The best executive cars to Buy in the UK in 2017 (Part 1 of 2)

Executive cars could cost you a bit higher than a standard saloon however the best ones add a real touch of class to your motoring life

These days, the executive cars are something of a catch-all expression masking a broad team of prestige models. These cars more commonly don’t seem to be adequate to do common jobs but the executive jobs, and they prove to be real head turner in the market and as well as conveying leaders of industry. Usually, if you wish to have a drive in these cars, you will see that these cars will be available on the airports exclusively offering hire services throughout the United Kingdom.

If you try to rewind your 20-30 years, and an executive car would have been easy to classify and identify in the automotive market. You had a choice of three German carmakers including Audi, BMW or Mercedes-Benz, and also you had better built, larger or smaller body patterns. Audi had the A4 and A6, and on the other hand, BMW offered 3-series and 5-series and Mercedes-Benz had the C-Class and E-class. Beyond that, there several other automakers from some other countries e.g. Jaguar, Volvo and Saab, or if you favored burning money in bags, there were closely denigrating and fly-by-night choices from Citroen, Peugeot, Renault and also from Italian automaker Alfa Romeo.

However, currently, we can say there are still three true executive car manufacturers in the market and they are actually dominating the market, they are Germans that dominate, but now Jaguar is a totally fledged contender in this class of cars, and whilst Saab no longer exists and the French have deserted the domain, there are still executives produced by the Swedish automaker Volvo and Italian Alfa Romeo. The Japanese have stepped into the negated left by the French, with top quality brands like Lexus by Toyota and Infiniti by Nissan, at the same time, Vauxhall, VW and Ford has offered the ultra-modern loved one’s cars, respectively the Insignia Grand sport, Passat and Mondeo, in particular, the Vignale versions of the latter variation are looking to chimp the executive car market with most modern technology and best driving gadgets.

There are many 4 door executive cars available in the market automakers are trying to build smart vehicles with all features of larger vehicles but without dipping into the SUV and crossover class, there are extra body styles available than ever. There are the conformist estate models on offer, at the same time you cannot deny the existence of 4-seater coupes as they offer best features.

Cars, just like the Audi A5 Coupe, Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe and BMW 4-series offer the same class of engines as automakers are using in their saloon equivalents, so the coupes look sharper and smarter than the saloons, however at the same time they have identical running costs too.

Then there’s the skyward thrust of the coupes with four and five-door variants, characterized via cars just like the Audi A5 and Audi A7 Sportback and newly emerged BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe and Mercedes CLS. The German automaker BMW’s 3 series and 5 series GT are 5-door hatchback versions of larger saloons. So, ultimately, it is harder to define these days that what are the executive cars and which one you should buy if you wish to have one. To clarify and make this process easy, we have compiled a list of top 10 executive cars to buy in the UK in 2017.

In order make more versatile choices we have added all kind of variations in these ten vehicles. Some of these cars will be diesel powered, although extra effective petrol engines are also offered, in one model type we have added all the available engines and their power ranges with the minimum to maximum carbon emissions and fuel economy. With the non-diesel line-up, Lexus is the only automaker that relatively pushes hybrid power, however, models like the BMW 330e and Volkswagen Passat GTE offer plug-in hybrid and can relatively cut your costs to even dead low. If you are willing to take more thrust, the Tesla Model S is also an assured executive with zero-emissions electric drive, supercar-rivalling straight-line performance, and much more.

But which cars do we ruminate are the immensely executive options? We have listed 10 of our favourites below. Let’s start with the number one in this class.

5. Tesla Model S

Engines: 100D, 70, 70D, 90D, P100D, P90D,

Power range: 315hp to 613hp

Torque Range: 325lb-ft to 790lb-ft

FUEL SYSTEM: 70 kWh Li-ion battery pack to 100 kWh Li-ion battery pack

Tesla is jolting the executive car sector with its executive saloon Model S, and the facelifted model S is the one that cannot be overlooked at any price. It is about to sheer the market of conventional cars.

