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BMW v Mercedes v Audi v Genesis v DS: Which is best?

If you remain in the market for a swank, family-friendly saloon, then this is simply the video for you!

We have actually got our hands on the very best, most luxurious mid-range saloons you can buy in 2023, and we're about to find out which one is the very best for you! Joining us for this video are the 3 Series, , , and the DS9.

Now we understand what you're believing – the S4 costs loads more than the other cars and trucks here, and the DS9 is more of a competitor to the similarity the 5 Series and E-Class. That may be true, however the S4 is still mostly comparable in style & functionality to the other automobiles here, and as for the DS, once you include extras to these other cars and trucks, the price may be quite similar to the DS. So with that in mind, is it worth paying a bit additional and going up a class?

Well, it's time to learn! Mat's going to put all these cars and trucks through a basic carwow evaluation, covering their designs, interior, practicality, what they resemble to drive, and what engines are readily available. Oh, and of course, he's going to launch them from 0-60mph!

So what's your preferred automobile in this line-up? Let us know in the remarks!

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:28 Price
01:20 Design
02:39 Interior
05:37 Back Seats
07:44 Boot
09:20 Engines
11:22 0-60mph
13:47 Driving
16:30 DS9 Driving
19:26 Driving
22:25 3 Series Driving
25:02 Audi A4 Driving
28:31 Verdict

Thanks to Audi Swindon for supplying us with the S4:

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82 responses to “BMW v Mercedes v Audi v Genesis v DS: Which is best?”

  1. carwow Avatar
    carwow

    COMMENT with your favourite car in this line-up below!

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    1. Burak Blues Avatar
      Burak Blues

      AUDI

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      pleased to meet you hope you guess my name

      @TheManiac ๐Ÿšœ

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      pleased to meet you hope you guess my name

      @Nandit Areekara ๐Ÿ’ฉ

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      @DS RYZEN ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท

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      pleased to meet you hope you guess my name

      @Gidado ๐Ÿšœ

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  2. Ryan 921 Avatar
    Ryan 921

    Volvo has left the chat

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    1. Yoko Ritona Avatar
      Yoko Ritona

      @Chris Klok it actually is ๐Ÿ˜„ huracan is literally an audi R8. 85% shared parts. The huracan gets pre assambled in germany. Engine, gearbox etc all made in germany and shipped to italy for final assembly.

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    2. Yoko Ritona Avatar
      Yoko Ritona

      @PJ Adamson wrong, the s60 has almost identical dimensions like the c-class and 3 series.

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    3. Yoko Ritona Avatar
      Yoko Ritona

      @Sir flaps the owner of volvo is geely. A chinese car company. Every decision regarding the cars is made by chinese. Thats what hes on about.

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    4. cacaoacevedo Avatar
      cacaoacevedo

      @Kaelz My friend range Rover comes with tata engine. So yes it’s from india….

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    5. Yoko Ritona Avatar
      Yoko Ritona

      @Kieran Aylward s60 gets rekt by all these german cars. Its not even close.

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  3. Doggedly Determined Avatar
    Doggedly Determined

    Canโ€™t say one is bestโ€ฆ just comes down to brand preference at this point

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    1. Aced Avatar
      Aced

      @Gigantico dumb take

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    2. Ayan Rahman Avatar
      Ayan Rahman

      the germans are better tbh preferably the 3 series or c class

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    3. Mokuba Kaiba Avatar
      Mokuba Kaiba

      of all 3 germans, merc is still the best overall. but compared to genesis. its more worth the money than the germans..

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    4. santidbe400 Avatar
      santidbe400

      @Ayan Rahman yeah The BMW is the best of the germans

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    5. Alf Boyle Avatar
      Alf Boyle

      Which is why I chose Volvo! Best interior design and quality as well as best looking exterior and the most features as standard

      Reply
  4. Preston P. Avatar
    Preston P.

    You know this will be a great video when you have more than 4 cars you are comparing against. How cool would it be to have a carwow car of the year award where you do a 3-part series showing a range of the top cars you have chosen and then decide who wins the crown after doing a series of tests and reviews for that year. Similar to how top gear do it but in carwow style.

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    1. ๐Ÿ‘‰carwow_vlogs๐Ÿ‘ˆ Avatar
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    2. Purwanti Allan Avatar
      Purwanti Allan

      Hyundai Genesis and AE86 left the chat.

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    3. Tony Cashman Avatar
      Tony Cashman

      They have already announced their car of the year MG4

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  5. Jake Brazier Avatar
    Jake Brazier

    The Audi is considerably older than the rest of these to be fair to it. I like the look of the new one thatโ€™s been spotted testing recently though

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    1. Kramit The Frog Avatar
      Kramit The Frog

      @JuiceGawd Apples and oranges. The RS4 is the competitor for those cars.

