We take a look at another former What Car? award winner. In this case, it's the Ford Mondeo – our 1993 Car of the Year

Buying a five-year-old executive saloon gets you lots of car for your money – but which is the better bet: a BMW 3 Series or a Mercedes C-Class?

Buying a five-year-old executive saloon gets you lots of car for your money – but which is the better bet: a BMW 3 Series or a Mercedes C-Class?

Buying a five-year-old executive saloon gets you lots of car for your money – but which is the better bet: a BMW 3 Series or a Mercedes C-Class?

The Alfa Romeo Giulia, the Italian car maker’s BMW 3 Series competitor, will cost from £29,180 when it goes on sale later this year. It’s Alfa’s first saloon car since the 159 was discontinued in 2011

We've been living with a Jaguar XE for the last eight months - is it a match for rivals from BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi?

Buying a used Audi A4, BMW 3 Series or Mercedes C-Class might seem obvious if you want an executive car. But is the Citroën DS5 a worthy left-field alternative?

Buying a used Audi A4, BMW 3 Series or Mercedes C-Class might seem obvious if you want an executive car. But is the Citroën DS5 a worthy left-field alternative?

Buying a used Audi A4, BMW 3 Series or Mercedes C-Class might seem obvious if you want an executive car. But is the Citroën DS5 a worthy left-field alternative?

Now with an even slicker auto 'box and better refinement, the facelifted BMW 320d deserves its default status in the executive saloon class more than ever

Alfa Romeo's new Giulia saloon certainly looks the part, but is it as good to drive, easy to live with and cheap to run as the best German rivals?

Alfa Romeo's new Giulia saloon certainly looks the part, but is it as good to drive, easy to live with and cheap to run as the best German rivals?

Alfa Romeo's new Giulia saloon certainly looks the part, but is it as good to drive, easy to live with and cheap to run as the best German rivals?

Alfa Romeo's new Giulia saloon certainly looks the part, but is it as good to drive, easy to live with and cheap to run as the best German rivals?

We try the new Mercedes C-Class in the UK for the first time. Can it trouble the best executive saloons, including the BMW 3 Series?

* Based on third-generation Ford Mondeo
* Built from 2001-2009
* Faults to look out for

* 147 replacement will be called Milano
* New 159 will be called Giulia
* Names revealed in Chrysler's survival document

By choosing used, you can make a huge saving off the price of either of these stylish executive cars. But is it the Giulia or S60 that gets our vote?