Like the BMW 3 Series that won our $46,000 Sport Sedan Challenge last year, says Cars.com reviewer Joe Wiesenfelder, the 2014 328d gets high marks for acceleration, braking, handling and interior quality — but with the one-two controversial punch of being both a wagon and a diesel.
Former Assistant Managing Editor-News Matt Schmitz is a veteran Chicago journalist indulging his curiosity for all things auto while helping to inform car shoppers.