What's more, for an executive car the cost of ownership is exceptionally low.

The blend of executive car and diesel engine works extremely well.

The main reason is that most executive cars in Britain are bought by companies for their managers and directors.

Executive car is a British term for an automobile larger than a large family car.

Like its predecessor, the Scorpio was targeted at the executive car market.

Its dimensions place it between traditional large family cars and executive cars.

Mercedes-Benz has also launched what it claims is the world's most efficient executive car.

A limousine, executive car or sport utility vehicle is usually selected.

The result is an executive car with supermini-rivalling fuel economy credentials that can still sprint from 0-62mph in 8.7 seconds.

Rear seat room and trunk space are smaller than executive cars simply because of their smaller overall size.

In European classification, compact executive cars are part of the D-segment.

Today, many compact executive cars particularly emphasize sporty handling.

In Europe, the terms "executive car" and "luxury car" may refer to cars of this size.

Customer clinics have shown that executive car buyers are looking for the following factors: durability, style, comfort, performance and interior space.

This week Rover is officially launching its new executive car which will be made at Cowley.

The citizen is therefore a serviced nomad not totally dissimilar from today's executive cars.

In general, executive cars are 4-door sedans.

Compact executive cars are usually available in saloon, estate, coupé, and cabriolet body styles.

This helped to expand the appeal of the Rover model up-market into the executive car segment, and to better differentiate the two cars.

A saloon car larger and/or more expensive than an executive car would be classified as a luxury car in Europe.

An executive car unveiled in 2011, which is a re-branded second generation Chrysler 300, and replaced the Thesis.

Against this background, Citroen is launching a new executive car, the XM.

The standard 75 has an elegance missing from German executive car rivals, with wood and leather harking back to a bygone age.

Typically, for a smaller executive car, there is ample room up front for the driver and passenger to sit comfortably, with very comfortable seats.

Gradually, the executive cars became more premium vehicles, with basic versions with less equipment and smaller engines disappearing from the market.