Finding the world's best luxury car - what's quietest and most comfortable?

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  • Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
  • Who makes the world's quietest and most comfortable car? Rolls-Royce? Bentley? Somebody else?
    We've taken a sample of the world's most luxurious cars from the most prestigious brands to see, whether from front or rear seats, which is the most isolated and comfortable, as well as which is the quietest. The new BMW i7 will tell us whether an electric powertrain moves the game onwards. And we've included a classic Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud to see how far the game as come in the past 60 years.
    Join Matt Prior and Matt Saunders for the test.
    Shot by Jack Harrison
    Edited by Shreyans Chordia
    Full car specs below:
    Bentley Flying Spur V8 Azure
    Price: £202,055
    Engine: V8, 3996cc, turbocharged, petrol
    Power: 542bhp at 6000rpm
    Torque: 568lb ft at 2000rpm
    Transmission: 8-spd automatic, 4WD
    Kerb weight: 2330kg
    0-62mph: 4.1sec
    Top speed: 198mph
    Economy: 22.2mpg
    CO2 emissions: 288g/km
    Range Rover P440e Autobiography
    Price: £134,865
    Engine: 6 cyls in line, 2996cc, turbocharged, petrol, plus electric motor
    Power: 434bhp at 5500rpm
    Torque: 457lb ft at 1500rpm
    Transmission: 8-spd automatic, 4WD
    Kerb weight: 2695kg
    0-62mph: 6.0sec
    Top speed: 140mph
    Economy: 322.7mpg
    CO2 emissions: 20g/km
    Rolls-Royce Phantom (VIII)
    Price: £409,455
    Engine: V12, 6751cc, turbocharged, petrol
    Power: 563bhp at 5000rpm
    Torque: 664lb ft at 1700rpm
    Transmission: 8-spd automatic, RWD
    Kerb weight: 2685kg
    0-62mph: 5.5sec
    Top speed: 155mph
    Economy: 18mpg
    CO2 emissions: 358g/km
    Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud (III)
    Price: £5518 in 1964, £85,000 today
    Engine: V8, 6230cc, petrol
    Power: 276bhp at 4500rpm
    Torque: 332lb ft at 2500rpm
    Transmission: 4-spd automatic, RWD
    Kerb weight: 2090kg
    0-62mph: 10.9sec
    Top speed: 114mph
    Economy: 12mpg (est)
    CO2 emissions: Lots
    BMW i7 xDrive60 M Sport
    Price: £118,470
    Motor: Two separately excited synchronous motors
    Power: 536bhp
    Torque: 549lb ft
    Transmission: 1-spd reduction gear, 4WD
    Kerb weight: 2640kg
    0-62mph: 4.7s sec
    Top speed: 149mph
    Economy: 3.3mpkWh (for 385-mile range)
    CO2 emissions: 0g/km
    00:00 Introduction
    00:45 Bentley Flying Spur
    06:09 Range Rover
    10:45 Rolls-Royce Phantom VIII
    17:33 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III
    23:15 What about the rest?
    23:40 BMW i7
    27:52 Noise level results
    28:08 The verdict
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  • @arabbrian
    @arabbrian 4 місяці тому +377

    A Mercedes S class is surely missing here

    • @marquex3272
      @marquex3272 4 місяці тому +34

      Yes, where is the Mercedes Maybach ?

    • @davekennedy6315
      @davekennedy6315 4 місяці тому

      ​@@marquex3272that is far too FUGLY! Maybachs are truly HIDEOUS, maybe they're trying the save our collective eyes from such ugliness?

    • @farhaanwilliams2012
      @farhaanwilliams2012 4 місяці тому +11

      A Maybach would be interesting

    • @kenneth61
      @kenneth61 4 місяці тому +1

      Or EQS.

