Audi A7 v Mercedes CLS v Porsche Panamera review - Auto Express

[stoneeh]

the new cls looks like a mixture between a c and an e class. i like the old one better

[PoorIllyrian]

lmfao is so ugly tail at the a7 like mega ugly

[Nicktyelor3]

Panamera all the way. Best driving car by far. The rest are just cushy wanna-be sports saloons.

[TheEryk03]

Audi A7 is the best build, have the best interior, the best equipment, the best quality, very good engines, very good handling. Simply the perfect CAR.

[MaloEdu]

Most features in Audi are optional $++

[fabiomarine]

The right title should be:

Audi A7 < Mercedes CLS < Porsche Panamera

[teapot55]

@Porschefanatic100 Thank you,

Finally I hear someone defend panamera's like that.

They really are freeggin beautiful

[dunti21]

@Porschefanatic100 Lol A7 PLastic interior? Please man have you ever been in one?

[Porschefanatic100]

@dunti21 Just look at it,- most parts are plastics. Dont get me wrong, i dont wanna say its the worst interior, but its totally overrated. The Panamera got the best interior of the 3 cars by far.

[auditwaht]

@Porschefanatic100

The glamorous varnished wood inlays may seem more luxorious than the matt dark wood in the A7 here but actually there is no bigger difference...depends on the equipment of course. Claiming that the A7 interior completely is made of plastic could just indicate a lack of sitting experience in several models but nothing more...

Seriously, that's pathetic dude! You can't be taken seriously....which is sad because in case of the Panamera I totally agree whitcha

[mitchgrun]

@Porschefanatic100 - Good to see your bias right off the start. 

[jody024]

@mitchgrun hahah good on ya mate agreed :P

[holuwartozin]

A7 all the way!!!!!

[radar3699]

PAMEMARA IS SO UGLY. I could never own something so hideous.

[S4udiGam3r]

A7 FTW Hands DOWN , it's barley perfect !!

[kamileoz]

I think Porsche is the best. Luxury and performance are better than in the other two.

[Kev199117]

Great review!

[75cyber75]

audi a7 is like sex <3

[onoff314]

@75cyber75 So are your mums tits!

[75cyber75]

@onoff314 Dude i fck your life b!ch ass ho.le

[ThomasFerrugia]

Is it just me, or does the A7 appear as it was photoshopped into thet opening 10-sec shot?

[DamarciMahmutAga]

1) mercedes cls

2) porsche panamera 

3) audi a7

[crimes28]

A7 All the way

[MrPorsche91730]

It is funny how all the people are making fun of the panamera for being ugly. Cars are ment to be driven. If you want something pretty to look at get your self a woman you queers.

[realchimera]

CLS is too sexy

[vkvmd1]

Panamera is by far the best in this class.

[Duron13]

"A looks that only a mother could love", ho Matt you killed me there.

[mecca3000]

@Jack THANK YOUUUUU.... I thought I was the only one with the balls to say putting a porche label on a odd station wagon does not make it more appealing to the eye....smdh... For some reason so many people love the look of that panamerra... "the eye of the beholder" I guess

[TenaciousE03]

you are awesome matt!!!

[jackfn1234]

get that panamera out of their. I'm a big porsche fan and it's a high performance car, but really, that thing is so ugly compared to the A7 and CLS.

[jonny5777]

the old CLS was one of the best looking cars on the road the new one however looks the car equivalent of peter griffin! whys it so fat now?

[skittleschocolate]

the cls looks like a grandmothers bare ass.... it's hideous. i take audi for timeless design.

[kiddy5021]

i adore your presentation talking style.

[hakopb]

panamera is an ugly car

[JOKBO1]

I'm a fucking audi fan, i always find a way to like the audi better then the other ones.

[GR3B3N]

I very much like the display in Audi, particularly that its hidden while not in use.

[Bastpl]

A7, audi poweeer

[heemoii]

a7 or cls

[ExiledExia]

6 series!!!!

[islamtoghuj]

mercedes : the best or nothing

[AdamChocoSo]

PANAMERA <3 i drive S550 and porsche panamera turbo as a driver for an arabian mother fucker

[jamesjardon]

S7 perfect car

[SirDrSuperKittens]

Quattro nuf said.

