Category: Compact Executive 
Price Range: £21,525 to £38,060
Superb refinement, superb quality, terrific detail design and general all-round ability.
Not the entertaining driver's car that BMW fondly claims. Pricey too.
The best in this class, if not as much fun to drive as the Alfa 156.
Not only are there driver and passenger airbags and sidebags, but head bags too. It also has anti-skid technology, as well as anti-lock brakes, as standard. Thiefproofing is excellent.
