Porsche Panamera GTS

The Panamera GTS is Porsche's answer to a question most manufacturers never ask: what if a four-seat luxury car handled like a sports car? Twin-turbo V8, adaptive air suspension, rear-axle steering and a sports exhaust that makes itself heard when you want it to and stays quiet when you don't.

Inside, it's GTS-specification throughout — sports seats with contrast stitching, Alcantara detailing, a full-width digital dashboard and Porsche Communication Management with navigation, Apple CarPlay and a Bose sound system.

Ours is finished in black with gloss-black exterior detailing, red brake calipers and 21-inch alloys. It's valeted, safety-checked and fuelled before every handover, and photographed at collection and return so there's never any dispute about condition.

It's the pick of the fleet for airport runs, weddings and long-distance business travel — genuinely comfortable for four with luggage, and quick enough to make the drive the best part of the day.