Saloons

With a 362bhp mild hybrid V6 and a limited-slip diff, the S5 is potentially a top-class sleeper

The 3-series is 50 years old this year, and it’s as compelling today as its ever been – none of its rivals combine tech, quality and driving dynamics …

It was designed to take on the BMW M3, but stole our hearts along the way – the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio remains a masterpiece in its latest for…

With no V8 flagship estate, this six-cylinder hybrid feels like an interim leader, even if it has its own merits

High-revving and focused Type R ethos worked as well on a saloon as it did with the Integra

Alfa Romeo's 276bhp saloon might be long in the tooth, but it's still a compelling alternative to the German establishment

The Audi S4 has had many heart transplants in its life, getting both a petrol and a diesel in only its last generation

Still not the driver’s car of the class, but the A4 was strong in all other areas

The first Audi RS5 Sportback might lack the edge of Alfa’s Giulia QV, but its less frantic approach has strong appeal

It might go without the iconic W12, but Bentley’s latest flagship saloon is the most capable yet

The Bentley Flying Spur is one of the few, if not the only, luxury car that is as good to drive as it is to be driven in

The Audi A5 has been reinvented for 2025, as a more upwardly mobile successor to the A4

The 5-series remains a core car for BMW – a model upon which the marque's credibility still depends

It’s not perfect, but the final Quattroporte is a fine alternative to more conventional supersaloon rivals, especially in its more potent forms

Stylish and much improved in Trofeo guise, but Maserati’s mid-sized saloon was still a way short of the best in its class

Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm is the most extreme modern Alfa to date. It’s also one of its very best

Affalterbach's take on the S-class is an impressive machine in some respects, but those headline figures come at a cost