المجموعة

An SUV with the ride height and the boot to match: four doors, seats up to five, a split tailgate. Easier to step into than a low saloon, and it takes real luggage.

Four seats under a fabric roof that folds away, with rear-hinged doors that make getting in easy. Best for short runs in warm weather; the boot takes soft bags.

A saloon you can drive yourself or be driven in, without the length of a Phantom. Four doors, seats up to five, and a boot that takes full-size cases.

The back seat is the job here: rear-hinged doors, a lot of legroom and two people in real comfort. Long and wide for London, and easier with a driver than without.

A two-door coupe the size of a saloon, with four seats and rear-hinged doors that need room to swing. Built for the person driving it, not the ones behind.

A full-size four-wheel-drive with five doors, room for four or five people and a boot that takes their luggage. Automatic, high up, and made for long motorway runs in bad weather.

A two-door, four-seat coupe for long motorway runs rather than short hops. The rear seats suit children or a brief trip; the boot takes a couple of soft bags.

A saloon that works from either seat: room for adults in the back, all-wheel drive, and a boot that takes full-size cases. Shorter and easier to place than a Mulsanne.

A large four-door saloon built around its rear seats, with the legroom and the boot to match. Wide for narrow London streets, and at its best with a driver up front.

Mid-engined two-seater with a dual-clutch automatic and room for one soft bag in the nose. It wants a clear road, not the King's Road on a Saturday.

A two-plus-two with a folding metal roof: a coupe when the weather turns, open when it doesn't. The rear seats take bags more comfortably than they take adults.

Four doors, four individual seats and a boot that takes a couple of cases. The rear doors are rear-hinged, open wide and close on a button.

V12, two seats, scissor doors and four-wheel drive. Arriving in it is half the point; luggage is one soft bag in the nose and that is the whole allowance.

A two-seat mid-engined coupe small enough to use on ordinary roads. One soft bag fits in the front boot, and that is the entire luggage allowance.

The open two-seater, with a fabric roof that folds away electrically. The rear window drops on its own if you want the engine louder with the roof still up.

The open Aventador: two carbon roof panels lift out by hand and live in the front boot, which is where luggage would otherwise go. Two seats, scissor doors, four-wheel drive.

Four doors, room for four or five, and a boot that takes real luggage. The Lamborghini you can use on a Tuesday, with the ground clearance for a gravel drive.

A grand tourer rather than a track car: two doors, a long bonnet, and a boot that takes soft bags for a weekend. The rear seats are there, but they are for coats.

Five seats, a square boot, and a driving position high enough to see over traffic, without the length of a seven-seat SUV. The Porsche that takes the luggage.

Electric, low and four-doored, with a boot at the back and a second one under the bonnet. Quiet enough that the back seat is a decent place to make a call.

The small one, and the sensible choice for London: short enough to park, high enough to see over traffic, with a boot that takes two large cases rather than four.

Same shape, same boot and the same five seats as the petrol cars, with a hybrid drivetrain and an automatic gearbox.

The long car in its higher specification, chosen for the back seat rather than the driving seat. Diesel and automatic, and the answer when someone is being met at an airport.

The current shape, long wheelbase, in the SV specification that sits above Autobiography. Built around what happens behind the front seats rather than in them.

The hybrid version of the standard-wheelbase car: same body, same boot, same five seats, with an electric motor working alongside the petrol engine.

The newest shape, and the easiest of the big Land Rovers to live with in town: five seats, a proper boot, and enough ground clearance for a rutted farm track.

The loud one. The same five-seat body as any other Sport, with a supercharged petrol V8 under the bonnet and an exhaust that announces it.

Long wheelbase, so the extra length goes behind the front seats rather than into the boot. A diesel for distance, with five seats and a boot that takes the cases as well.

Five doors, a square boot and a rear seat adults can sit in for hours. Rides better on a motorway than the old Defender ever did, and still goes where the road stops.

Three rows and eight seats, so the back row carries people rather than luggage. With all eight up the boot is a slot behind the third row, so pack accordingly.

