luxury Cars

luxury Cars









luxury cars

about the category

The manufacturer’s price is between $80,000 and $170,000.

Showcasing the cream of the crop in terms of the latest

technology and features.

Introducing technology which filters down.

Interiors are smooth, refined and spacious.



sCores importanCe weighting

Well above average 10 Critical (C) 1.00

Above average 8 High (H) 0.80

Average 6 Medium (M) 0.40

Below average 4 Low (L) 0.20

Well below average 2





luxury cars

If you WAnt whisper-quiet cabins Performance is expected, but the ultimate which is also available as a hybrid, while the

full of sumptuous leather and rich goal of these cars is to deliver its occupants to Audi A6 and Mercedes C-Class and E-Class are

woodgrain, you have come to the right place. their destination unruffled. also worthy luxury players along with the

Luxury cars are the ultimate showcase of a A lot of time and effort has gone into isolating 3-Series and 5-Series BMWs.

carmaker’s expertise and massive amounts of the driver and passenger from road, tyre and This year Jaguar launched its all-important

money are spent on developing and sourcing wind noise as well providing a ride setting that XF sedan which was the last car to be

the latest and greatest technology to make is plush without making anyone sea sick. introduced before the brand was sold to Indian

sure the cars meet ever-growing expectations. Lexus has mastered this art with its GS sedan, company Tata.

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F



F









Mercedes-Benz E280 Cdi Elegance (d)

E350 Elegance (p)



XF 3.0 V6 Luxury (p)

Jaguar XF 2.7 D Luxury (d)

GS300 Sports Luxury (p)

Audi A6 TDI Quattro (d)

A6 FSI Quattro (p)



C320 CDI Avantage (d)

Mercedes-Benz









XJ6 D (d)

BMW 530d (d)



Jaguar XJ8 (p)

530i (p)









Weighting

Grange (p)

520d (d)

GS450h









Comparative

Lexus









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BMW



HSV









table

value for money

Pricing 5 8 8 9 7 8 5 7 7 10 10 6 6 1 2 M

Cost of depreciation ($) 25 7 7 9 6 7 3 7 7 10 9 5 5 1 1 M

Running & repair costs 5 9 8 4 5 5 3 5 5 9 6 8 8 2 2 L

Fuel consumption 8 6 3 8 5 8 3 8 3 10 1 8 4 3 7 L

Warranty 6 5 5 4 6 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 4 4 L

Standard features 8 6 6 6 9 6 8 5 5 2 6 2 3 5 5 C

Design & funCtion

Safety 10 9 9 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 C

Security 9 10 10 3 9 3 2 3 3 3 7 3 3 3 3 H

Environment 9 6 6 7 6 7 7 7 6 7 4 7 6 6 6 C

Comfort 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 C

Space 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 10 8 8 5 5 H

Practicality 7 9 9 7 9 9 9 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 M

Ergonomics 8 9 9 8 7 9 9 9 9 7 6 6 6 7 7 C

Build and finish quality 9 10 10 8 9 8 8 7 7 8 5 8 8 6 6 C

on the roaD

Performance 9 8 7 8 6 6 8 6 6 6 10 7 6 7 6 H

Ride 9 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 6 7 7 7 8 8 C

Handling 8 9 9 9 6 8 8 7 7 8 7 8 8 6 6 H

Braking 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 9 9 8 7 8 8 6 6 H

Smoothness & quietness 10 8 7 8 8 7 9 7 7 8 6 7 7 7 6 C

overall rating 828 819 748 746 729 699 696 680 652 583

800 719 684 641 578

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