Kelley Blue Book’s experts rate cars on a five-point scale, and its luxury sedan lists show how widely scores and prices can differ. The twelve cars here span compact, midsize and full-size groups, running from a 3.7 Alfa Romeo Giulia to a 4.7 Mercedes-Maybach S-Class priced at $204,650. Here are twelve luxury sedans, each with its score and price from KBB.
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1. Alfa Romeo Giulia: Last Place Tie
Kelley Blue Book scores the 2025 Alfa Romeo Giulia 3.7 out of 5 on KBB’s compact luxury car list, with a price of $47,245. That puts the Italian sedan in a tie for the bottom of the ranking.
A tie at the foot of a list is not a verdict on the car itself, only on how it stacked up against rivals in the same group. Shoppers weighing the Giulia can note that its $47,245 price sits well above the lowest on the page, which makes the score worth a closer look.
2. Cadillac CT4: Cheapest on the List
The 2025 Cadillac CT4 also lands at 3.7 out of 5 on KBB’s compact luxury car list, matching the Giulia for last place. Its price is $36,490, the lowest of any car on the page.
That combination makes the CT4 the budget entry of the group, trading a modest rating for the smallest sticker. Buyers who care most about getting into a luxury badge for less will find the pricing the main draw, while those chasing the highest score have stronger options on the same list.
3. Volvo S90: Midsize Swede
KBB rates the 2025 Volvo S90 at 3.9 out of 5 on its midsize luxury car list, with a price of $59,495. That is a healthy score but well short of the top marks given elsewhere.
At nearly $60,000, the S90 costs noticeably more than the Acura TLX and Lexus ES that appear on the same list with higher scores. The comparison shows how a rating and a price can point in different directions, leaving the Volvo to appeal on other qualities.
4. Lexus LS: Full-Size Value
The 2025 Lexus LS scores 4.3 out of 5 on KBB’s full-size luxury car list and costs $81,685. That price is the lowest among the full-size luxury cars KBB rated.
Being the cheapest on a full-size list still means a price above $80,000, so the LS is value only in relative terms. Its score trails the 4.7 at the top of the same ranking, which shows what the extra money buys elsewhere on the page.
5. Mercedes-Benz CLA: Compact Contender
The 2025 Mercedes-Benz CLA earns 4.3 out of 5 on KBB’s compact luxury car list, with a price of $45,550. That is a respectable result that stops short of the leaders.
With a price under $46,000, the CLA is priced modestly next to the other German cars in this gallery. The 4.3 score is solid but leaves room above it, where the Audi RS 3 reaches 4.6 for a considerably higher price.
6. Acura TLX: Midsize Mainstay
KBB scores the 2025 Acura TLX at 4.3 out of 5 on its midsize luxury car list, with a price of $46,595. That is a solid result at a comparatively modest price.
The TLX undercuts the Volvo S90 by more than $12,000 while earning a higher rating, a gap that stands out on the page. It lands just short of the 4.7 shared by the Lexus ES and Mercedes-Benz E-Class, but the price difference to the E-Class is large.
7. Audi A8: Big Audi
The 2025 Audi A8 rates 4.4 out of 5 on KBB’s full-size luxury car list, with a price of $93,295. That score places it above the Lexus LS on the same ranking.
The A8 costs about $11,600 more than the LS, and the score difference is a tenth of a point. Against the BMW 7 Series at 4.6, the Audi sits a little lower for a lower price, so its position depends on how much each of those gaps matters to a buyer.
8. Audi RS 3: Four-Way Tie
The 2025 Audi RS 3 earns 4.6 out of 5 on KBB’s compact luxury car list, with a price of $64,695. It is one of four compact luxury cars sharing that score.
At nearly $65,000, the RS 3 is priced far above the compact cars at the bottom of the same list, so the score comes with a premium. Sharing the rating with three rivals means the price becomes a useful way to separate the group.
9. BMW 7 Series: Flagship Bavarian
The 2025 BMW 7 Series scores 4.6 out of 5 among full-size luxury cars, according to KBB’s full-size luxury car list. Its price is $98,475.
That puts the 7 Series just below the 4.7 top mark on the ranking, and close to $100,000 in cost. It outscores the Audi A8 by two-tenths of a point while costing about $5,200 more, a trade-off that defines this part of the list for anyone comparing the German luxury brands.
10. Lexus ES: Top Score, Low Price
The 2025 Lexus ES shares KBB’s top midsize luxury score of 4.7 out of 5 on its midsize luxury car list, and it does so at just $43,190. No other car in this gallery combines a 4.7 with a price that low.
That makes the ES the standout on a value basis, matching a car that costs far more at the top of the ranking. For shoppers who read the page as a bargain hunt, the numbers make the Lexus hard to overlook.
11. Mercedes-Benz E-Class: Sharing the Top
The 2026 Mercedes-Benz E-Class also scores 4.7 out of 5 on KBB’s midsize luxury car list, with a price of $65,050. It is the other car sharing the top midsize rating.
Where the Lexus ES reaches the same score at $43,190, the E-Class costs roughly $21,900 more. The gap shows that identical expert ratings can come with very different price tags, and that the newer model year on this entry is the 2026 rather than the 2025 used elsewhere.
12. Mercedes-Maybach S-Class: Priciest and Best
The 2025 Mercedes-Maybach S-Class matches the 4.7 out of 5 top score on KBB’s full-size luxury car list, at a price of $204,650. That is the most expensive car among the twelve in this gallery.
Its score is only a tenth of a point above the BMW 7 Series, yet the price is more than double. The Maybach shows that the top of KBB’s full-size ranking can be reached at a very different cost from the cheapest full-size car, the Lexus LS.
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