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    2. Andy Stoe Avatar
      Andy Stoe

      โ€‹@JuiceGawdRS 4 is the top off the range if you want to compare it to the m3 and AMG… Try it in wet or snow and you will pick the Audi ๐Ÿ˜‚ ( I never had a Audi but drove them a few times and I love it… Driven c class previous model and felt like a tractor and will never drive a BMW as I am not a straight line arrogant wanker ๐Ÿ‘

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    3. SP Avatar
      SP

      @Solid Snake It was literally refreshed just last year

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    4. jibby Avatar
      jibby

      @Darryl Taylor he drives an audi and a bmw, how do you think he’s bias?

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    5. Darryl Taylor Avatar
      Darryl Taylor

      @jibby Everyone knows he’s a bmw fan boy go to his last video with Lambo and read the comments it speaks for itself ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜‚

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  6. Eric Avatar
    Eric

    The fact that the genesis has even in a comparison video with the other three manufacturers is impressive. I would always take the Mercedes. ๐Ÿ™‚

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    1. kato093 Avatar
      kato093

      Genesis? You mean DS?

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    2. SuperdoeSings Avatar
      SuperdoeSings

      @meh I’ve driven both, I have to disagree to an extent. I do agree that the Audi is better to drive, but the G70 doesn’t feel clumsy to me, even in direct comparison. The LSD holds up well, the AWD actually feels rear wheel biased. Its a lot of fun to drive, especially when you compare it to other cars in it’s price point. Definitely blows most competition out of the water until that competition becomes significantly more expensive. That and its much more reliable

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    3. Mokuba Kaiba Avatar
      Mokuba Kaiba

      id take a genesis over german cars… you would regret less

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    4. SuperdoeSings Avatar
      SuperdoeSings

      @meh That and for the same price you get an Audi with 100 less horsepower than the Genesis. That’s for a quattro. If you want one with similar power you have to get the S4, which is much more expensive, much less reliable, has less tech and is still less power than the genesis

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    5. noobz Avatar
      noobz

      I would like a Merc E63S but can’t afford it.๐Ÿ˜•

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  7. Erdzsรณ Avatar
    Erdzsรณ

    Audi s4 for me (not because of the launch).
    Its just practical.
    Not a huge car neither small, not sporty but enough to have fun sometimes, not want to be luxurious but its elegant and nice looking from inside and outside.
    Simple car

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  8. Graeme Ferguson Avatar
    Graeme Ferguson

    I drove a Genesis G70 for a week last year. The collision detection system is far too sensitive and on a few occasions it slammed on the brakes, pulled in the seatbelts and nearly frightened the life out of me and my front seat passenger. I liked the car though.

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    1. _car freak_ Avatar
      _car freak_

      @Ting tong Yeah, but than the car isnโ€™t the right one for me. Because I got a sporty driving style and with this sensitive collision warner it would be doing an emergency braking maneuver all the time with my driving style. I will stick to BMWs they are made to be driven hard.

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    2. Connor Avatar
      Connor

      i have a 2022, just adjust the sestting to late response or just it to warning only. so itll warn you of a Collision but you will still have to use the brakes

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    3. Connor Avatar
      Connor

      @_car freak_ you would just turn it to warning only or change it to the delayed setting, this commenter might just have it on the early setting without knowing it.

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    4. _car freak_ Avatar
      _car freak_

      @Connor with my BMW M550i I can drive like an maniac and the car doesnโ€™t cares at all. It also do have that warner like the Genesis but I can still tailgate like crazy with that thing without anything happening. And thatโ€™s how I like it.

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    5. Gir Avatar
      Gir

      @_car freak_ until you ram the nice car in front of you and you gotta pay for the damage

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  9. Ryan Hayward Avatar
    Ryan Hayward

    I know where these were tested and I’ve seen a red genesis driving around, they’re shape is stunning

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    2. ์•„๋น ์†Œ Avatar
      ์•„๋น ์†Œ

      Genesis suv gv70 is more stunning

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  10. Glynn Pearson Avatar
    Glynn Pearson

    Taking depreciation I think the Citroen will lose a hell of a lot in its first 3 years.
    Based on the 5 cars with the engines as tested here itโ€™d have to be the S4 without question.
    However Iโ€™d put my own money into an M340i.

