Luxury sedans are the ultimate manifestation of opulence, power, and sophistication. While luxury SUVs currently overshadow the sedans, they can’t match the finesse and panache of the sedans. Enthusiasts looking for the supreme conflation of splendor, performance, and driving dynamics should stick to luxury sedans.
While they offer great performance, these luxury sedans represent the best from most manufacturers. They offer the latest technology, premium cabin materials, and spacious cabins that can comfortably accommodate four or five adults.
10. 2023 Lexus LS
Starting MSRP: $78,735
While most luxury sedans aim to win you over with their opulence, the 2023 Lexus LS adds something else to the mix, value. The 2023 Lexus LS has reasonable pricing, unlike most of its luxurious rivals like the BMW 7 Series, Mercedes-Benz S Class, and Porsche Panamera. In addition, it offers an opulent cabin filled with materials and features like leather upholstery, adaptive cruise control, and blind spot monitoring.
Like its rivals, the 2023 Lexus LS prioritizes on comfort, offering a gentle ride through its forgiving suspension. The Lexus LS also uses a reasonably potent engine, a twin-turbocharged 3.4-liter V6 with 416 hp and 442 lb-ft of torque. The engine sounds refined and powerful under heavy throttle but it also delivers silky smooth performance.
9. 2023 Lucid Air
Starting MSRP: $82,400
2022 saw the emergence of Lucid, another electric vehicle startup. The Air was the brand’s first model and luxury sedan aiming to outcompete the Tesla Model S and a plethora of high-class European sedans. Despite being a newcomer to the automotive field, the Lucid Air offered impressive performance and range.
For the 2023 model year, the Air returns with everything that made it a success. It offers an industry-leading peak driving range of 516 miles. Lucid offers five trim levels of the 2023 Air, Pure, Touring, Grand Touring, Grand Touring Performance, and Sapphire. While the base variant offers an impressive starting price, adding $12,400 gets you the Touring trim with more performance and range.
8. 2024 Audi A8
Starting MSRP: $88,900
The 2024 Audi A8 is the brand’s largest sedan offering. It’s a premium luxury sedan with an understated look like most sedans in Audi’s lineup. However, thanks to its flagship status, the A8 delivers a lavishly appointed interior, strong performance, and a long list of options.
The 2024 Audi A8 is available with a sole engine option, a turbocharged 3.0-liter V6 engine with 335 hp and 369 lb-ft of torque. The engine pairs with an 8-speed automatic transmission, sending power to all four wheels. If that’s not enough performance, the more expensive 2024 Audi S8 rocks a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 with 563 hp.
7. 2023 Genesis G90
Starting MSRP: $88,975
The 2023 Genesis G90 is part of the second generation and it offers more capability and refinement. Despite being Genesis’ biggest sedan, it’s also a luxury sedan with impressive performance and a better price than rivals from BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche. Genesis offers two trim options of the 2023 G90, 3.5T, and 3.5T E-Supercharger.
Both models use a twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V6 engine with the base trim producing 375 hp and 391 lb-ft of torque. The top trim gets help from a 48V e-supercharger, producing an impressive 409 hp. With the higher output, the G90 can sprint from 0 to 60 mph in 5.1 seconds.
6. 2023 Porsche Panamera
Starting MSRP: $92,400
When Porsche introduced the Panamera, there was an outcry from most enthusiasts wondering how a sedan could be considered a Porsche. However, upon driving it, everything changed, cementing the Panamera as s legitimate luxury performance sedan. Porsche offers a wide variety of trims, allowing enthusiasts to configure the Panamera depending on their preferences.
As standard, the 2023 Panamera gets a potent twin-turbocharged 2.9-liter V6 engine with 325 hp and 331 lb-ft of torque. While it’s not as potent as some of its luxury sedan rivals, opting for the Panamera 4S ups the performance of the V6 to 440 hp. Enthusiasts looking for a V8-powered Panamera should opt for the 473 hp GTS trim.
