Once they headed the company car parks of Eighties Britain, now these executive icons offer prestige, nostalgia and pure driving pleasure from £5k. But which of these trading-floor titans best rewards the shrewd classic motorist?

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£254,200 OTR/£282,000 as tested/£5,077 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: What has a hybrid makeover – and Mulliner buffing – added to the world’s best grand tourer? DRIVER: Ollie Kew TOPGEAR’S BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT

For all the rarity, fanfare and pub bragging rights, homologation specials often do not make hugely good road cars. Some are thinly veiled competition machines that are hideously uncomfortable and unr

Winning was always the true religion at Maranello. As much as Enzo Ferrari promoted the ideals of power, exclusivity and heroism as the basis of his race and road cars, this mystique was expertly entw

Eight hot 4x4s, priced from £60k to £360k, mix do-anything, go-anywhere versatility with astonishing performance