Car Spaces

After serious challenges from Infiniti and Lexus, BMW released a new 3 Series last year, and its subtle gains in power, braking and handling have vaulted the four-door to the top of the pack once again.The new 3.0-liter inline-six engine now produces 255 horsepower for the 330i. The small four-door remains one of the best handling cars on the road, period.The interior isn’t groundbreaking, but at least BMW’s oft-lambasted iDrive controller (a big console-mounted knob that operates almost everything in the car — and does so in a confusing fashion) is an option here, one you can happily skip.