Chrishma7)(N140)Top 10 luxury cars in 2023

 

 In this video, we will talk about the Top 10 luxury cars in 2023

1: Range Rover

The latest, fifth-generation Range Rover continues where its imperious predecessor left off: at the top of the class. At a glance, the latest version doesn't look much different from its stately forebear, but it's packed with fresh design details that mean it's much more modern but still unmistakably a Range Rover. It also retains the model's unique blend of talents that sees it blend luxury, comfort, and exclusivity with unrivaled usability and, of course, unmatched off-road ability.

Under the skin, it's all-new, featuring Land Rovers MLA-Flex architecture, which features an 80% aluminum construction for lightness and strength (torsional rigidity is up 50% over the old car). In combination with finely honed air suspension, 48V active anti-roll bars, and the availability of four-wheel steering, it means this is a Range Rover that handles with assured precision and surprising agility. It's also whisper-quiet on the move and boasts a sumptuous ride that steamrollers awkward topography into submission.

Solihull's lately added straight-six diesel engines are carried over from the old model and with mild-hybrid assistance offer all the urge you will need and emit only a faint murmur even when extended. For fleet operators looking to keep their CEOs happy, the plug-in hybrid P400e and P510e models offer up to 70 miles of electric-only range, which makes for company car tax at a laughably low 8%. Those plutocrats who are more interested in performance than the fate of the planet can tick the box for a 523bhp 4.4-liter petrol V8 (taken from BMW) that will allow them to crack 62mph from a standstill in a claimed 4.4 sec.

2: Mercedes-Benz S-Class

When Mercedes-Benz sets out to make a new S-Class, the brief is to make the best car in the world - simple as that. It has done on every single occasion that this defining big Benz' has been redesigned over the decades; and the last time that happened, in 2020, in a more challenging and fast-changing luxury car market than the car has ever faced, Stuttgart very likely did just the same.

This time, however, Mercedes didn't quite hit its target right in the bullseye. What could be considered the 10th-generation S-Class risked much in a bid to level up with the digital technology of a Tesla, but to keep its recognizable high-quality feel, its opulent luxury and cabin quality, and its uncompromising comfort and refinement.

3: BMW i7 and 7 Series

If you need proof of how serious BMW is about staking its claim on luxury car glory, then consider the fact the i7 (and its ICE powered 7 Series sibling) will only be available in leg-stretching long-wheelbase guise. While the previous six generations of the brand's flagship saloons have placed as much emphasis on driver delight and pampering passengers, this all-new model is all about five-star cosseting and bleeding-edge tech.

It's the all-electric i7 that arrives first, but regardless of motive power, you're unlikely to lose the big BMW in a crowd. Not only is it a vast machine, the slab-sided styling and gargantuan front grille mean that the 7 Series is a 'challenging' aesthetic proposition. Not so the interior, which melds all the latest technology with traditional craftsmanship and a rich array of natural materials, including the surprisingly indulgent cashmere wool trim for the seats. As you'd expect, there are acres of space to lounge around in, while additions such as the 31.3-inch BMW Theatre Screen for rear seat passengers take in-car entertainment to the next level. There's also the usual widescreen display ahead of the driver, but the retention of an iDrive rotary controller means you're subjugated to the total tyranny of a touchscreen interface.

4: Audi Q8 E-Tron

We're now entering reasonably well-established times for the premium electric car. There have been fast ones, very fast ones, big ones, small ones, expensive ones, and cheap ones, and some that even attempt a bit of four-wheel-drive versatility. But never has an electric car come along and done onboard luxury better than Audi's first stab at the zero-emissions template: the E-Tron.

Now getting on four years old, the brand's pioneering all-electric effort has been treated to a mid-life refresh, as well as a name change to the Q8 E-Tron, bringing it in line with the rest of the firm's model line-up. There are also some tweaks under the skin, with the entry-level 50 models now getting an 89kWh battery, while the 55 features a very generous 106kWh pack. As a result, the range has improved, with a claimed 330 miles for the bigger battery variant and up to 281 miles for the lesser version.

5: Audi A8

The recently facelifted Audi A8 features some of the most advanced chassis, powertrain, and in-car technology in the luxury class - including when it's finally switched on, what promises to be the greatest capability for autonomous driving of any production car in the world. The car represents Audi doing classic Vorsprung durch Technik in a properly committed way.

6: Mercedes CLS

Whether Mercedes invented the modern hybrid vehicle body style that, for a while, was amusingly dubbed the 'coupon' (a four-door saloon crossbred with a more tapered silhouette and a swooping coupé-like roofline) or whether it was Maserati with the fifth-generation Quattroporte is a matter of contention. Either way, it's fair to record that the original Mercedes-Benz CLS of 2004 was one of the originators of what still seems a fairly new vehicle type. Also that that vehicle type has become an important part of the modern luxury car landscape and Mercedes has probably done more than any other car maker to popularise it.

7: BMW X7

Don't think of the X7 as an enlarged BMW X5, says Munich, but rather a jacked-up 7 Series that has been readied for limited off-roading work. That description doesn't much account for the fact that the X7 is a seven-seat, two-box passenger car with an extended roofline, of course, but it does tell you about the priorities that BMW's designers and engineers had when it came to refining and tuning the car, which has now been facelifted to bring in line with its lower-slung 7 Series saloon sibling

8: Audi Q8

A great many modern car enthusiasts have taken against the modern luxury car buyer's preference for the SUV, but when you drive a car like the Audi Q8, it's easy to appreciate why they're so liked. This designer take on a Q7 has more visual presence and kerbside appeal than its dowdier, boxier relation but the same brilliantly rich, solid-feeling, and inviting interior.

9: Lexus LS

The Lexus LS has always been a niche choice in the UK, but its success elsewhere has guaranteed this latest version a seat at the top saloon table.

10: Genesis G80

Like Lexus three decades ago, Genesis is trying to break into a luxury-car market dominated by established European brands. Hyundai's highfalutin spin-off brand certainly has a mountain to climb, but it has already proved a big hit in its native Korea as well as in the US, where badge snobbery isn't as rife as on this side of the pond.

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