised when President Kennedy got shot dead in one.
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What picture of London would be complete without a red Routemaster and a couple of Coventry-built black cabs? The taxis made by LTI (London Taxis International) are part of the capital's landscape and have transported millions. Eccentrically traditional, too: boot must still be able to take a bale of hay.
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Colin Chapman's Elan was a blinding driver's car, especially in Sprint form with the 126bhp twin-cam engine. Elan's astonishing ride, handling and steering impress most.
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With a lightweight aluminium chassis tuned by the best in the business, the Elise has delivered all it promised - great handling, unnaturally good steering and sprightly performance.
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