luxury Cars
luxury cars
about the category
The manufacturer’s price is between $80,000 and $170,000.
Showcasing the cream of the crop in terms of the latest
technology and features.
Introducing technology which filters down.
Interiors are smooth, refined and spacious.
sCores importanCe weighting
Well above average 10 Critical (C) 1.00
Above average 8 High (H) 0.80
Average 6 Medium (M) 0.40
Below average 4 Low (L) 0.20
Well below average 2
luxury cars
If you WAnt whisper-quiet cabins Performance is expected, but the ultimate which is also available as a hybrid, while the
full of sumptuous leather and rich goal of these cars is to deliver its occupants to Audi A6 and Mercedes C-Class and E-Class are
woodgrain, you have come to the right place. their destination unruffled. also worthy luxury players along with the
Luxury cars are the ultimate showcase of a A lot of time and effort has gone into isolating 3-Series and 5-Series BMWs.
carmaker’s expertise and massive amounts of the driver and passenger from road, tyre and This year Jaguar launched its all-important
money are spent on developing and sourcing wind noise as well providing a ride setting that XF sedan which was the last car to be
the latest and greatest technology to make is plush without making anyone sea sick. introduced before the brand was sold to Indian
sure the cars meet ever-growing expectations. Lexus has mastered this art with its GS sedan, company Tata.
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Mercedes-Benz E280 Cdi Elegance (d)
E350 Elegance (p)
XF 3.0 V6 Luxury (p)
Jaguar XF 2.7 D Luxury (d)
GS300 Sports Luxury (p)
Audi A6 TDI Quattro (d)
A6 FSI Quattro (p)
C320 CDI Avantage (d)
Mercedes-Benz
XJ6 D (d)
BMW 530d (d)
Jaguar XJ8 (p)
530i (p)
Weighting
Grange (p)
520d (d)
GS450h
Comparative
Lexus
Lexus
BMW
HSV
table
value for money
Pricing 5 8 8 9 7 8 5 7 7 10 10 6 6 1 2 M
Cost of depreciation ($) 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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