For the past few years Jaguar’s ultra-cool XF has ruled the roost in this segment, but this year voting resulted in a three-way split between the Jaguar XF, BMW 5 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class, with the BMW 5 Series taking the title in the end. The reason? Well, at least partly because it slots in neatly between the dynamism and design-focused XF on the one hand, and the more conservative E-Class on the other.