2014 BMW M235i

The newest entry to BMW’s M line is the M235i. Here you have an entry-level BMW that delivers performance that is near equal to that of the more upscale M3 or M4. It’s a smaller package on the outside with all the gusto of the bigger models on the inside. The driving experience is everything an enthusiast desires; well over 300 horses are raring to push you on your way, and a stiff yet still comfortable ride awaits. It may sound relatively tame, hence the enhanced “vroom-vrooms” piped into the cabin via the car stereo, but the forced induction inline six does just what you want it to when it’s time to go: it goes.