A compact executive car must be comfortable, practical and good to drive. Perhaps most importantly, however, it must be both good-looking and prestigious.
Plus, because so many exec cars are bought by company car drivers, our Medium Executive Car of the Year must be cheap to tax and deliver excellent fuel economy.
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BMW 3 SeriesThe quintessential compact executive car. The BMW 3 Series does almost everything you could possible expect of it and it does it brilliantly. Classy, good to drive, cheap to run, well-made and well-refined, the 3-Series is an excellent all-round executive choice. |
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Audi A4The Audi A4 is a fine executive choice thanks to its good looks, excellent range of engines, strong residual values and desirable badge. |
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Mercedes C-ClassWith the C-Class, Mercedes has taken a traditional approach to the art of creating an executive car, concentrating on comfort, class and fastidious attention to detail. The C-Class genuinely feels like a car that could last a lifetime.
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