Highlights 344 bhp, Quattro all-wheel drive and eight-speed transmission Navarra Blue Paintwork Virtual Dashboard and Interior Light Package Heated and Massage Front Seats Next service included Overview Back when politicians all had immensely thick glasses and most had previously been parachuted behind enemy lines during ‘the’ war, the four-door coupe was the bee’s knees.

Specifically the Rover P5B, which combined solid British solidness with solid American V8-ness.

This car served as countless ministers’ official transport, and became a Downing Street regular.

And while the coupe body style has largely disappeared from showrooms, that doesn’t mean it’s not still a fabulous all-rounder.

And to make things even more omni-useful, the S5 we see here is a ‘Sportback’, which means it has a large lifting rear tailgate.

So when you need to transport something irregularly shaped, which doesn’t conform to the usual human or suitcase dimensions, you can still open up the cavernous boot and ...