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    2. SP Avatar
      SP

      Here in the US the Genesis cars held their values terribly prior to the pandemic. They would lose like almost 50% of their value in around 2 and half years

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    3. Mick Storey Avatar
      Mick Storey

      Itโ€™s not a Citroen. DS is itโ€™s own entity

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  11. hamwic BI Avatar
    hamwic BI

    Having driven all of these cars (I’m a die hard VW Golf guy) the 3 Series or X3 is just sublime. The handling, transmission, drive, power everything is up their with all the best bits of the Golf but more. Merc and Audi are great luxury cars and are equal in many other areas but the BMW is just a better ‘package’

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  12. CantDcdeGoodNamsTakn Avatar
    CantDcdeGoodNamsTakn

    Love the comparison videos! The class up A6 vs E class vs 5 series is due for a comparison video as well Matt ๐Ÿ˜‰

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    2. Alex Avatar
      Alex

      Love to see that

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    3. Orchomenos Avatar
      Orchomenos

      Volvo V90 should also be in that comparison

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    4. Jordan Avatar
      Jordan

      There’s a facelift A6 that will be launching later this year, so I expect they’ll wait until after that

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    5. ยฎ735337707โ„ข Avatar
      ยฎ735337707โ„ข

      @Jordan also new 5 series should be out later this year.

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  13. SB123 Avatar
    SB123

    The 3 series has been the benchmark for a very long time, itโ€™s what I would choose as itโ€™s a drivers car that can carry the family with ease and looks good too.

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    1. Medal6 Avatar
      Medal6

      @Lucc ar it always has been. Open 3 different generation of 3 series reviews and they all start with the fact itโ€™s the benchmark to beat.

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    2. SB123 Avatar
      SB123

      @Lucc ar you clearly have never driven one, so donโ€™t comment till you have.

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    3. _car freak_ Avatar
      _car freak_

      @Lone Wolf my BMW 2 Series coupe goes sideways with just looking at the gas pedal. You never ever get that with an fwd car, regardless of the brand.

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    4. _car freak_ Avatar
      _car freak_

      @Gus Morales well we own 5 BMWs so far and we are more than happy with them. I canโ€™t understand your problem.

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    5. Lone Wolf Avatar
      Lone Wolf

      @_car freak_ ย  i didn’t said it does drift ,i said i experienced more oversteer from it ,than understeer. In general rwd is more fun ,fwd is a ok thing for city or idk type of cars ,sometimez i miss the rwd experience in audis.

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  14. Iskander K Avatar
    Iskander K

    the 3 series design wise feels like the one with the fewest compromises

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  15. Mitchell Steindler Avatar
    Mitchell Steindler

    The power train options are interesting. In the US, most of these will specd as awd. It’s basically default.

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    2. moonsapling Avatar
      moonsapling

      Yeah, most american drivers simply wont survive without AWD…

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  16. APJ Avatar
    APJ

    New C-klasse is a great daily driver. Don’t expect “S” like comfort and suspension, but there is more than enough power to have fun, drift a bit (with 2.0L i4 non plug in hybrid), and still get 500+ miles on a tank of gas (though you either need to drive on the highway a lot or use Eco mode). This car is a great blend of luxury and cost effectiveness. The interior feels like a $70k+ car! This is what a C300 should be. (The new C63 is another story…)

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    2. Emil Manoj Avatar
      Emil Manoj

      @H Gill i wudnt say it beats it, altho there isnt an official drag race between new c63 and m3 a carwow 0-60 has the new c63 at 3.02 seconds and 1/4 mile is 11.2 which is the same as the m3.

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    3. _car freak_ Avatar
      _car freak_

      @Emil Manoj exactly. I donโ€™t want to start a discussion about that but isnโ€™t it disappointing that a 680 hp car isnโ€™t able to pull past an 510 hp car ? If I would drive the new C63 S and exactly that would happen, I would be frustrated. Itโ€™s not slower but itโ€™s also not faster despite having a lot more power.

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  17. SDav21 Avatar
    SDav21

    Very interesting this test. What it does show is that the extra you pay for the German cars are clearly worth it. They just know how to do it well. The suspension, drive train and efficiency isn’t matched by other brands like Genesis and DS. It’s clear that all the German complexity is there for a reason. To make it better.

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      lu tomson

      Audi, Merc and BMW cars are not reliable in the long run lease only

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  18. Vane Naumovski Avatar
    Vane Naumovski

    Interestingly, I drove the facelifted 320d last night for the first time and this video comes up. Itโ€™s definitely a great car and the one Iโ€™d go for. However, between the a4 and the c class, I firmly believe the A4 is a better car overall than the new c class.

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  19. B.M. Avatar
    B.M.

    Good review guys!
    Always enjoy your reviews and good to see some everyday cars vs. the $100k plus type cars which have been reviewed recently.
    Keep up the great work ๐Ÿฅณ

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  20. golfbuddy1969 Avatar
    golfbuddy1969

    I purchased an S4 (USA – gas) last year in Tango Red and I love it. Perfect combination of luxury and performance, and not near as common as MBs and BMWs.

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      Excellent dailies

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