IF you have the financial means to be chauffeured around, the best car to recline in is officially the Audi A8.

The German marque won first place in the Chauffeur Car of the Year awards held at the Limousine and Chauffeur Show in Surrey. It beat a shortlist of rivals featuring the BMW 7-series, the Jaguar XJ, Maybach’s 57 and 62 and the Volkswagen Phaeton.