Listen. Summer's over. It's time to get back to the business of practical business. You know, rebuilding the economy and shit. No time for flashy, danger-to-manifold crap for today's QOTD. Time for a reality check. What's the best compact sedan ever?
There's only one car that truly upended the world's perception of how a compact sedan could perform. But since the Alfa Romeo Giulia demands too many buckets of mortal blood in return, our money rides on the E30 BMW. Four doors? Sure. A fantastic, bulletproof engine with legs? Check. Second-to-none driving dynamics? Check. The choice of a generation of Wall Street careerists who've turned the world's finances into a high-tech street hustle? Ok, we'll let it slide for that one.
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