Does Italian Passion Or German Precision Win Out?

Narrowing it down to the best dynamic experience, Does Italian passion or German precision win out?

- Miguel Cortina

For decades, the BMW 3 Series was the BMW 330i is faced with having to regain epitome of the luxury sport sedan. Its its lost luster. great handling, punchy power, and With the Giulia, the Italian brand dynamic ride made it the leader of its created one of the best sport sedans in class. “Ultimate Driving Machine” the market. We liked it so much that was more uncontested truth than mere we named it Car of the Year in 2018, advertising slogan.

But the Bavarian brand took a left turn concept of thrilling driving dynamics in with the last generation, which lacked the sedan form. With that in mind, we asked emotion and precision that so defined the ourselves, if we are solely evaluating from 3 Series of yore. Other brands—like Alfa the perspective of spirited driving, can Romeo—used that misstep to jump in the 3 Series retake the best-driving sport game, creating exciting machines that sedan title from the Alfa Romeo Giulia? made up for the BMW’s shortcomings. For this comparison, BMW sent Now in its seventh generation, the 2019 us a 330i with the M Sport and Track Handling packages (among other options), which increased the price to $59,920. Equipped with a 2.0-liter turbo-four engine, the 330i develops 255 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque and is mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission.