For those that require a stylish and eye-catching mode of road transportation, you could do far worse than pick up a few buying guides and do some actual research. If you don’t have time for that, here’s the top seven cars driven by chief executives.

It is estimated that 90 per cent of employees know what car their chief executive drives, so a Ford Fiesta is probably an unwise choice for those that want to really turn heads.

1     BMW          13%

2    Mercedes     12%

3    Toyota          10%

4 Ford              7%

5 Lexus            5%

6 Audi              4%

7 Volvo             2%

(Figures: TheLadders.com, USA Today)