    • @Jacob-wv3nj
      @Jacob-wv3nj 4 місяці тому +5

      No

  • @sodazman
    @sodazman 4 місяці тому +90

    I've driven many Bentleys, Merc S Classes and Rolls-Royces in my years as a mechanic. Honestly the most quiet car in the world was the Lexus LS400.
    It was literally "next-level" in quietness. You couldn't hear the engine or the even stepper motor when you adjusted the steering wheel. It was like being in your own bubble.
    It wasn't just having lots of sound proofing, it was engineered to be quiet from the ground up.

    • @TermlessHGW
      @TermlessHGW 4 місяці тому +3

      Serious...? I've heard early 2000's Lexus is a great car but quieter, more refined than the big boys?

    • @0HOON0
      @0HOON0 4 місяці тому +8

      LS430 perhaps even more so.

    • @Mathew1985mathew
      @Mathew1985mathew 4 місяці тому +3

      Also hyuindai genesis is quieter than mb, bmw, audi

    • @sodazman
      @sodazman 4 місяці тому +4

      @@TermlessHGW Yes it's absolutely incredible what they managed to achieve back then.

    • @jimj2683
      @jimj2683 4 місяці тому +4

      I call BS.

  • @flacjacket
    @flacjacket 4 місяці тому +38

    Correction: the rear tablet in the Bentley is not fixed, it pops out.

  • @user0055
    @user0055 4 місяці тому +68

    Wow we live in a time where the Bentley is the best looking car

    • @eroche913
      @eroche913 4 місяці тому +3

      The Range Rover is the best looking. But not the best car, by miles.

    • @user0055
      @user0055 4 місяці тому

      It's a good looking car as well, second place for me personally. @@eroche913

    • @briankim6148
      @briankim6148 4 місяці тому +6

      @@eroche913 well styling is subjective and I think bentley looks the best but the range rover does look super nice

    • @jaspaltoor2061
      @jaspaltoor2061 4 місяці тому +2

      ​@@eroche913
      All Range Rover look like cars 4 year old draw. Basically big boxes, hardly the best looking.

    • @shogunero3.6
      @shogunero3.6 4 місяці тому +2

      @@jaspaltoor2061 they are the most elegant and classy looking suvs.

  • @jmartini2387
    @jmartini2387 4 місяці тому +45

    The selection of vehicles was... interesting. As Bentley now pitches the Bentayga EWB as their Mulsanne replacement, you'd think that would be chosen. The Range Rover is the wrong configuration (powertrain and wheelbase). No Maybach option, either.

  • @stamy74
    @stamy74 4 місяці тому +15

    Nothing can come close to Rolls Royce Phantom when luxury and isolation from the outside world are concerned.

  • @bernardsegouin6773
    @bernardsegouin6773 4 місяці тому +215

    Such Cuties 😍, I'll have to be financially stable in every sense before purchasing my first supercar. The best thing to do with your money is to invest rightly because money left saving will end up with no returns.

    • @yvesderrick4348
      @yvesderrick4348 4 місяці тому

      The best advice that i learned from Manny Koshbin is don't buy a Super or Hyper car until you have 10 times the price of it in your Bank account, when you purchase a Super car you add a car to your garage but u add also maintenance and unexpected damages that can happen in future

    • @valeriejeanmathis874
      @valeriejeanmathis874 4 місяці тому +1

      I understand Manny advice but that's overkill. If most people did that - they would never own one. The 10-15% rule is enough - especially if you make even more with multiple streams of income. My investment properties pay for my exotics cars. It's many different things you can do to afford easily and responsibly. You don't need a million cash to afford a cheap 100k car, My first exotic was 100k put down 20k- financed 80k. Then traded up to more expensive cars.
      Now I have an Aventador, so it's not hard at all, Especially if you are making 20-25k plus a month with little to no debt with multiple streams and assets that produce income.

    • @chirstianpeyre5530
      @chirstianpeyre5530 4 місяці тому

      If you have that much money sitting in your bank account, that means that you are not investing your money properly. Money sitting in the bank doesn't really do anything for you because interest rates are so slow. It's better to have $1 million in a place where it can make you 5% on returns rather than having that $1 million sitting in your bank account making you 0.5% returns.