[heydudeifoundyourcar]

The Merc is a bit too flashy. Porsche's good looking, but nowhere near the Audi. Wait for the S7 or RS7, then you'll have the perfect car!

[THELSUCCESSOR]

i'll go CLS for the looks and bcz it's more balanced the Audi's just like any BMW lol

they all look almost identical like come on XD r u kidding me

[NottinghamForest22]

porsches are ugly.

[NottinghamForest22]

audis all look the fucking same.

[vf0624]

bmw ftw

[maddcrazycow]

bmw 6 series gran coupe bitches!!!

[jaiveer17]

Audi or panamera

[AHMADF93]

Audi has one of the quality ever but too bad the looks isnt that nice.

[KenGold666]

The Audi looks like ugly Hyundai inside and out; absolutely no sense of class or refinement and isn't even a departure from the A6 apart from the sloping roof line

[kanwariqbal]

if u want looks-----audi !!

if u want performance-----merc cls !!

but if u want everything-----porsche is dere !! :)

[slash30111]

when you compare price and quality de audi is defenetly bether for me id would be:

1Audi qulity/price beatifull andpower full

2CLS very classy and powerfull but to expensive

3Porsche notvery classy but ver verypowerfull and really expensive for that price i would prefrer a porshe 911 or an audi r8

[harisdeva]

i don't care about the copies, the original is ta best... merc power...

[overdrivelc16]

1. CLS

2. Panamera

3. A7

[Mostafarefaie]

Audi a7 wins because it's very practical ( Coupe - Business - Family )

Porsche is beautiful fast and awesome but very expensive and not practical like Audi

Mercedes isn't bad but Audi still more practical and beautiful and the mercedes is UGLY

[kookieless]

1CLS

2Porsche

3 Audi

i love all these cars and car brands but cls and porsche really stand out to me

[felipe270782]

1) audi

1) MB

1) porsche

[jermed23]

I'm trying to decide if I should get a Mercedes S550 or the Panamera. I know Mercedes makes the best cars but that Panamera is LIVE!!! I wonder how durable the PP is?

[Psyched]

@jermed23 Audi, Porsche and Jaguar.. 3 most least reliable cars :)

[OMGz1122]

the center console looks as dull as a BMW!



[Noleafunburned]

mercedes came up with the concept which drives modern cars,has perfected luxury and power balance and is ready to shit on porsche and audi again next year,good try though.

[an24252]

The Mercedes is the best, here's why. The Porsche is far from ugly, none of the cars are ugly. The Porsche looks bad because it's to long to have the rounded shape... Doesn't fit the length. The Audi is a nice car, kinda the front is the same as all Audi's which I'm getting tired of, to simple! And the back literally made me cringe, if your going to call something ugly the aide rear is it. The interior

Of the Audi is plain, all blacks little chrome or wood. Mercedes is nice because I like my ca

[luskimarli]

wtf is he talking about? The Porsche is a BEAUTY!

[hectorr123M]

Porsche=sportsmanship

PORSCHE ALL THE WAY!!!! THE PERFECT COMBINATION between sport and luxury

[BrandyLOVEEEEE]

Panamera is over A7 just with the price.

Audi for the win !

[guitarb3ast7x]

Panamera is hands down the ugliest car ever....maybe second to the cayenne..

[bananamaxymator]

1. cls

2. panamera

3. a7

[Porschefanatic100]

1.Porsche

2.Mercedes

3.Audi

FACT !

[Mostafarefaie]

CLS: honestly look UGLY, the design is the most important thing.

Panamera: Expensive + many buttons

Audi: new design + less buttons with trackpad make it very easy to use + its enough ti be an AUDI

[Fullhd187]

cls best car ever .end

[jusbus777]

No disrespect to Audi but the A7 is a car which is easily forgotten I bet people who own don't even remember they have one until the are ready to drive it.......not saying it a bad car but just not memorable

[MrTemjin]

Audi? Is that a car brand? -.- Panamera all the way!

[Porschefanatic100]

Why they compare the A7 with a Panamera ??? The Panamera is 2 classes over the A7...stupid...

[boszKarola]

I have a Mercedes cls of 2003

[Johncarson9113]

@boszKarola LOL a 2003 Mercedes CLS?? Um I'm pretty sure the CLS didn't come out till 2006 so.......

