[Jimster]

1. Maserati Quattroporte Sport- Gorgeous, Ferrari engineering, very luxurious and plenty of character.

2. Jaguar XJR- Also has character, I still like the unchanged (Almost) styling, has a brilliant V8 and top-of-the-tree quality and reliability, drives like both a sports car and a luxury car.

3. BMW 760Li- Looks awesome, as Jay said on proper alloys and in black, has a nice engine and handles very smoothly for its size. Easily better than the last 7 series.

4. Mercedes Benz CLS55 AMG- I had almost forgotten what a Mercedes with a finely crafted interior looked like, until I clapped eyes on this. Looks iffy, has a good engine to it's name, but it's still lagging Jag, 7 and Maserati.

5. Audi A8 6.0 W12- Always loved the way the new ones look, AWD and solid engineering. Completely lacking in character, though.

6. Mercedes Benz S600- I have no doubt the next S Class will bring Mercedes Benz quality back to where it once was, but for now it lacks the quality given the price. good all-rounder, but could do better.

7. Volkswagen Phaeton W12- Absolutely amazing car, complete marvel of engineering. But why couldn't this be a Bentley or Bugatti or something else? VW don't make luxury cars, they make near-luxury cars.

8. Lexus LS430- Something this ugly/boring has no reason to be considered among equally well engineered competition. The car is more or less 15 years old.