Best for ride quality

The importance of ride quality has been brought into focus by the weather at the start of 2010.

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Our chart toppers take the stress out of driving on the UK’s broken roads, and isolate you from the crunch of dropping a wheel into a deep pothole. One car used to dealing with tough terrain is the Land Rover Discovery 3.

Deep-sidewall tyres and lengthy suspension travel work perfectly with the SUV’s air-suspension to smooth out roads – it’s a worthy winner.

Great spring and damper design is nothing new, though, as the ageing Rover 75 takes an impressive second place. All our top five are British-built, with the Jaguar XF and S-Type in third and fifth, and Land Rover’s Freelander fourth.

It seems nobody tackles broken UK roads like the natives! The winners 1. Land Rover Discovery 3 – “This my 2nd Disco and I feel it's a very high quality car.  Most of my driving is long haul motorway type and has a very relaxed, almost limo feel about it.” Mr Clyde Brown, Abbots Leigh, Somerset. 2. Rover 75 – “I've had my 75 for four years now and it's never let me down. The running cost are very good for such a big car, it rides like a limo and has the build quality to shame the German brands.” Mr Steven Smith, Rossendale, Lancashire. 3. Jaguar XF – “It looks great and drives even better. Absolutely love it. I keep taking the long way round on journeys just so I can have a longer drive. The road holding is so smooth and precise.” Mr Graham Moulton, Northwich, Cheshire

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