    • @gabrielbruhnr
      @gabrielbruhnr 4 місяці тому

      If you got 10x the price sitting in your bank account... you already making bad financial decision imao.

    • @gabrielbruhnr
      @gabrielbruhnr 4 місяці тому

      You need to get a financial planner or expert on investments to aid diversify your portfolio to commodities index funds, digital assets etc, to provide illumination and guidance in the financial markets.

  • @Nemoticon
    @Nemoticon 4 місяці тому +17

    The RR Sliver Cloud would be my pick. Obviously it is very old and very slow, but it has the most character and is arguable the most interesting of the bunch.

    • @Uns46
      @Uns46 4 місяці тому

      Same but no safety features tho

    • @Nemoticon
      @Nemoticon 4 місяці тому +2

      @@Uns46 Then don't crash, lol. I drove an Austin Mini all over he country for 7yrs and my 'safety features' was simply being observant and aware of my surroundings. The no.1 resaon why people have accients now is because they're all on their phones, lol. I don't need or want to be wrapped in cotton wool to be and or feel safe.

    • @deadmarch101
      @deadmarch101 4 місяці тому

      @@Nemoticonyou sound like a 120 year old idiot.

    • @epbrown01
      @epbrown01 4 місяці тому

      @@Uns46Truth. I had a 60s Rolls-Royce and at 60mph with no seat belts the wood, metal, and Bakelite go from luxurious to nerve-wracking. Old guy in a white van t-boned me in it running a red light, all the while saying it wasn’t his fault because the city had changed the timing of the lights and he used to make 3 lights in a row.

    • @mytinplaterailway
      @mytinplaterailway 4 місяці тому

      Does it need them?@@Uns46

  • @AMGrulz
    @AMGrulz 4 місяці тому +7

    Can I just say...the person who decided that white text on yellow background was the way to go for the information blurbs needs to be sacked quicker than James May...

  • @witton6475
    @witton6475 4 місяці тому +7

    Somehow Matt Saunders makes the rear occupancy look less spacious.

    • @JohnAdams-kc8wx
      @JohnAdams-kc8wx 4 місяці тому +2

      At least he’s loading up the suspension more, which in theory should iron out more ripples….

  • @pranjaligandhare4963
    @pranjaligandhare4963 4 місяці тому +15

    Very interesting comparison... Amazing content!

    • @mikealanzo
      @mikealanzo 4 місяці тому

      Very interesting profile... Amazing content! :) ;) :) ;)
      So... you come here often .... :) :) :)

  • @user-un6zq4ej3k
    @user-un6zq4ej3k 4 місяці тому +4

    Rolls Royce Silver Cloud 3 is such a rare piece to withness but replacing it with Mercedes Benz S class full grade or Maybach S560, 680 would make this vid a thousand times better

  • @dominicrusho
    @dominicrusho 4 місяці тому +4

    The fact that they didn’t include the 2002 1.2 Fiat Stilo in this video is very disappointing

  • @Piketom1
    @Piketom1 4 місяці тому +1

    Absolutely agreed about the visibility you get out of older cars. It’s so much better than newer ones.

  • @davidhayes4814
    @davidhayes4814 4 місяці тому +4

    I really liked the inclusion of the 60 year old Cloud. I remember reading that the Silver Shadow was quite an improvement in handling and internal space (but not in sheer style).

    • @zakelwe
      @zakelwe 4 місяці тому +1

      I wonder how many electronics will be working on all the cars in 50 years time ? Forgetting the i7, its battery will be dead.
      The old phantom will still more than likely going ....

  • @eugp4198
    @eugp4198 4 місяці тому +28

    Toyota Century:"hold my beer"..

  • @georgekoshyvaidyan7731
    @georgekoshyvaidyan7731 4 місяці тому +26

    Maybach is way more comfortable than 7 series

    • @dane458
      @dane458 4 місяці тому +8

      You'd know?

