What do European managers drive?

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A car is one of the most common executive benefits. It must be representative but also safe and comfortable. Let's take a look at the cars European managers drive today.

We compared the rankings of top European executive cars of 2016 published by leading British expert websites and the results of competitions for the best cars in Europe and the Czech Republic. Below we provide an overview of the best and most popular executive cars at the moment.

Jaguar, Mercedes, but also Skoda

According to autoexpress.co.uk, the Jaguar XE is the best European executive car of the year, followed by Mercedes E-Class and Lexus IS. The Whatcar? website ranked the Audi A4, Skoda Superb and BMW 5 Series as the best. The BMW 3 Series, Juguar XE and Volkswagen Passat are the best three European executive cars according to the ranking of carbuyer.co.uk. All the rankings, however, mention almost the same vehicles in the top 10. In addition to the models already mentioned, the rankings also include the Tesla (Model S), Volvo (S90) or Infiniti (Q50).

The Jaguar XE won this year's management category of the European Car of the Year awards in the UK. The Czech winner of this competition, which has existed since 1964 and is organized by leading European automotive magazines, is the Skoda Superb.

Besides the Car of the Year, there is also the Company Car of the Year competition in the Czech Republic. It is part of the nationwide ALD Automotive Fleet Awards and is focused on the quality and popularity of individual car models from the perspective of business users. The 2016 winners have not been announced yet, however, the best executive cars of 2015 included the Volkswagen Passat, Skoda Superb and Volvo XC 90. In 2014, the Mercedes- Benz C-Class, Jaguar XJ and Range Rover Sport were the best corporate cars.

Top executive cars in Europe 2016

(Source: autoexpress co.uk, Whatcar ?, carbuyer.co.uk, Car of the Year, Auto roku, Company Car of the year; in alphabetical order)

  • Audi A3 Saloon
  • Audi A4
  • Audi A6
  • BMW 3 Series
  • BMW 5 Series
  • Jaguar XE
  • Jaguar XF
  • Lexus IS
  • Mercedes-Benz C-Class
  • Mercedes-Benz CLS
  • Mercedes-Benz E-Series
  • Skoda Superb
  • Tesla Model S
  • Volkswagen Passat
  • Volvo S90

In future articles, we will focus on reviews of the individual cars.

What do you or your managers drive?

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