OUTDATED
This article is about the Quezon Laguna luxury sports sedan manufactured by Quezon Motors. For the boring French midsize car, see Renault Laguna.
It is 2008. The global financial crisis has began winding down.
Fortunately for Quezon, the crisis had not affected the Philippines all too much.
And so, in the Philippine summer of that year, a legend would finally return.
20 years after the last Laguna rolled off the production line.
People weren’t expecting something such as this, however.
At last, the wait was over. After a whole 20 years of hiatus the iconic Quezon Laguna name would return in its fourth-generation (2008-2014).
Quezon decided to upmarket the Laguna name. Instead of competing with its former rivals, the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro, the Laguna now competed with cars like the Cadillac CTS-V, Mercedes E63 AMG, and higher end Marksman Sabres.
Unlike any of its competitors however, the Laguna never was available as a 2-door coupe.
From launch it would receive 2 engine choices of either a 3.6L SOHC V6 or a 5.0L DOHC V8, both mated to a 7-speed automagic transmission.
The 3.6L Quezon V6 was similar to the one in the Cordova, with power increased to 292 in order to handle the Laguna’s heavier weight. The Laguna equipped with a V6 can hit 60 in 6 seconds.
Meanwhile on the higher end of things, the Quezon 5.0 V8 made 465 horsepower, and could hit 60 in 4.6 seconds, matching that of the Cadillac.
Interior-wise the Lagunas’ interiors were nothing to scoff at. With leather upholstery all around ,subtle hints of carbon fibre around the dashboard and centre console, power operated everything idk whatever and a special touchscreen SatNav manufactured by Philippine company MyPhone.
7.5 GT (2010-2012)
In 2010, Quezon would produce a variant of the Laguna featuring a 7.5L DOHC V8 making 730hp, called the “7.5 GT”. Quezon announced that the 7.5 GT would be available with either a 6-speed manual transmission or a 7-speed automatic. In the end, only the 7-speed automatic would be sold to the public due to problems with manufacturing. The 7.5GT hit 60 in a not-much-quicker 4.3 seconds with the 7-speed auto.
In the midst of all that however, the 7.5 Laguna GT would set a record for one of the fastest four-door sedans around the Nürburgring in 2011, with a lap time of 7:51 (While running semi-slick tyres).
. But the delicate and beautifully put together designs leave for an incredible result, and I cannot get over those taillights. Not to mention the insane and incredible engineering of these beautiful and ferocious vehicles are very realistic and give the cars much more personality than they already do. Good job I’ve been left speechless multiple times by these vehicles.