    • @seansiew5629
      @seansiew5629 4 місяці тому

      Not when compared to Bentley and Rolls Royce

  • @MassimoTava
    @MassimoTava 4 місяці тому +16

    Was sunroof shade closed when doing measurements?

    • @motorvatorv888
      @motorvatorv888 4 місяці тому +3

      Apparently not, you could hear the acoustics were a little different with the huge glass surface of the bmws roof being uncovered for example.

  • @jerehada
    @jerehada 4 місяці тому

    Love the devotion to Welsh mountain roads like when did you last see a limo there!

  • @ralphgill9982
    @ralphgill9982 4 місяці тому +4

    In terms of ride comfort, the Silver Shadow would make an interesting comparison. Crewe licensed Citroën's hydropnuematic suspension to give it the best ride possible.

    • @gregorygant4242
      @gregorygant4242 4 місяці тому

      Yes, it was so good RR used and perfected it so well for today's times.

  • @christophernicol4762
    @christophernicol4762 3 місяці тому

    Great, great video. Thanks!

  • @sevensixtysteve8662
    @sevensixtysteve8662 4 місяці тому +2

    Amazing db readings from Rolls - it's hard to see how the Spectre could improve on that. Also, the Silver Cloud is a thing of genuine beauty. I am not sure I could say the same about any of the others with the possible exception of the Range Rover which I think conceptually gets closest to restrained elegance that I think defines a true luxury car.

  • @lukholosityebi4181
    @lukholosityebi4181 4 місяці тому +7

    For old luxury the Mercedes 600 is missing and it would show that rolls a thing or two. For new luxury the S maybach is missing as well.

    • @jasminderbharij5861
      @jasminderbharij5861 4 місяці тому

      Rest assured the Brits don't want to embarass themselves. 😅

  • @constantinnescu1564
    @constantinnescu1564 4 місяці тому

    Thank you for the video . By the way I noticed how tight was the back seats passenger în the Range Rover. May I ask ? how tall îs he ?

  • @GadgetyMV
    @GadgetyMV 4 місяці тому

    Great to include the SC III!

  • @Madhusudhan2029
    @Madhusudhan2029 4 місяці тому +23

    I don't know how you guys can do this review without a Maybach. I would assume you couldn't get the car for this test. If not, it's a big miss

    • @Tides-of-Time-and-Space
      @Tides-of-Time-and-Space 4 місяці тому

      Was thinking the same.

    • @erionhodaErionhoda
      @erionhodaErionhoda 4 місяці тому +6

      not only the maybach but also the mulsanne

    • @pmwaffle9348
      @pmwaffle9348 4 місяці тому +5

      ​@@erionhodaErionhodathose have been out of production for years

    • @erionhodaErionhoda
      @erionhodaErionhoda 4 місяці тому +2

      @@pmwaffle9348 true but they drive way better and smoother than the flying spur.

    • @longtailgt
      @longtailgt 4 місяці тому

      @@erionhodaErionhoda Just saying, the new Flying Spur is a replacement for the Mulsanne.

  • @Alexprim313
    @Alexprim313 4 місяці тому +6

    Where is the Century SUV or at least Lexus Ls?

  • @srb9375
    @srb9375 4 місяці тому

    Brilliant review chaps

  • @justthevoicebackup280
    @justthevoicebackup280 4 місяці тому +1

    This is the first time I've heard anyone say the Rolls Royce Phantom lacks dampening... I wonder if the Ghost with it's double dampeners would be better?

  • @rare6499
    @rare6499 4 місяці тому

    Great video, Silver Cloud for me. Absolutely beautiful car.

  • @dimitrisbastas739
    @dimitrisbastas739 4 місяці тому +2

    I don't know which is the best here, but the most beautiful is the silver cloud 3, by far...

  • @reinier_m
    @reinier_m 4 місяці тому +15

    I miss a Maybach.

    • @jedrzejgorski5437
      @jedrzejgorski5437 4 місяці тому

      it's a dedault choice and a huge seller. Surely beats them all. Boring.

