It is, we will admit, strange to have a box-fresh, six-cylinder 5 Series among our award winners and yet see the gong for the best saloon going to an electric Volkswagen. No, this isn’t a mistake. It’s just that the famous hatchback specialist of Wolfsburg, which has by its own admission had an especially shaky start in the EV era, has recently turned out an immensely well-rounded executive car that would slot into almost anyone’s life with ease.