Rivals are closer than ever, but S-Class remains our favourite luxo-barge. For now

One of the most practical, sensible and desirable large estates.

It’s not revolutionary, but in refocusing the dynamics to deliver a more relaxed driving experience, the All-Terrain is the most compelling E-Class estate out there

The leaps forward in road manners, cabin design and quality take the G-Class from being an ageing anachronism to a car that can be considered alongside top end Range Rovers

Same waft, just with added style. A fine long-distance GT, if ever there was one.

Great looking, stuffed with tech, implausibly fast. A private jet for the road

Every bit as convincing as the VW California. What is loses in the finer packaging details, it makes up for in quality and design.

A few niggles aside, this V-Class feels luxurious and worth the outlay. A fine, MPV/business-express.

The B-Class is now a genuine contender – if an expensive one – in the family hatch sector.

Mercedes has thrown everything it knows into the new E-Class. You can tell.

Mercedes almost undermines its own flagship with new E-Class Cabrio. Close one

Meet the new C-Class, same as the old C-Class: comfy, techy and classy

A coupe that majors on comfort and luxury. Unless you go for the C63 AMG, in which case it's NUTS

Classy, sensible and easy to live with. Not the most exciting small estate on sale, but possibly the most well-rounded

Dramatic, fast and useable, with Mercedes’ thoroughness and AMG’s sporting genes.

Mercedes nails it. The C-Class cabrio is pleasant to drive but majors on open-top relaxation

A very well executed big, luxury Benz. Lovely thing

An immensely fast and capable car to drive. But Golf R remains better to drive.

By no means perfect, but blessed with such character we can forgive AMG’s bombastic GLC

Looks good, lowers the heart rate and comes with some reasonably cost-effective engines. A winning combination

Not much different to the A-Class, but that's OK. Why mess with a successful formula?

A likeable thing. Go for a higher powertrain and it makes most sense.