Life in the Family Lane – 6 Fast and Spacious Family Cars

Having a family doesn’t demand you abandon your passion for driving sports cars.

For years auto manufacturers have realized the existence of a lucrative market for the family sports sedan. The six models below meet or exceed an excellent balance between both worlds, providing wheels for drivers who refuse to forego performance when cruising in the family lane.

Today’s high-performing four-door sedans inherit characteristics from their sportier kinfolk, chewing up the asphalt with the appetite of a sports car while providing a comfortable family environment.

Audi A7 1 of 6

Well designed, well priced, the Audi A7 Sport Coupe is a five-door Sportback. The style fuses a sloping roofline into a steeply raked rear window offering the convenience of a full-size tailgate and four seamless doors. Overlooked when first introduced in 2009, the A7 later went on to become a car of the year.  

Jaguar XF 2 of 6

Striking contemporary style meets superb craftsmanship is how Jaguar describes the XF series.  Winner of both ‘Most Exciting Car of 2007’ and later ‘Car of The Year’  the Jaguar XF is sophistication, elegance, packaged into a high performing luxury family four door coupe.  For those drivers with deeper pockets there is the supercharged Jaguar XFR.

Tesla S 3 of 6

The Telsa Model S sedan, available with seating for up to seven, delivers horsepower and first-class comfort for the whole family. Fully electric it appeals not only to environmentalist with the financial resources but to drivers who appreciate a well-designed environment-friendly family sports sedan.

Porsche Panamera 4 of 6

The Porsche Panamera is a stunning example of a sports saloon which sits four.  Comfortable enough for long trips with a heavy foot to the throttle guaranteeing a smile to both family and pilot.

Maserati Quattroporte 5 of 6

The Maserati Quattroporte, the name translated from Italian means “four-doors,” is a full-size luxury sports lounge.  The car is currently in its sixth generation, with the first generation introduced back in 1963.

Mercedes CLS 6 of 6

In 2004 Mercedes introduced the concept of the four-door coupe with the CLS series. Since then, most significant players in the auto industry have jumped on board with their own version of the four-door coupe. The CLS remains the daddy of them all.