    • @1maico1
      @1maico1 3 місяці тому

      @@jedrzejgorski5437 The old Maybach 1997-2013 was a dismal seller. In 2010 157 Maybachs were sold worldwide vs 2,711 Rolls-Royces

    • @jedrzejgorski5437
      @jedrzejgorski5437 3 місяці тому

      @@1maico1 The w240 is gradually becoming as legendary and collectible as w100 with 3221 w240s produced 2002-2013 compared with 2677 w100s produced 1963-1981. Phantoms are a trash compared with with w240 regardless of their better sales because that's not the point of w240 as far is autonomotive history is concerned. Yet, be informed that that your 2010 RR figure includes Ghost so perhaps on the merc side, you should as S class to compare apples to apples.

  • @mohammadkamran5862
    @mohammadkamran5862 4 місяці тому +12

    I don’t understand why no one wants to do something like this with regular people luxury cars. Such as Lexus, Acura, Infiniti, BMW SUV, or Mercedes GLC GLE etc.
    I’ve been trying to figure that out as to which vehicle I can buy for quietness.

  • @siraff4461
    @siraff4461 4 місяці тому +1

    I Completely agree. Its not often I get to go in them these days but every time I get into a Phantom its special. Its so different from everything else. Its not just the measurable things like sound levels but the whole feel and ambiance of the thing - its all about luxury and hang the rest. Just as a true luxury car should be.
    The rest are still trying to play the sports game and be somewhat agile/etc - pointless in a barge anyway. If you want that get a GT car.

  • @gazzebow
    @gazzebow 4 місяці тому +2

    Was that passenger seat in the Phantom bolted in properly? Wobbling all over the place!

  • @arpankar6609
    @arpankar6609 4 місяці тому +1

    It's so sorrowful that Bentley stopped mulsanne! It's their best car! Hope they remake it....😞

  • @papagen00
    @papagen00 4 місяці тому +3

    Most Comfy Ride = Lexus LS 600h

  • @BUY_YT_VIEWS_m060
    @BUY_YT_VIEWS_m060 4 місяці тому

    You've made my day with this video

  • @qwerty69600
    @qwerty69600 3 місяці тому +1

    Phenomenal pronunciation of the word "Hermès" haha. JESUS.

  • @Sunshinehappy_and_the_Coolgang
    @Sunshinehappy_and_the_Coolgang 4 місяці тому

    Would've given this two thumbs up if they did a full complete review and cranked these cars around a race track to finish.

  • @kaustubhnarkar
    @kaustubhnarkar 4 місяці тому

    Bentley for me , it feels like home. Not too loud and quite quiet and high-quality buttons and switches.

  • @BMH1965
    @BMH1965 4 місяці тому +3

    You missed an opportunity to sit in the most comfortable car - the RR Silver Ghost (the one with the Citroen suspension).

    • @epbrown01
      @epbrown01 4 місяці тому +1

      That was the Silver Shadow.

  • @mateuszklause9714
    @mateuszklause9714 4 місяці тому +1

    Interesting comparison, but shouldn't you, check the noise in i7 with covered glass roof?

  • @Kwm-519
    @Kwm-519 4 місяці тому

    Seat comfort - silver cloud or latest phantom ? I have also found old cars had significantly softer seats. Not sure why is that

  • @Vaticancameos2
    @Vaticancameos2 4 місяці тому +1

    Love this video, but can you guys PLEASE work on the sound mixing? Constantly have to change the volume when it cuts from music to pieces to camera.

  • @janjander152
    @janjander152 4 місяці тому

    Fun comparisons. The Rangie had the vegan interior and the plug in hybrid is the heaviest version by a bit.

  • @wizardofthenorth8352
    @wizardofthenorth8352 4 місяці тому

    Anyone know which road / county they are driving in? Peak district? TIA

  • @niki7040
    @niki7040 4 місяці тому +5

    What a joke to channel. They will try out the world's most luxurious cars and will not bring an S-class. Impressive.