A full-size electric saloon: four doors, five seats and no engine noise. The boot opens as a hatchback, so luggage goes in more easily than the shape suggests.

A boxy four-wheel drive with five seats and a side-hinged rear door. Tall and heavy; chosen for how it looks and sounds rather than for covering distance quietly.

A seven-seat SUV with a third row adults can genuinely use, though the boot shrinks to hand luggage when they do. Four-wheel drive, automatic, and easy over long distances.

Built around the back seat. Long, quiet, and the obvious choice when someone else is driving - a meeting across town, or in from Heathrow with a boot of cases.

A full-size petrol saloon, automatic, with four doors and room for five. The back seat is the point: airport runs, weddings and long motorway legs.

At the top of the S-Class range: four doors, five seats, automatic. Bought for the back seat rather than the driving seat, on airport runs and long motorway legs.

The stretched, rear-seat version of the S-Class, usually fitted with two individual chairs in the back instead of a bench. Meant for being driven, not for driving.

A diesel people carrier with sliding doors on both sides and seats for seven or eight. The usual job is an airport run, where the luggage matters as much as the seats.

The electric version of the V-Class: same sliding doors, same van-sized cabin, no engine noise. Suits London days and airport work where charging can be planned in.

Nine seats is often the number that decides whether a group travels together or takes two cars. Van underneath, and the side door slides rather than swings.

A small five-door hatchback that suits city driving and the odd long motorway run. Five seats at a squeeze, a modest boot, and easy to park.

An executive saloon for long motorway runs. Five seats, four doors, a deep boot, and back-seat room that adults will accept for an hour or two.

The back seat is the point: a long four-door saloon with space for adults to stretch out behind the driver, and a boot that takes several large cases.

Built to be sat in the back of: a long saloon, quiet because it is electric, with the rear bench the point of the car rather than an afterthought.

A five-seat SUV that drives more like a large estate than a Land Rover, and is better suited to a long motorway run with luggage than to anything muddy.

Outwardly an ordinary X5, with the armour built into the bodywork and the glazing. Far heavier than the standard car, and heavier on fuel with it.

Three rows and seven belts, though the back pair suit children or short trips. With the third row up the boot is small; fold it and it takes a family's cases.

Roof down, engine behind your head, and no back seat at all. Two people, two soft bags in the nose, and a car that is loud on purpose.

A large five-seat SUV with the running gear turned up. Same boot and same back seat as the ordinary Q8, so it does the school run and the motorway without complaint.

A five-seat family SUV with a square boot and a tailgate. High driving position, and room for three across the back on shorter journeys.

Seven seats in three rows and a tall tailgate. With the third row up the boot is small; fold it away and there is room for a family's luggage.

Battery-electric, five seats, five doors and nothing to change gear. The boot is small for an SUV, so think city driving rather than four people and airport luggage.

Eight seats and a square boot behind them, for the trips where the job is people and luggage rather than the car. Doors slide rather than swing, which helps at a kerb.

A two-door coupe with four seats: the front pair are the good ones, the back works for short hops, and the boot still takes a couple of large cases.

An estate, so the boot is the reason to take one: hybrid, automatic, five seats, and a flat load bay once the rear seats fold. Steady rather than quick.

A medium panel van: sliding side door, rear doors onto the load bay, a bulkhead behind the cab and three seats across the front. Built for loads, not passengers.

A five-seat family SUV, five doors, raised enough to see past the car in front. The rear seats split and fold when the boot is not enough on its own.

A five-seat family SUV: five doors, a high driving position, and a boot that takes a family's cases without folding a seat down.

Small, easy to park and happy in traffic. Five seats on paper and four in practice, with a boot that takes soft bags rather than suitcases.

A three-door city car with four seats, though the back two suit short journeys only. Easy to park, and the boot takes soft bags rather than suitcases.

An electric five-seat crossover with a sloping roofline and a tailgate boot. Automatic, quiet in traffic, and longer trips need a charging stop planned in.

A short-wheelbase panel van for a house move or a delivery round: sliding side door, rear doors to the load bay, and a cab that seats two or three.