The BMW 328i has been selected as the winner of the Cars.Com Sports Sedan Challenge [Full Review/Results]. The 3 Series emerged as the winner in a series of evaluations including race track testing, instrumented measurements, street driving and a long distance trip on different types of roads.
The BMW 3 Series and five competitor cars were judged by a panel of experts from Cars.com, MotorWeek, and USA Today. The cars were also judged by actual car shoppers who were in the market for a sport sedan and were invited to participate.
The final results were:
1st Place: 2013 BMW 328i M Sport sedan (859 points)
2nd Place: 2013 Volvo S60 T5 AWD Premier (793 points)
3rd Place: 2013 Acura TL 3.7 SH-AWD Tech (775 points)
4th Place: 2013 Cadillac ATS 2.0T Performance (762 points)
5th Place: 2013 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro Tiptronic (749 points)
6th Place: 2013 Mercedes-Benz C250 Sport (671 points)
Lots more results/scoring explanation of each model can be found at: Cars.com, Motorweek, USA Today Review Article.
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