  • @richardwilson57
    @richardwilson57 4 місяці тому

    I have to point out that the tyre pressure can really make a difference in this sort of test…….. Mercedes used to offer a pSI level suggestion for comfort..

  • @eroche913
    @eroche913 4 місяці тому +3

    Seems mad that Bentley haven't replaced the Mulsanne with a proper full size limo

  • @marcdelaunay1
    @marcdelaunay1 4 місяці тому

    My old man had a RR Silver cloud 3 in black over gold in the early seventies and we drove to Madrid from London in it, through a hail storm in the Pyrenees that put dents in the roof….but it was gorgeous to sleep as a wee lad on the lambs wool carpets for all that time hahahaha. They still ooze class…😂❤

  • @stephanemandelert4321
    @stephanemandelert4321 4 місяці тому

    I am quite confident that the surprise about the noise of the BMW is because you didn’t measure “peak noise” while accelerating the car, this is where the difference between the electric and the others will be glaring.

  • @kevinburke8152
    @kevinburke8152 4 місяці тому

    My fav too. But it is the best alrounder. One the latest until the Septre came along. The BB has bigger brakes stiffer (larger dia.) Anti roll bars & Driver Assist Pack 3. Have you see the Onyx Conversion?

  • @nucky4094
    @nucky4094 4 місяці тому +1

    how tall is matt? are the suspensions supposed to be so good that he can’t hit his head on a bad bump?

  • @johnkotlarz4466
    @johnkotlarz4466 4 місяці тому

    Wow..! The Rangey got 322mpg..!
    Colour me impressed..!

  • @jameshicks3064
    @jameshicks3064 4 місяці тому

    Having had the privilege of being a passenger in many luxury cars including several rollers I think without a maybach for comparison you can’t pick a number 1 from this list.

  • @jamiep61
    @jamiep61 4 місяці тому +4

    One of the best Autocar Videos you have Filmed 😊

  • @symmetry08
    @symmetry08 2 місяці тому

    Best vehicle or platform for Luxury car is van actually, for city driving and for overall packaging. But most people are traditionalist when it comes to shape.

  • @wolvolad25
    @wolvolad25 4 місяці тому +2

    On my 7th ad and I’m only at the rolls review absolutely ridiculous. Is there any content

  • @timothyburnside3229
    @timothyburnside3229 4 місяці тому

    RR Cloud is old world class and charm! They just stood out and look at the quality of a 57-year-old car!! Not knocking the Phantom or the Bentley, both outstanding and of current Models Phantom wins but would rather compare Mulsanne than Flying Spur just closer in price and better comparison!

  • @johnjoel8204
    @johnjoel8204 4 місяці тому +1

    in my opinion it was wrong to bring that specific range rover to that test. the right range rover would be the sv autobiography long wheel base. that is the correct trim to compare against these cars. otherwise your bringing a lower spec car to a very high spec luxury comparison test.

  • @mazboengineer
    @mazboengineer 4 місяці тому

    21:01 green banner text 😂😂😂

  • @CarsofGlasgow
    @CarsofGlasgow 4 місяці тому

    interesting video guys

  • @alextoft9199
    @alextoft9199 2 місяці тому

    What track is playing at the beginning here

  • @markmawer
    @markmawer 3 місяці тому

    The Roller was so quiet it made the exterior look like greenscreen!

  • @kaustubhnarkar
    @kaustubhnarkar 4 місяці тому

    The reason why like Autocar Uk more than its Indian channel is that it doesn't have unnecessary background music and effects...

  • @davidcolin6519
    @davidcolin6519 4 місяці тому

    "We sought out some gnarly surfaces".
    Jeez, you didn't need to go to the wilds of Wales/Scotland/W.H.Y. for that, you just needed to get out onto a UK road!
    I was, unfortunately, in the UK over the Christmas break and it was no longer a case of "Ooooh, this road is bad", it was more like "Oh! this is a smooth road". Literally, in one week of travelling around London and the SE, there was only one drive where my group weren't complaining about the dreadful condition of the roads. On one memorable occasion we were nearly thrown clean off an A road by the depth, unevenness and severity of a particular, one sided, dip.

