Best in class9/10Mercedes-BenzS-Class£72,670 – £186,285Rivals are closer than ever, but S-Class remains our favourite luxo-barge. For now
9/10Rolls-RoycePhantom£320,120 – £373,688Nothing in life is perfect but the Phantom gets close. An imperious, impeccably engineered automotive experience.
8/10Rolls-RoyceGhost£225,368 – £260,768A Rolls-Royce for our more economically aware times. Yeah right...
8/10BMW7 Series£62,470 – £83,270Packed full of tech and beautifully made, but the S-Class is still better.
8/10Mercedes-BenzCLS£52,055 – £86,920Same waft, just with added style. A fine long-distance GT, if ever there was one.
8/10Aston MartinRapide S£150,694 – £153,194It might not add a great deal more space, but it's hard not to love this four-door Aston.
8/10BentleyMulsanne£229,360 – £288,345More fun to drive than the Rolls Phantom, the Mulsanne is brilliant, so long as you’re on the inside.
7/10MaseratiQuattroporte£72,450 – £94,975The entertaining and imposing QP could be our limo of choice.
7/10JaguarXJ£61,065 – £90,600This is a lovely big limo. So svelte, it can even make a politician look cool.
6/10LexusLS£99,45022nd Century limo looks, stunted by 1980s powertrain response. The ultimate left-field choice...
4/10LexusLS£99,450Expensive to buy, expensive to own. Rationalists, look elsewhere; LS is outpaced by newer, greener, cheaper rivals.
