What 4wd Prestige car
 

As above, its for my boss.

He currently has a Lexus but its crap in the snow and bits keep falling off it :lol1:.

It doesn't want an Audi but wants a 4wd Prestige car, what would you guys recommend?

porker

Panamera 4S (or Turbo).
But only if he's over 55.

Hes just turned 60 :D

More of an update, must be a saloon and do more than 20 mpg .

Basically wants one like the Lexus but wants 4wd but doesn't want a 4x4.

Are any BMW like this?

Bentley Continental

GTR :D

No BM's like that.
More than 20mpg?

Panamera 4S - can get 20+ if you drive reaaaaaalllllyyyyyy sssslllllooooowwwwlllly.....

HTH.

Quite a tricky spec really.

Volvo XC70 - slightly off roady but pretty comfy.

Audi are the only ones that do comfy performance/prestige road biased 4x4s "properly" though unless you spend Bentley/Porker money.

Tell him not to get a Merc R500. Its like, well I cant describe it. Its a 4x4, people wagonny type thing, well kitted out but ugly as sin (coming from a Bugeye owner), depreciates like a Yugo, and fuel economy is terrible.

I nkow you didnt ask what not to recommend, but I cant not recommend it highly enough(if you get what I mean)

The only prestige saloons I can think of with 4WD is the Audi's with quattro.

Audi S8?

I was in Leeds Porsche recently and there were a lot of Panameras waiting to be sold. They had one 911 Turbo that sold when I was there and no GT2/3s at all.

The Panamera should have broken away from the "oversized 911" mould that the Cayenne used. It should have been a 928 replacement - instead it look like a fat 911 with an awkward ar5e end. And although very quick, reports seem to suggest it misses Porsches usual trump card - a dynamic chassis with loads of steering feedback.

That's a bit like having a Land Rover that's cack off road.

vw tuarag (sp) w16 diesel :)

rempaped will do 1000ftlb lol

No such thing. There's a V10 TDI and Audi do a V12 TDI but no W16.

mmm, prod got my tits wrapped round me bollox then, it sthe big diesel one what ever it is lol

so be the v10

volvo do awd saloons/estates- as well as the crossovers.

subaru legacy- but has to be an estate now.

do vw still do 4-motion passats ?

do jaguar still do an x type awd ?

Actually yes - Passat R36 is 4WD but maybe not very "prestige"

Think the AWD Jags have been dropped now?

dunno about that, it'll have a fair price tag.

no idea what lexus he has now- I mean the IS220's are dirt cheap 2nd hand.

stupid money new though.

Volvo S80 V8 AWD [Combined mpg Automatic 23.7] £48,307.00 buys you a fully loaded example that would put large exec car's to shame. Unpretentious it defiantly is, prestigious though? If he is a Lexi driver and anti-Audi, perhaps it will be right up his street?

http://www.autofans.us/images/2009%2...%20S80%201.jpg
http://www.themotorreport.com.au/wp-...s80_awd_03.jpg
http://www.thetorquereport.com/2010_volvo_s80_11.jpg

Not prestige but an Insignia VXR is a 4wd saloon or hatchback.

VW Phaeton fits the bill perfectly.

Some of the Alfa 159 3.2 v6 have 4wd. (If he's used to bits falling off.....he'll love it !)

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I have had a little shot in a Panamera, its truly awesome. I know its predicable for me to recommend a Porsche but they are just such smile inducing cars to own, Everyone else on the road hates but you are in a blissful world of your own.

I was going to say the same thing, second hand ones are an absolute steal, and very exclusive too. It's the obvious choice if he doesn't go Audi

Infiniti G

Like a Lexus and comes with 4wd option. Though for the life of me I can't understand why he wouldn't consider an Audi A8

x2

Is it 4wd?

Yes.
Beautifully made and really classy in a way that the usual "Premium" brands will never be.

just get the Audi RS6 ...job done , but you wont get 20mpg though :), flip side is 500+ bhp in a comfortable saloon with awd :)