  • @MikeWooshy
    @MikeWooshy 4 місяці тому +1

    The huge thud at 26:04, says the BMW isn't as cosseted as the competetion,

  • @davidmulligan42
    @davidmulligan42 4 місяці тому +6

    How many times can you say "sort of" in 29 minutes?
    Good reviews, though. Where I live, I like a quiet, luxury car that leaves me feeling a lot less stressed after a commute. Given my choice, I'd take the Phantom.

  • @googleuser3007
    @googleuser3007 4 місяці тому

    The interesting thing about this comparison is that RR, Range Rover, and Bentley were all owned by BMW at one time. This whole thing is just a BMW commercial.

  • @gordtulk
    @gordtulk 4 місяці тому +2

    Where would the Toyota Alphard rank in this group? (Is a minivan a car?)

    • @jedrzejgorski5437
      @jedrzejgorski5437 4 місяці тому

      Ecaxt where most expensive V class trim would fit in. Or some V class business conversion.

  • @StephenJohnson-jb7xe
    @StephenJohnson-jb7xe 3 місяці тому

    I think being in the back seat of the Range Rover would drive me nuts, the top of the window was lower than eye level.

  • @spudmurphy764
    @spudmurphy764 4 місяці тому +1

    Great review, but, as a few others have commented, the sound quality was pretty poor - you need to get some decent microphones, chaps.

    • @jedrzejgorski5437
      @jedrzejgorski5437 4 місяці тому

      Put on headsets. It's all perfectly articulate even with one ear plugged in.

  • @gregorygant4242
    @gregorygant4242 4 місяці тому

    For looks I'd go for the Bentley,best looking here.
    But overall,sure the RR !

  • @jonothanhayman2932
    @jonothanhayman2932 4 місяці тому

    Weird how Matt hardly ever let go of the grab handle in the back of the RR.

  • @epbrown01
    @epbrown01 4 місяці тому

    That I7 was like a sensory deprivation chamber.

  • @ronnymb67
    @ronnymb67 4 місяці тому

    At least on my TV screen, I can forgive the Phantom interior because it looks more of a gray with a slight blue hue. I'm sure it's different in person. The one thing the camera does not hide, is the choice of wheels. Somebody definitely deserves a stern talking to about those 🤣

  • @Chris.Davies
    @Chris.Davies 4 місяці тому +1

    Real World Answer? Any and every Lexus LS400 ever made.

  • @katmac532000
    @katmac532000 4 місяці тому +1

    A contemporary Swedish hotel. Mmmmm another set of car testers in touch with the real world.

  • @marial8235
    @marial8235 4 місяці тому

    I’d take the Silver Cloud and wouldn’t look back.❤

  • @tobiaslangstrom3689
    @tobiaslangstrom3689 4 місяці тому +11

    How on earth can you make a best luxury car contest without the Mercedes S-class or a Maybach?????

  • @jamesyu685
    @jamesyu685 4 місяці тому

    lol Can you do this same comparison for regular commuter cars?

  • @serz1885
    @serz1885 4 місяці тому

    hmm goood thats what kind of review i was missing in 2024. i will got to get my 2 minutes noodles and will watch it

  • @alfamonk
    @alfamonk 4 місяці тому

    I'll take the noise measurements with a pinch of salt as there are so many variables here, but nice comparison.
    Should throw in a real-world NVH champion in there for references, maybe a C5X hybrid with laminated glass?

  • @cabra2365
    @cabra2365 4 місяці тому

    I have fond memories of driving an EWB Phantom (and a Phantom drophead)... the very definition of 'waft'. The only thing I've driven that gets close is the Queen Mother's 1973 XJ12.

  • @aurorajones8481
    @aurorajones8481 4 місяці тому +2

    22:01 My 23 WRX is 75 decibels at 65, my LC500 is 62 at the same speed on the same road. Just saying.

    • @aurorajones8481
      @aurorajones8481 4 місяці тому +1

      Measured from my iWatch in the driver seat.

