I have sat inside the new 530d, owned by a colleague at work, and while its interior is not as flashing looking as say the interior of
the E-Class at a quick glance, the quality of the materials, build and solidity knocks the Merc for six and is easily a match for anything currently on sale from Audi.
The
E-class's spectacular refinement can take some credit for that however, as a
quick glance at the speedometer usually reveals you to be travelling
quicker than you expected.