5. 2024 BMW 7 Series
Starting MSRP: $96,400
The 7 Series has been BMW’s flagship luxury sedan for over four decades. It demonstrates how far luxury, performance, and technology have come with each generation. For the 2023 model year, BMW fully redesigned the 7 Series, giving it more power, loads of new features, and new styling. The 2024 BMW 7 Series gets some minor changes, the main being the introduction of a hybrid variant.
As standard, the BMW 7 Series uses a turbocharged 3.0-liter 6-cylinder engine with 375 hp and 383 lb-ft of torque. The hybrid variant sits at the middle of the lineup, featuring the same turbocharged 6-cylinder engine and an electric motor to produce a combined 483 hp and 416 lb-ft of torque. At the top of the lineup sits a V8 powered 760i trim with a twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V8 with 536 hp and 553 lb-ft of torque.
4. 2023 Mercedes-Benz S Class
Starting MSRP: $114,500
The S Class sedan is the biggest and most luxurious sedan from Mercedes-Benz. It boasts a spacious cabin with top-quality materials and the latest technology. Mercedes also splits the lineup to also include the Maybach models for more opulence. All S Class models get spacious and elegantly appointed cabins that can comfortably accommodate four adults.
The base 2023 Mercedes-Benz S Class gets a turbocharged 3.0-liter 6-cylinder engine with 429 hp and 384 lb-ft of torque. Mercedes also offers an S Class with its legendary twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 with an impressive 496 hp and 516 lb-ft of torque. The last trim features a hybrid powertrain, with the same 6-cylinder engine and an electric motor for a combined 510 hp.
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3. 2023 Bentley Flying Spur
Starting MSRP: $211,325
The 2023 Bentley Flying Spur offers an unmatched mix of elegance and performance. Despite having large luxury sedan proportions, the 2023 Bentley Flying Spur is deceptively muscular and quick. Bentley offers a great selection of trims, allowing every buyer to have a unique, handcrafted luxury sedan.
As standard, the Flying Spur gets a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 engine with 542 hp and 568 lb-ft of torque. Bentley also offers a more powerful twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter W12 engine with 626 hp in the Flying Spur Speed. There’s also a hybrid powertrain, a twin-turbocharged 2.9-liter V6 with an electric motor that produces a combined 536 hp. All engines use an 8-speed automatic transmission, sending power to all four wheels.
2. 2023 Rolls-Royce Ghost
Starting MSRP: $400,000
While the Ghost isn’t the best of what Rolls-Royce has to offer, it’s still an impeccable luxury sedan. Like its larger sibling, the Phantom, the 2023 Rolls-Royce Ghost boasts a bold and uncompromising stance. Its unique looks make it a definite head-turner. The Ghost lives up to the Rolls-Royce nameplate, offering buyers a potent V12 engine and one of the finest cabins on the market.
The 2023 Rolls-Royce Ghost shares its engine with most of its stablemates. The potent turbocharged 6.7-liter V12 engine produces an impressive 563 hp and 664 lb-ft of torque. Rolls-Royce also offers a more potent Ghost Black Badge model with 592 hp. Both models use an obedient 8-speed automatic transmission, sending power to all four wheels.
1. 2023 Rolls-Royce Phantom
Starting MSRP: $460,000
The Phantom has been one of the best luxury sedans for almost two decades. The modern-era Rolls-Royce Phantom represents the absolute pinnacle of opulence and exclusivity. It boasts an imposing size and a resort-like interior, making it one of the most desirable sedans on the market. In addition, Rolls-Royce makes each Phantom sedan unique to its buyer.
The 2023 Rolls-Royce Phantom is among the few sedans that use a V12 engine. Under its hood sits a potent turbocharged 6.7-liter V12 motor with 563 hp and 664 lb-ft of torque. The V12 delivers a brisk acceleration of 5.1 seconds from 0 to 60 mph.