After commencing itself with the Lotus Elise-based Roadster, Tesla has high hopes for the model S. And rightly so, you quite simply could not have come through a car like the Tesla Model S earlier this model. This all-electric saloon is as rapid as a Porsche, as highly-priced as a Mercedes and as eco-pleasant as any of the zero emission cars like the leaf by Nissan. It’s roughly identical in dimensions to a BMW 7 series and comes packed full of technology that you simply don’t have more normally in a production car. Take the all-electrical powertrain for a start, which depending on the model has an estimated range of not less than 300 miles and it is claimed by Tesla. Most electric cars declare a nearly one hundred miles from one charge but have touched the now horizons.

The futuristic cabin has eliminated the handbrake and a start button, you just get in, the car, and it detects the key and sat you in the driving seat, and turns itself on. The interior offers a big 17-inch touchscreen in the central console and replaces all the conventional buttons, and that you can even get a pair of seats to convert it into a seven seater by turning the boot into the cabin area. There are several trims offered on the Model S and you can opt for a style of items with unique power outputs and battery levels, and two or 4-wheel drive is also available on the Model S. At the very high of the range, the P100D Ludicrous has supercar-slaying and it gets just 3 seconds to reach 0-60mph.

in the UK there are supermini-sized or smaller pure electrical cars on sale, but the Tesla Model S doesn’t sit in the category of smaller cars, it is a massive sized vehicle, sitting somewhere between the BMW 7 series and Mercedes S-class, or you may say is a size of a BMW 5 series or Mercedes E-class and the Audi A8.

4. BMW 3 series

Engines ranging from: [Petrol – 1.5 litre L3 – 3.0 litre L4], [Diesel – 16 TRIMS OF 2.0 litre L4 ENGINES]

Power range: [Petrol – 136hp – 326hp], [Diesel – 116hp – 313hp]

Torque ranging from: [Petrol – 162lb-ft – 332lb-ft], [Diesel – 199lb-ft – 465lb-ft]

CO2 Emissions: [Petrol – 126g/km – 169g/km], [Diesel – 113g/km – 145g/km]

Fuel economy (MPG): [39.1 mpg – 51.2mpg], [Diesel – 48.1mpg – 61.4mpg]

The BMW 3 series stays one of the best executive cars on sale. It’s with the excellent intent that the BMW 3-series dominates the landscape in the UK’s car market. The 2.0 litre diesel engine enticing to spectacular effectivity and road tax emissions. But whichever one of the crucially broad range of engines. Head down a twisty road, and you will see how comfortable and well balanced the 3-Series is. The steering wheel and control system is constructive and well weighted, with a lot of grip on the road.

Take things easy and the table turns towards you, although. If you opt for the optional M performance suspension, the BMW bangs over bumps. Even improved are the optional adaptive dampers, which soften the ride, even more, enabling the 3 series to cruise just about as peacefully because the C-Class is in rival to the model and is sitting ahead of the 3 series.

3. Mercedes E-Class

Engines ranging from: [Petrol – 2.0 litre L4], [Diesel – 2.0 litre L4 – 3.0 litre V6]

Power range: [Petrol – 183hp], [Diesel – 198hp – 253hp]

Torque ranging from: [Petrol – 221lb-ft], [Diesel – 295lb-ft – 457lb-ft]

CO2 Emissions: [Petrol – 135g/km], [Diesel – 112g/km – 144g/km]

Fuel economy (MPG): [46.1 mpg], [Diesel – 42.1mpg – 56.4mpg]

The Mercedes E-class is a noteworthy runner in the executive car class in the UK and the contemporary E-class arrived just a year ago and faces no problems to adjust it in the top rank and become one of the nice cars. It is the best car in the market, Mercedes has ever produced. The E-class comes with an excessive degree of technology and its finest finish ought to be enough to make you feel to think twice about whether you go for an S-class or E-class is for you.

On the external body structure and exterior built quality, it can be fair to say Mercedes hasn’t strayed some distance from the ordinary procedures – the design is evolutionary otherwise than just the state-of-the-art, and could simply be immoral for its larger or smaller siblings, the S-class and C-class.

