Think of a CEO and the first image that comes to mind is of a sharply dressed, grey-haired, man who is chauffeured around in a luxury limo, right? Well, you won’t be too wrong if you’re imagining a business magnet from the 90s or earlier. Things have drastically changed in the past few years, thanks to the tech revolution – the advent of internet age and the e-commerce boom in particular. Small and young startups blowing up in valuations to overtake century-old multinationals don’t surprise anyone anymore.

Understandably, all this has brought down the average age of CEOs, top business owners and successful entrepreneurs by a big margin. Just to give you an idea, there are 56 billionaires in the world right now who are aged below 40. Now, you won’t expect these young guns, those with a taste for fast cars, to be stuck at the backseats all the time. They would rather want themselves behind the wheel of an exciting driver-focused car. Machines that not only in excel in comfort, luxury and safety but also in performance. Here’s our list of three such cars we think CEOs would love to drive:

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BMW 7 Series

First on our list is BMW’s flagship full-size luxury car, and to which you might say: “but, a lot of CEOs already use the 7 Series, so why specially talk about it.” Well, this list is about cars CEO’s will love to drive and not be chauffeured around in, and the new BMW 7 Series is as much a brilliant driver’s car as it is an uncompromised luxury limo. The sixth-generation 7 Series, when it entered into production in the second half of 2015, surpassed everyone’s expectations by vastly improving upon its predecessor. Filled to the brim with all the latest tech and every possible creature comfort, BMW really went to town on the flagship model to beat its arch rival, the Mercedes S-Class. Passengers in the rear seat experience outstanding refinement, rolling comfort and isolation from the world outside. But we are more interested in the driving dynamics of the car and, in fact, BMW has made the 7 Series more driver-focused than ever. While the German automaker offers many engine options, but the range-topping M760Li xDrive is what any motoring enthusiast will truly want. The V12 engine churns out 592bhp which is enough to propel the full-size luxury sedan from zero to 60mph in just 3.9 seconds. BMW claims a top speed of 330 kmh – move away supercars; we have a stunning luxury sleeper car on our hands!

Maserati GranTurismo

Designed by the famous Italian car design firm Pininfarina, the Maserati GT is one the most beautiful two-door coupes on sale currently. The four-seat GT car has been on sale since 2007, but the design hasn’t aged at all. Sharing Ferrari’s 4.7-liter V8 engine, the Maserati GT’s 453bhp is channeled to the rear-wheels through a ZF 6-speed automatic transmission. It can go from zero to 62mph in 4.7 seconds and hit a top speed of 188mph. But beyond its impressive performance, the GT also offers brilliant driving dynamics and ride comfort. The cabin isn’t as cramped as other sports coupes and is wrapped in top quality leather with excellent stitching which makes the interior look really nice. If you want a slight more practical Ferrari with a more affordable price-tag, Maserati GT is the car for you.

Porsche Panamera

The original Panamera wasn’t the prettiest looking car, and Porsche received a lot of criticism for that, but the design has evolved a lot over the years – the latest avatar which is the 2018 Panamera is actually quite nice to look at. The Panamera is that one car which can handle like the iconic 911 and has enough room to comfortably seat four passengers. The Panamera is in fact the car people should buy rather than those pretentious sports SUVs. And who can imagine that you can get that kind of performance from a turbo diesel? The V8 diesel Porsche can outrun some really capable performance cars including BMW M5. And the diesel unit is so refined that it can trick most people into believing that it’s a gas-powered car. But for those who need more performance, Porsche has a 550hp twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 with a supercar-rivaling 3.6-second 0-100 km/hr time. And all that performance is offered without compromising on the creature comforts. The new Bentley Continental GT shares a lot of its underpinnings and parts with the Panamera, which tell a lot about how brilliant a car it really is.