• Decadently appointed
• Lots of customisation options
• Dated infotainment

How is the quality and layout?

As you’d expect of a car costing this much, the DB11’s interior mostly feels fabulous. Beautifully stitched leather covers almost every surface; those it doesn’t feature wood and aluminium work that is every bit as pleasing to both your eye and your touch. And in the unlikely case of your friends not being wowed by all of that, you can show them the electrically retractable armrest cubby. Completely unnecessary, but when it comes to luxury one upmanship, anything goes.

Ahead of the oddly square-shaped but pleasingly chunky steering wheel lies a digital dash, the centrepiece of which is a giant circular rev counter whose design changes according to which driving mode you have selected.

One word of advice though: light coloured grey and tan interiors might make the cabin feel airy, but both cause terrible reflections on both the front and rear windows causing real visibility problems, so stick to blacks and dark blues instead.

Infotainment and tech

There is some evidence of parts coming from lesser cars. The column stalk, for instance, is clearly Mercedes-derived, as is the infotainment, control wheel and touchpad.

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Today, it looks massively out of date and out of place. It’s simple enough to use, but it’s not a touchscreen and the fonts, transitions and sat-nav looks dated. This is not helped by the fact Mercedes’ own infotainment has moved so far away from this.

Comfort

• Quiet and comfortable
• Good room in the front
• Cramped in the rear

Noise levels are pleasingly low – except for those coming from the engine, of course – thanks to tricks like double-glazed side windows, a feature used on high-end Mercedes for many years.

Space up front is good enough for two large people to sit side by side, but the rear seats are probably best reserved for short journeys.