Inside of the cabin is just awesome and posh as you can find in the high end vehicles like the s-class and it is the place the enormous information just become scarce. Simplest and just the standard model with base-specs get any analogue gauges – above that, it is liquid crystal display shows everything you wish to see, from route to performance and everything. Two 12-inch monitors display all of the information you would almost certainly want to have on hand. Refinement is also top-notch and up to the level of all new Mercedes-Benz S-Class, and technological advancement will have to make the E-class totally riskless and convenient to live with.

2. Jaguar XE

Engines ranging from: [Petrol – 2.0 litre L4 – 3.0 litre V6], [Diesel – 2.0 litre L4]

Power range: [Petrol – 200hp – 340hp], [Diesel – 163hp – 240hp]

Torque ranging from: [Petrol – 236lb-ft – 332lb-ft], [Diesel – 280lb-ft – 370lb-ft]

CO2 Emissions: [Petrol – 144g/km – 194g/km], [Diesel – 99g/km – 137g/km]

Fuel economy (MPG): [39.1 mpg – 45.2mpg], [Diesel – 59.1mpg – 69.4mpg]

Welcome to the British car brand Jaguar, and the Jaguar XE is the selected one, it has become the pick of the bunch in the compact executive saloon class in the UK.

For years, Jaguar has been resolute to create a BMW three series rival and now they got one. Correctly, the XE is the best solution to the 3 series and is far better than a rival. It’s just right enough to compare or beat the German automaker in lots of features and other solid points.

Building on Jaguar’s success with the greater XF saloon and mingling this with spectacular styling as perceptible on the F-type, the XE represents what the automaker does incomparably. It’s a jumble of brand new technology, with its frugal diesel engines and aluminium chassis, and high-finish luxurious leather-based inside.

The cutting-edge Ingenium technology has been used on the engines and its 4-cylinder engines imply the XE is a high performer, too. The 2.0 litre turbodiesel engine of 178bhp matched with 8-speed automatic is the combo of option for the new XE, with silky gentle power delivery and pleasing modifications making it a quality cruiser. The important thing in the executive segment is balancing the appealing features and strong performance. It’s here that the XE excels, with CO2 emissions as little as under 100g/km when coupled with a 161bhp Ingenium diesel. It works gorgeously decent and helps bolster victory for the XE.

1. BMW 5 series

Engines ranging from: [Petrol – 2.0 litre L4 – 4.4 litre V8], [Diesel – 2.0 litre L4 – 3.0 litre L6]

Power range: [Petrol – 252hp – 462hp], [Diesel – 190hp – 265hp]

Torque ranging from: [Petrol – 258lb-ft – 479lb-ft], [Diesel – 295lb-ft – 457lb-ft]

CO2 Emissions: [Petrol – 136g/km – 209g/km], [Diesel – 118g/km – 142g/km]

Fuel economy (MPG): [33.1 mpg – 45.2mpg], [Diesel – 46.1mpg – 57.4mpg]

Trendy and stylish G30 iteration of BMW’s executive saloon family directly jumps to the top of the class.

This is now more than 40 years when BMW 5 series came into existence, and given that even the fourth generation was considered virtually the best executive car in the world, it’s no shock that now the 5 series is in its seventh generation and this state-of-the-art G30 is truly the best executive car in the UK market today.

Like its predecessors, BMW’s perfect philosophy remains intact, with enticing rear-wheel-drive handling and pleasant efficiency and something from the engine you pick out of its engines family. But the major thing that units the 5 series apart from its competitors are the sheer delivery of technology on board.

It uses a number of gadgets to assist the driver and a lot of the latest features from the 7 series limo, together with lightweight carbon fiber reinforced plastic used to build the interior and exterior fenders etc. and a long record of driver aids, together with adaptive cruise and lane keeping assistant, and even remote-managed parking from outside the car which is something comes from very upstream vehicles.

Where the 5 series really impresses its driver and occupants is that it manages to be the best on the class executive with excellent running costs and the best efficiency. The pick of the class is the 520d, as it has carbon emissions from 108g/km, with the intention to remain low on the tax band.

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