[Johncarson9113]

I love the Audi A7, I always have, but in terms of exterior design, Interior design, driving dynamics and prestige the Mercedes CLS simply looks far more superior to that of its rivals. Its design is so much more aggressive opposed to the more conservative and fluidic design of the Audi A7. The A7 is a great car but I would be fooling myself f I said the CLS wasn't as good.

[boszKarola]

CLS cool



[hammilcar77]

The Panamera is uglier than the the winner of the "ugliest car of all time" contest 2011. I'd love to own one.

[TheNakul307]

Audi

CLS

porsche.

[EvoPower2010]

Mercedes Audi Porsche

[taylorgangalltheway]

Audi to me is the best mercedes is pretty awesome... but i hate the porsche

[notatrollololo]

A7 is sick!

[edge160]

1. Panamera - best performance, handling, looks, attracts attention

2. CLS - good looks, but too luxury and lacks sportiness unless its the CLS63 AMG

3. A7 - typical audi design = bland looking, weak power, cheap interior, poor pricing for a V6

[mkuroglu]

@edge160 Have you ever driven the petrol audi? I know you havent cause noone can say that engine is lacking power

[OuKrokodil]

@edge160 Who wouldn't want the quality and name of a Porsche, so I agree with you 100%!

[edge160]

@OuKrokodil

Exactly! That's why the Panamera is more money but you get what you paid for.

[carlosandres1207]

1. Mercedes CLS.

2. Audi A7.

3. Porsche Panamera.

[RS6Bongo]

1. Audi A7

2. Porsche Panamera

3. Mercesdes CLS

[lakerstrufan24]

for a young guy like myself, i would chose the panamera. the audi and mercedes are just too boring, unless you get an audi S type, or a merc AMG.

[MacGyver920]

Absolutely LOVE carbuyer and Autoexpress!!!

[MacGyver920]

Best looks:

1. Mercedes CLS

2. Audi A7

3. Porsche Panamera

[kilove1]

mat...your verdit is realative ..more fun ? to whom ..in other words ur fun ..is someone eles boring...its all subjective

[jarel101]

the Panamera would look better then the cls if it weren't for that hideous hatchback. I wonder who's bright idea was it to add that. I feel like aesthetically the Panamra had the potential to be one of the most stunning 4 door cars ever, but that hatch back is holding it back...smh. However I will say the Panamera looks better in person... but nonetheless the back still throws it off

[doomprox]

i'll take the cls if it can fit a 5th passenger but here in my country the audi a7's configuration means it can seat a fifth passenger albeit someone shorter.

[armebear]

i love them all but it's pretty stupid to compare a panamera with two normal engines, they should compare perhaps cls63 amg and the s7 when it is available, other than that i love the video

[AHMADF93]

I still prefer the CLS.

[AudiTTVideos]

Panamera FTW!

[adriannippy]

I dont see the Porshe to be in this comparo. Its way above . Only the Maer Q and the Aston R a true rivals of this. The VW Passat CC would be better here.

[S3xiepapi69]

All of the german cars are amazing.....

[jconte29]

You can;t even compare the audi to those high level executive cars. The audi looks like a little cheap plastic toy next to the porsche and merc. Porsche and Merc are driven by the ultimate rich while audi is driven by little kids.

[sanjulgupta]

@jconte29 I agree to what u r saying

[lambo9415]

@jconte29 oh shut up, id love to know what car you drive...a nissan micra??

[scuo90]

this audi has the same interior of a bmw..

[PhreshKingg]

The New Back of the Audi looks stupid -.-

[magbiro7]

@Porschefanatic100 Just because a car is more expensive, does not make it better. Read any review about the Audi and they will talk about the amazingly beautiful interior, whereas they would complain about the Porsche's extremely horrible design. And the CLS might have started the game, but the A7 is winning it. Period. Better looking, better build quality, more reliable, etc...

[laxhacker]

@Porchefanatic100 you basically don't know what your talking about the a7 is starting at on $44,000.00 so comparing it to the porsche is wrong. To compare the porsche to the a7 is only based off body style the porsche which by the way the porsche terrible looking. The porsche is also $20,000.00 more for a car that is barely better than the a7. If you want to challenge Audi to porsches panamera Audi will show you the a8 w12 and will smoke the Porsche plus wait for the a7s twin turbo in the upco

[G0ML3]

both hands on the wheel my good man....would fail a driving test..

