These latest 5 and E-class models are extremely closely matched in most disciplines. I have yet to see, sit and drive a W214 to make comparisons with my W213 and also have not sat inside the G60 but have seen one up close and I wasn't impressed by its styling and size, but I would certainly like to put that on the radar in my next trip back to South Africa, as the W214 has just been launched there about a month ago or 2. The scary thing of these new cars is their prices. The new W214 is twice the price I paid for my W213 and the version sold in SA comes in different packages with the base having 18inch wheels and no super screen.IMHO, no decisive winner in this contest. BOTH are the current standards for upper executive class sedans and are so closely matched in the sum of attributes. It becomes a matter of personal taste and brand loyalties. I'd prefer the W/S214 solely on the basis of it being somewhat more compact than the genuinely excessively large G60/61. Things will become interesting when and if Audi FINALLY manages to present something new in terms of competition.