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#3. From behind the wheel, the 335d is every bit a BMW.
BMW is well-known for producing a silky-smooth inline six-cylinder engine, one that’s immensely powerful when stuffed with air from twin turbochargers. That’s what you get with the gasoline-fed 335i, and the feeling is no less intoxicating with the diesel-powered 335d and its 265 horses and 425 lb.-ft. of torque (available at 1,750 rpm). With those stats, it’s no surprise that this mill pulls extraordinarily strong, whether you’re rolling from a stop sign or accelerating for a pass at 80 mph on the freeway. There’s a hint of traditional diesel clatter, but the noise is well muted; nail the throttle and the 335d sounds much like its 335i counterpart. Best of all, we recorded 29.7 mpg after hundreds of lead-footed miles.