Saloon car reviews

Take one Mercedes A-Class, subtract practicality, add style

An Audi RS that nails its basics but also sprinkles in some genuine fun. A proper E63 and M5 rival

Ignore the grille, what lies behind makes the M3 the most complete sports saloon on sale today

Sound the fanfare, it's a rear-drive Alfa that's rather good indeed. Updated tech helps too

One of the automotive woodland's great oaks. Stronger, crispier and all-roundier than ever before

Screw ‘high-performance’ SUVs. Get one of these instead, and pretend you’re a Parisian assassin

Kia’s rare sports saloon is hardly sophisticated, but it’s a laugh to drive and mega value for money

The quickest M5 ever is also the comfiest M5 ever. Maybe the most complete super saloon of them all

Big, quiet, interesting looking saloon with attractive pricing. But it’s nowhere near as satisfying to drive as the cars it competes against

It's comfy, it drives well, it's got performance *and* eco options... There's really not much to criticise

An icon of the sports saloon world. Still irresistibly suave 25 years after it first launched

One of those classic ‘nice if you like to stand out from the herd’ cars. More relaxed than sporting, but will anyone notice?

A perfectly adequate family barge, but a weak petrol engine line up and changing consumer preferences means likely for not much longer

You might never fall in love with it, but nor will you find yourself shaking your fists at it in a moment of Fawlty-esque existential despair

Don’t fancy a German four-door? There’s an updated, eccentric Italian alternative... but you need to really want one.

The most convincing DS. Tried all the German best-sellers? Here’s a thoughtful alternative

Alfa's love letter to the fast saloon doesn't make rational sense, but it doesn't matter: it's very, very special

Ticks every cost-effective box, and quite refined. Still tricky to be enthusiastic about, though

Porsche's updated sports limo has more ability and bandwidth than ever before. The best it's ever been

Good looking, spacious and well equipped, but the wow-factor is only surface-deep

Looks the business, decent to drive and relatively practical, but still likely to be a rare sight on UK roads