Which luxury five seater for continental journey?

[Purosangue]

Have the unenviable task , of taking the au pair with family to Switzerland , then on to Bavaria ,

Was thinking if money was no object what 5 seater would you take and why , must be comfortable and have good range .... ideally not a diesel

[threespires]

The au pair drives the 2 children and luggage in the Purosangue and you and OH drive your new GMA.

[fttm]

Purosangue said:

Have the unenviable task , of taking the au pair with family to Switzerland , then on to Bavaria ,

Was thinking if money was no object what 5 seater would you take and why , must be comfortable and have good range .... ideally not a diesel

Yes of course you do . Fly

[Purosangue]

fttm said:

Purosangue said:

Have the unenviable task , of taking the au pair with family to Switzerland , then on to Bavaria ,

Was thinking if money was no object what 5 seater would you take and why , must be comfortable and have good range .... ideally not a diesel

Yes of course you do . Fly

cant fly

Stopping off in Bruges Christmas market , hoon along autobahn , then delivering Christmas presents so flying not an option , last time took the DBS but kids are too big and only a 4 seater

no way au pair would fit in the boot ...............

hold on

Edited by Purosangue on Tuesday 21st November 03:06

[Cold]

Are the kids still in child and/or booster seats?

[LooneyTunes]

LWB Range Rover or Bentayga

Slightly less expensive but more spacious/much better luggage space: 130 Defender. Not driven one yet, but understand they ride well on air.

[LesXRN]

Jag XJR all day.

[Baldchap]

Contact your concierge service, get them to sort present purchase and delivery, then fly.

[PositronicRay]

You need more than 5 seats, or at least 5 proper seats not a rear bench.

[jeremyh1]

FSO Polenez
but I will be going on the aeroplane

Hope this helps

[Rob 131 Sport]

I wouldn’t rule out a diesel and would be looking at an A6, 5 Series or E Class. All spacious, quiet comfortable cruisers.

[Robertb]

BMW M5 made for that sort of work, surely…
Current model Bentayga or Aston DBX

Family would probably prefer travelling in an S Class

[Jamescrs]

as to be a Range Rover surely if comfort is a priority?

If you want to avoid an SUV then S class or 7 series

[ferret50]

Purosangue said:

cant fly

Stopping off in Bruges Christmas market , hoon along autobahn , then delivering Christmas presents so flying not an option , last time took the DBS but kids are too big and only a 4 seater

no way au pair would fit in the boot ...............

hold on

Edited by Purosangue on Tuesday 21st November 03:06

Towbar and caravan.

Au pair and kids in caravan, plus you do not need a hotel stop.

[Alex_225]

Would be an S Class for me but that's purely from my own experience of owning one and it's ability to be consistently comfortable and relaxing. Big boot on them too.

Admittedly for overall practicality the most useful family car I've experienced was the VW Sharan/Seat Alhambra hire cars we've had. 5 proper seats an a huge boot or 7 seats with a small boot. Comfortable enough for covering 1,200 in a week in Devon at least haha.

[Purosangue]

Cold said:

Are the kids still in child and/or booster seats?

12 and 14 , daughter is 5' 4" so would have difficulty in the back of a sports type

[Robertb]

Wasn't this featured in a Spotted recently... looks ideal! Except for possibly the range...

https://www.dukeoflondon.co.uk/product-page/2006-m...

[Olivergt]

Best vehicle I ever had for 5 people on a long journey was a Land Cruiser 80 series Amazon, 3 rows of seats, rear row for the smallest person and all the luggage, 2 in the middle row, 2 in front.

They are available with 4.5 straight 6.

Getting a bit old now though.

[CardinalFang]

Once saw a family leaving the St Enedoc (sp?) in Rock. Mother & kids first in a Range Rover, followed by dad in an F12. Which was nice…

[Car bon]

Jamescrs said:

as to be a Range Rover surely if comfort is a priority?

Only comfortable for 4 though - the middle rear sear isn't great for a long distance.

A Defender 130 would be my choice - depending on how much luggage you need to take......