The best car in the world?
Not the exotica of Aston Martins and Ferraris or the historic motors such as E-Types and and gull-wing Mercedes-Benzes but more of the everyday car which somehow managed to be almost affordable but still excellent in the way it drove or looked.
I seem to recall the BMW 5 Series usually triumphed; it was a car which always impressed and never disappointed. For the money, it was said there was no better car.
So, how does this competition stack up in 2021? Well, I think this car is perhaps a contender. It’s a Volvo XC60 which, a decade ago, would have been unthinkable as a model, let alone as the best car on the planet.