[cardude1992]

the panamera doesnt look as ugly as it did when it came out. 

[88pie88]

a 1980s bmw m3 will out run them all.

[alpianeb7]

I see the next Transporter car. A7. awwewee yeah.

[shobin05]

i dont get the a7 might as well get an s4...cls looks fantastic in white..

[edin4323]

panamera <3  =)

[NikolozPF]

CLS <3

[Porschefanatic100]

The A7 is just a fellow runner of the CLS !!!

1.Panamera

2.CLS

3.Audi

[gtamp11]

Only an Audi.

[TheMegaCONARTIST]

Audi

Porsche

CLS

[sowetoboi]

Cls ftw

[gstaraftari]

For me

1.Porsche

2.Mercedes

3.Audi

[CanijAsa]

CLS looks Amazing !!!

[TheOne42]

will there be an S7 model?

[randobv]

I'll take the Audi without a question. The panamera is son ugly Porche should be embarresed.

[aqa722]

CLS first generation is better than the those three ...

[hafieq]

@aqa722 Yes you're right

[2likenoother]

Mercedes CLS FTW.... the best Or Nothing..buy an AMG version and you'll be able to visit the Moon :D

[uberenthusiasts]

@2likenoother +1

[drummaboy64]

Panamera has the best drive but just too ugly.

A7 rear lights make the car look depressed and just looks like every other Audi. Also too many knobs driving Audis nowadays just puts you off the whole brand.

CLS looks great from every angle, drive's fantastic and is the winner by far. If only Mercedes could add the bloody Keyless Go to it, it would be the perfect car.

[ciutacu]

The input surface for letters it's impractical in the UK, because it's located in the left. And if you are right-handed, you canreach it with the right hand only if you turn around to the left, or you can write with the left hand. Audi teaches people be ambidextrous lol. But, that surface is usefull in the rest of the world. Thanks Audi! Someday I will afford an A7. :D

[Scudeyyy]

Mercedes CLS looks the nicest and has the best interior and the petrol 3.5 does 41 mpg?!!! incredible. from a BMW fan

[mike7743]

my favorite Brit is back. yay!

[godzillaisnuclea123]

This guy is definitely the best reviewer on auto express

[independentwith]

good choice, i'm impressed. The CLS really is a satisfaction

[Kemalll1111]

I use panamera and love its engine sound and maneuverability.I think the best one is panamera.But my ex car was Mercedes E class.It was also grateful.

[Kemalll1111]

Germans......They compete with theirselves :-)German cars......There is nothing to say.All of them wonderful.

[urbanproof96]

@Kemalll1111 GERMAN CARS SUCKS ^^

[crsamson1215]

@urbanproof96 blasphemy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[daibadrumu]

@Kemalll1111 BORING

[MrFrankieFiggz]

@Kemalll1111 Lol ur right thats why all German cars will be king. Because theyre all ready the best car makers around AND they compete with eachother soe ach and every year they'll be better. Sorry Japan and U.S.

[239Montana]

Ofcourse the CLS beats the A7. Better looks, more comfy. It's a winner.

[SilvrBckGorilla]

CLS doesn't even look like last generation (coupe-sedan)

[skoshy]

Superb review! Great commentary.

[buttnut1080]

I don't see how the Merc could be all that more fun to drive than the Audi; I mean, they both have very similar power trains, tires, and suspension setups. I'm still getting used to the sloping ass but I'd happily have the Audi or even better, the S7.

[claudeleason]

Dash board in panamera has the style of a vertu phone

[venom5809]

A7/S7 FTW

[SPKytu]

I'll take the Audi because it is beautiful, has good facilities, beautiful interior, super styles, best build, best quality, Quattro, good handling.

S7 will be the perfect.

[Porschefanatic100]

@SPKytu The A7 Interior is full of plastics...The Porsche and the Benz get a much much better one.

