Which of these cars to get ?

Hi

I have a Skoda Laura (known as Octavia internationally) which is mainly used by my mother for daily use and it is also used to drop and collect my son from school. It is always chauffeur driven. It is now 4.5 years and 50000 km old and we are thinking of replacing it.

What we need in a new car

1. Back seat room and comfort
2. Low running cost

The cars we are considering are

1. Skoda Superb - 2 ltr diesel engine - 140 bhp - around 2,500,000 INR

+s - lots of back seat space, reasonably good car to be drive around in, cheap
-s - No prestige

2. BMW X1 - 2 ltr engine - 177 bhp - around 3,400,000 INR

+s - cheap BMW, I could use it for some day trips into the mountains (no off-roading, just bad roads)
-s - limited space

3. BMW 520d - 2ltr - 177 bhp - around 4,500,000 INR

+s - back seat space, BMW badge
-s - underpowered, though power is OK for bumper to bumper Delhi traffic

4. Volvo XC60 D5 - 2.5 ltr diesel - around 4,500,000 INR

+s - good sized SUV, I could use it for some day trips into the mountains (no off-roading, just bad roads)
-s - Poor resale value for Volvos in general

5. Jaguar XF Diesel - 275 bhp - around 5,600,000 INR

+s - Prestige / badge, powerful engine
-s - Expensive

Half the time we are thinking of saving the money and getting the Skoda and the other half getting the Jaguar with the thinking that since we are doing pretty well, we should live a little.

We are fiscally very conservative and ever since the recession and the birth of my son, the focus is on saving rather than spending.

I know the choices are quite varied but just wanted to throw it out there and get some thoughts.

Thanks and best regards

Thank you all for your responses. I went to the Audi dealership yesterday and it turned out it was closed for NYD. Then called the BMW and it was closed as well. So maybe by next week I will have driven all the cars listed and some more, and I will update. Another thing, we have decided to keep it under 4,500,000 so the Jag is out. As are more powerful 5 series options. But I can get a Audi A6 2.7 6 cylinder in that. But I hear that its due for a replacement and I dont want to get a car which becomes an older model in 6 months. Indian car prices are ridiculous mainly due to the high import duties. The duty for a CBU is 104% IIRC and the minimum value of the car before duty should be 40k. Its 100K for a 520d. But a driver is like 200 USD a month so I guess it evens out. Regarding your suggestion of MB, it has a comparative model to the 520d which is around +/- 1000 USD to the BMW. Same problem, spend a 100K USD and get a 4 cylinder. The Jap options available in India are 1. Honda Accord 2.4 2. Toyota Camry 3. Nissan Teana 4. Hyundai Sonata (obv S Korean) These are all petrol engined and run between 1,950,000 and 2,400,000 INR. Frankly I would prefer to get the Skoda Superb rather a Honda Accord. Even the XF was stretching my budget, the XJ is out of the q Lexus is not available in India though I can import one but as mentioned due to high customs on CBU, it would be unviable and illogical. X3- Isnt it getting a new model ? The current one available in India looks a bit dated Q5 - Its 5,300,000 in India but it comes with a 3 l 245 bhp engine. Would love to get but as with the Jag, a little expensive. GLK - Is that the one which is more expensive than the ML ? Didnt check it out as the ML is itself around 5,500,000 INR here.

^^ Thanks for the info. As per the MB India website only M and GL are available here. In fact the I dont see the GLK on the UK website either edit: Found it on the USA website.