Once again, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class is the top best-selling luxury car in America. So you have a few bucks. You’re moving on up and looking to trade that old Accord in for something sleek and speedy. Yes, you can go get yourself a luxury crossover, but that just seems predictable and ordinary at this point.

Maybe it’s time for something different - like a luxury car. There are plenty to choose from, and each offer a unique personality based on years of refinement, and carefully designed features meant to create an optimal experience. Also noted is news of upcoming redesigns for the 2019 model year, so shoppers looking for a better deal can haggle on outgoing models, while people looking for the latest upgrades may wish to wait.

The Lincoln MKZ is a best-seller thanks to classy styling and new technology. Somewhere, Matthew McConaughey is smiling. Because the Lincoln MKZ is one of the best-selling luxury cars in America. Despite a features list that sends the sticker price skyward (and quickly), buyers are responding to its classy styling, comfortable interior, quiet ride and advanced technology. Sure, the lack of a German brand on your luxury car’s grille might be hard to get over, but the MKZ makes the idea of a traditional American luxury brand more appealing.

The Acura TLX retains best-seller status and ushers in new changes to the grille and an added A-Spec variant. Acura has evolved the TLX into a high-quality and refined luxury sedan, the result of which is a popular and best-selling car. For 2018, Acura adds an updated grille and a new sport-tuned A-Spec variant, a model our reviewers say adds a healthy dose of attitude and fun. That just might move the TLX closer to the kind of luxury performance sedan it aspires to become.

Revised for the 2017 model year, the Audi A4 retains its charm and poise as a best-selling luxury sedan that offers a superb overall experience. It’s surprising to see the Audi A4 toward the bottom of the best-seller list, simply because it’s such a comprehensively solid sedan. Redesigned for the 2017 model year, it provides buyers with timeless styling, capable handling, strong engines, and a lofty level of quality.

As such, it likely won’t be long before the A4 begins to crowd the BMW 3 Series - and perhaps even the Mercedes-Benz C-Class. Refreshed for 2018, the BMW 4 Series is a definite best seller that offers a fun-to-drive experience with updated styling cues, a stiffer suspension, and additional colors. A sporty alternative to the BMW 3 Series, That seems like it might be too much fun. But then again - nah.

Based on the same platform and powertrains as the 3 Series, the BMW 4 Series offers a lower center of gravity and sportier feel behind the wheel. Refreshed for the 2018 model year, the 4 Series is simply scintillating. As a perennial best-seller, the BMW 5 Series has sold well over a million versions in the U.S.

1975. It continues as a popular choice for luxury car buyers. New for 2017 model year, the BMW 5 Series brings a well-earned pedigree of performance luxury to car buyers. It’s one of the best all-around sedans available - period. Yet the competition for premium performance dollars grows fiercer by the day, with the likes of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class and Cadillac CTS crowding into the 5 Series’ territory. It doesn’t help that adding many of the fantastic available options to the 5 Series will make the price soar.

Refreshed for the 2018 model year, the Infiniti Q50 comes in fifth place among best-sellers, thanks to sculpted styling, a more angular design, and a generous array of technology. The evolution of Infiniti continues with the Q50, the fun-to-drive and best-selling relative to the G35 and G37. It will be interesting to see if this interpretation of Infiniti’s unique performance and technology DNA wins over as many fans in the long term, but the Q50’s strong sales show definite promise. The Q50 just might offer luxury shoppers a different take on the combination of luxury, performance and technology.

You can drive the Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Or, it can drive you - at least in a semi-autonomous way. That’s because the sedan’s 2017 redesign brought with it a bevy of driver assistance technology and infotainment wonderment…not to mention what our reviewers characterized as a sleek and sophisticated style. Soon enough, the E-Class will have plenty of competition from the likes of BMW, Volvo, and Audi, but for now it is arguably the midsize luxury sedan standard.