What_Car_UK_-_August_2020

CAR

OF THE

YEAR

2020

Luxury car

Luxury cars

MORETHAN£70,000

Rolls-RoycePhantom

OurpickEWB

Listprice£ 439,83 0TargetPrice£ 439,83 0

MPG17. 5CO 2 318g/km

ForThemostluxuriouscarin theworld;the

V12engineis renedandpotent.

AgainstYou’llneedverydeeppocketsto

buyandrunit.

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Mercedes-BenzS-Class

OurpickS350dL GrandEdition

Listprice£79,415TargetPrice£ 66,415

MPG4 4.1CO 2 168g/km

ForSharperhandlingthantheAudiA8,with

betterinfotainmentandlowerrunningcosts.

AgainstRidequalityisn’tconsistentand

somerivalsgetmorekitasstandard.

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AudiA8

OurpickL 50TDIquattroSport

Listprice£76 ,115TargetPrice£68,703

MPG40.4CO 2 182g/km

ForQuieterthantheS-Classandridesmore

comfortably,hasa high-qualityinterior.

AgainstTheinfotainmentis distractingtouse

andtheA8is priceyasa privatebuy.

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BEST

BUY

£40,000-£70,000

AudiA6

Ourpick 55 TFSIS line

Listprice£53,865TargetPrice£47, 511

MPG31. 4CO 2 206g/km

ForSeriouslyquick,quietandcomfortable,

wellbuiltinterior.

AgainstFiddlyinfotainmentsystemandnot

asagileasthe5 Series.

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BMW5 Series

Ourpick540ixDriveMSport

Listprice£54,075TargetPrice£4 6 ,10 5

MPG33.6CO 2 192g/km

ForEffortlesslyquickandverysurefooted

throughcorners;class-leadingquality.

AgainstStrongperformancemeansit’s

priceytorun.

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BMW6 SeriesGranTurismo

Ourpick630dSE

Listprice£52,685TargetPrice£44,484

MPG43.5CO 2 170 g/k m

ForIt hasvastamountsofpassengerspace,

a hugebootanda high-qualityinterior.

AgainstDoesn’thandlethatwellandcould

dowithmorestandardsafetyequipment.

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BEST

BUY

LESS THAN £40,000

Audi A6

Our pick 40 TDI Sport S tronic

List price £39,695 Target Price £ 3 4,985

MPG 50.4 CO 2 146 g/km

For Quiet, exible engine; well built;

good rear seat and boot space.

Against So-so ride on standard suspension;

jerky gearbox; ddly touchscreens.

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Mercedes-BenzE-Class

OurpickE220dSE

Listprice£38,870TargetPrice£ 31,866

MPG53.3CO 2 14 4g/km

ForStrong,smoothengine;suppleride;

generousstandardequipment.

AgainstOthersaloonsaremorefuntodrive;

slightlyawkwarddrivingposition.

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BEST

BUY

OURFAVOURITELUXURYcarforthepast

threeyearsstillofferstheverybesttraitsof

thisclass.Taketheinterior,forexample:it’s

virtuallyidenticaltothe 6 Series’andjustas

wellmade,butitcomesforacomparatively

bargainprice.Theinfotainmentsystemisthe

same,too,andyoucanspecitupwithalmost

everyconceivablefeature.It’sthesupreme

luxurypackagewithoutapricetagtomatch.

Ourpick520dMHTSE

Listprice£39,530

TargetPrice£34,601

MPG56.5CO 2 131g/km

ForSpacious,well-appointedinterior;great

todrive,witha quiet,economicalengine.

AgainstYouneedtoaddadaptivedampers

forthebestridequality.

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BMW 5 Series

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