GFerg

Click the link for detailed info on all the cars
http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/sec...,27909,00.html



SUPERCARS
Winner: Bugatti Veyron
Utterly, stunningly, mind blowingly jaw droppingly brilliant

2nd Ford GT
3rd Ferrari F430
4th Pagani Zonda F
Aston Martin Vanquish S




CONVERTIBLES
Winner: Jaguar XK convertible
Looks stunning and much better than even the DB9 convertible

2nd Audi S4 Cabriolet
3rd Mini Cooper Convertible
4th Mercedes CLK 500 Cabriolet
Lexus SC 430



LUXURY CARS
Winner: Rolls-Royce Phantom
All it's missing is an open fire and a chimney

2nd Audi A8 4.2 TDI quattro SE
3rd Bentley Continental Flying Spur
4th Mercedes-Benz S 500
Maybach 57 S




PRESTIGE FAMILY CARS
Winner: Mercedes C 320 CDI
If it doesn't fall apart, there's nothing on the road to touch it

2nd Audi A4 2.0 TDI SE
3rd Saab 9-3 1.9 TiD Linear Sport
4th Alfa-Romeo 159 3.2 Q4
Jaguar X-type 3.0 V6



MPVs
Winner: Mazda5 2.0 Sport Diesel
If you must buy one then the Mazda5 is the best of the bunch

2nd Honda FR-V 2.2 i-CTDi SE
3rd Ford Focus C-Max 2.0 TDCi
4th Vauxhall Zafira SRi 1.9 CDTi
Citroën C8 2.0HDi Exclusive




OFF-ROADERS
Winner: Range Rover V8 Vogue
Rides like a limo and works like a tractor

2nd Land Rover Discovery 3 TdV6
3rd Mercedes-Benz ML 500 SE
4th Volvo XC90 D5 SE
Porsche Cayenne 3.2





EXECUTIVE CARS
Winner: BMW M5
Redefines what saloons can do. This is BMW at its absolute best

2nd Mercedes-Benz CLS 500
3rd Lexus GS 300 SE
4th Jaguar XJ6 TDVi Sovereign
Peugeot 607 Executive 3.0 V6




COUPÉS
Winner: Aston Martin V8 Vantage
It sounds like Tom Jones being mauled by an alsation

2nd BMW M6
3rd Mazda RX-8
4th Corvette C6
Peugeot 407 Coupé 2.7 V6



SPORTS CARS
Winner: Mazda MX-5
The new model has left behind any hairdresser associations

2nd Caterham Seven CSR 260
3rd Lotus Exige 240R
4th Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG
Morgan Roadster




ESTATE CARS
Winner: Mercedes-Benz R 500 SE
A genuine breakthrough vehicle with a boot the size of Belgium

2nd Mercedes-Benz E 320 CDI Eleg.
3rd Volvo V70 D5 AWD SE Estate
4th Audi A6 4.2 quattro SE Evant
Fiat Croma 2.2 16v Eleganza



FAMILY CARS
Winner: Honda Accord 2.2 diesel
With your sensible trousers on this is the best car in its class bar none

2nd Ford Mondeo ST220
3rd Volkswagen Passat SE 2.0 FSI
4th Mazda6 2.0 TS2
Hyundai Accent 1.3 GSI




HATCHBACKS
Winner: VW Golf GTI 3dr
It's not chav, it's not bling, it's cheap and it goes like a scramjet

2nd Ford Focus ST 2.5 3dr
3rd Toyota Yaris 1.0 VVT-I T3 3dr
4th Renault Clio 1.4 16v Exp. 3dr
Perodua Kelisa 1.0 GXi

PhilipMSPT

iTrader: (5)

Further proof that Lexus needs a lot more work in Europe. A whole hellavalot more...

4TehNguyen

iTrader: (1)

what they need an IS350 to test

MSMLexIS

Im just happy that two lexuses made the list But im suprised the new IS250 isnt on there somewhere.

GFerg

lol...the Lexus SC430 is on the list because he claims it to be the WORST Convertible to buy. Only one Lex and one Toyota made the good list.


Convertibles
Bad car: Lexus SC 430
JITTER BUG

rominl

iTrader: (4)

yup, lexus never really gets good reviews from them, for a valid reason though

Gojirra99

They forgot to switch out the runflats like almost all of us here did

They always favour cars that perform well on the track rather than highway cruisers, which is fine by me.

Overclocker

FYI, Alsation = German Shepherd

I was curious so I Googled it.

bruce van

That's very interesting list of cars he's come up with.

What is even more interesting is the number of Mazdas listed. Almost every single
car they make managed to score high marks with Clarkson.

Mazda5 - winner for MPV (minivan)
Mazda6 - 4th for family car
RX8 - 3rd place for Coupes
Miata/MX5 - winner for Sportscar beating out Lotus and MB

Nice job Mazda. I would consider getting any one of these cars easily. The RX8 may be
my next car by the end of this year if gas prices don't get too crazy.

diablo1

European cars are way over-represented, Japanese and American, way under-represented. No surprise coming from this guy.

encore888

Well at least he likes the GS 300!

CHIS350

PRESTIGE FAMILY CARS
Winner: Mercedes C 320 CDI
If it doesn't fall apart, there's nothing on the road to touch it

2nd Audi A4 2.0 TDI SE
3rd Saab 9-3 1.9 TiD Linear Sport
4th Alfa-Romeo 159 3.2 Q4
Jaguar X-type 3.0 V6

Is this guy on crack? I'm not complaining about Lexus but the C class, A4, 9-3, and X-type listed above a 3 series? That is nuts.

GSteg

iTrader: (15)

It has to be realized that Jeremy drives supercars all the time, so his expectation of sports coupe is different than many people. Going from a CLK to a JXR, to an SC430, you'll feel the difference in driving dynamics.

whoster

the reviews are written for the FAMILY in mind..

and from what i know, Merc's diesel engines are amazingly reliable (note that all of the higher-scoring ones are diesel models). he has kept truth to the "FAMILY" part of the story, and a sensible family man needing a "luxury" marque to drive would look for high gas mileage, which these diesels achieve, and drivetrain reliability..which these diesels provide.

so no, clarkson is NOT on crack... though about that Alfa....

spwolf

dude, how hard is to read one sentence?

so much for reliable. Where in the world people get the notion that modern turbo diesel common rail engines are more reliable than petrol engines? From old 80's MB iron block non-turbo diesels with 50hp? :-).