The best handling got the porsche and AWD u can choice on every car here. The handling winner is definetly the porsche. Audi got definetly the last place. they ever want to compare the A7 with the CLS but its a fail- CLS is a hole other level- high above the Audi.Lowest CLS(350)begins at the price as the biggest Audi( 3-0TFSI) ends.

And now they want to compare the Audi with the Panamera? A Joke ?

[TheEryk03]

@Porschefanatic100 you fail, Audi is the best, your nick name says everythink haha

[FIDTRO]

@Porschefanatic100

Porsche wanted to get into this class of car and what did they do? They designed a clown shoe.

Audi A7 > Porsche Clown Shoe

[Porschefanatic100]

@FIDTRO Im srry but i cant see anythink like a shoe on this car...maybe you mean the Ferrari FF, the rolling sneaker. But if you wanna say the panamera looks like a shoe - the A7 looks like a shoe too ( Coupe specific design ) ...

The Audi is just a standard looking car.Looks like every Audi before ;-) the Panamera looks amazing, is bigger and more exclusive and costs much much more...

So if you chooce the Audi you are just a gay familly daddy for me - or a woman !!

[FIDTRO]

@Porschefanatic100 You must not know too much. Because saying the Panamera looks "amazing" disagrees with just about every review done on this car. And it's also very common knowledge that Audi has some of the best designs in the world, inside and out.

Porsche might be better to drive, but the Panamera looks as attractive as a diseased toenail.

[faschziniert88]

@FIDTRO You got no clue.The CLS is high over the A7 ; but the Panamera...

Hole other level !! See a Panamera and you definetly will think its an amazing car. You are just a kiddo that sit on his mums computer and talks stuff... Here they compare silver ( A7 ) with Gold ( CLS ) and Platin ( Panamera )...You can buy 2 A7 fpr 1 Panamera and the Porsche is the much much better car in the Interior - In the A7 i just can see plastics srry...

A7 is a normal car - Panamera is pure luxury and exclusive

[FIDTRO]

@faschziniert88 You're right. I'm not even 20 yet. But I've driven more BMW's, Mercedes, and Audi than you probably ever have...

[faschziniert88]

@FIDTRO Yea in your dreams ;-) YouTube Wannabe ;-)

[FIDTRO]

@faschziniert88 1995 BMW 318i (parents) 2002 BMW 325xi (parents) 2006 BMW 330Ci M Sport (parents) 2008 Audi A4 2.0T (friends) 2009 Audi S8 (friends) 2010 Audi A3 2.0T (test drive) And I did the Mercedes-Benz driving experience: 2010 C63 AMG 2010 E63 AMG 2010 SLK55 AMG 2009 CLS63 AMG And others non-AMG models. I'll also like to point out that I've driven a friends 2008 Bentley Continental GTC for a day. So stfu.

[Porschefanatic100]

@FIDTRO Hahahahaha dreamer stop bitching...You got no clue about cars xD

[Ghost96ification]

@Porschefanatic100 lol who is talking

[FIDTRO]

@Porschefanatic100 Hahaha ok "porschefanatic"..the closest you'll ever get to a Porsche is washing them at a car wash for minimum wage. Whose dreaming now.

I don't have to prove anything to you or the other dumbass I've been talking to. You show your stupidity and lack of knowledge in your comments. Enjoy being laughed at by everyone.

[Porschefanatic100]

@FIDTRO BIG FAIL !!! i thin you never seen a Panamera out of YouTube ;-)

The Panamera looks like a Space Shuttle !!!

[FIDTRO]

@Porschefanatic100

I've seen plenty. The Panamera is ugly. The end.

[Ghost96ification]

@Porschefanatic100 you call audi drivers gay and what car are u driving?Do you now mercedes is using renault parts to make the cars cheaper?And don't tell me cls is better if you never drive one or better say afford one

[hammilcar77]

@Porschefanatic100 You've obviously never been inside an A7, let alone driven one. "Full of plastics". Rollocks.

[notatrollololo]

@SPKytu S7?? dont you mean RS7 :)

[SUBLIMEfan111]

@SPKytu

Well not exactly.

The Porsche is the best build, the fastest, the best handling.

[scrokostas]

@SPKytu the audi has no power...and awd? no fun!

[hazemvirus]

@scrokostas its good for people who lives in countries with lots of snow, like canada, russia and they want sedans with AWD