Mercedes easily sits top spot in the luxury class. The S is luxury for a new era.

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

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

Not the visual feast of its predecessor but much better to drive. A very convincing Benz.

If ever there was an estate to get the masses out of their X6s, this is it.

Merc shrinks the S-Class and turns it into an Estate. Yes, it's that good.

Mercedes nails it. The C-Cab is pleasant to drive but majors on al-fresco feel-good.

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.

Confident effort, free from old-school Stuttgart smugness, but not trying to ape the 3-series either.

Mercedes says this new A-Class is vital to its future fortunes. Phew, go the board: it's very good.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Has moved on from its predecessor and is now one of the best luxury SUVs on sale.

Seven seats and plenty of off-road ability, but many will find the smaller, cheaper Merc ML as good.

All the ingredients were there, Merc just had to wrap it in a gorgeous two-door body. Predictably brilliant.

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

Crazy, and that's why we like it, but struggle to recommend it