  • @markbennett9787
    @markbennett9787 4 місяці тому +2

    I’m going to finish watching this video, it’s stultifying stuff, the guy in the back seems to be unable to let go of the grab handle and they’re doing all of 50mph. I started reading « Autocar »magazine 70 years ago and still have cuttings from those days stuck in a well thumbed scrapbook. I used to love reading the constructive road tests and would sometimes even read the same reports in « Motor » for comparison but this production is dreadful and I also agree with the people who are questioning why you haven’t included a Mercedes. Plato, Butler-Henderson, Needell, Rory Reid , Chris Harris, Clarkson et al and even dear old ( like me) Quentin Willson where are you ?

  • @sutats
    @sutats 4 місяці тому

    Range Rover P440e Autobiography Economy: 322.7mpg. WOW!

  • @RickClanton-qc9in
    @RickClanton-qc9in 16 днів тому

    Nice video

  • @paradad999
    @paradad999 4 місяці тому

    Using the I7 spoiled the test for me. It would have been better to use one with a V12.

  • @rjdavies1982
    @rjdavies1982 4 місяці тому

    Looking at that Cloud III it just looks stunning. Decades of legislation (improving road safety of course) has meant we have lost delicate beautiful car design and are left today with a mass of amorphous crumple zones on wheels.

  • @LewieMac
    @LewieMac 4 місяці тому +2

    So… where’s Maybach?

  • @ayushmankar4100
    @ayushmankar4100 4 місяці тому +1

    Where are Mercedes Maybach S-class , Audi A8L , Lexus LS500h & Mercedes Maybach GLS600 ?

    • @CarsofGlasgow
      @CarsofGlasgow 4 місяці тому

      Lexus LS as thats not German, the i7 is the voted German luxury car winner

    • @ayushmankar4100
      @ayushmankar4100 4 місяці тому +1

      @@CarsofGlasgow Bro ! Here the video is talking about world's best luxury car . It is not specific to Germany only .

    • @CarsofGlasgow
      @CarsofGlasgow 4 місяці тому

      from their previous content the i7 won. I would agree the maybach merc s class could be in there but I guess they wanted an EV luxo saloon in the test and the Phantom was going to win regardless@@ayushmankar4100

  • @steved2008
    @steved2008 4 місяці тому +1

    Why have you picked the biggest bloke you could find to try out the rear seats ?

  • @willardr100
    @willardr100 4 місяці тому

    Very entertaining, thanks! For the magazine, I don’t know why the photographers or editors edit the photos to be so overtly stylised, the filters really ruin the realism and quality of the shots. They should have greater confidence in the original quality of their images. Leave the filters to instagram wannabes

  • @yojhanmotorsoficial
    @yojhanmotorsoficial 4 місяці тому

    Beautiful Car classic

  • @malekbayoun1025
    @malekbayoun1025 4 місяці тому +8

    You're missing Mercedes

    • @wingcommanderdaltonwalton67
      @wingcommanderdaltonwalton67 4 місяці тому +1

      Too much nasty plastic these days

    • @jamiep61
      @jamiep61 4 місяці тому

      Why wasn’t Mercedes featured

    • @CarsofGlasgow
      @CarsofGlasgow 4 місяці тому

      BMW is the voted best German car@@jamiep61

    • @quentinfreeman7516
      @quentinfreeman7516 4 місяці тому

      ​@@CarsofGlasgowBut there are 4 British cars there so that logic makes no sense.

  • @kingscuderia
    @kingscuderia 4 місяці тому

    The Phantom in that spec is like a London apartment, but the Spectre should be better to drive. The Ghost is like RR accidentally made an automotive equivalent to a Swiss army knife

  • @faradaycool4058
    @faradaycool4058 4 місяці тому

    The huge guy in the orange sweater looks most comfy and suitable in the i7 IMO....

  • @rajkohli81
    @rajkohli81 4 місяці тому +1

    Range Rover should have been the LWB, at the very least