There's something very French about this, and I don't like it. It's as if the Kia Optima got pregnant and Renault was the sperm donor.

I'm blown away that you actually suggested that someone buy a retired rental car.

This is a shame because this is an incredibly rare car. If it were less than the price of a new M4, it might be worth it. After all, this really is probably the only one stateside and in 10 years will definitely be worth considerably more than an M3 or M5 of today (or an E60 for that matter).

Very surprised no one has posted one of these yet...

EXACTLY. Scrolled through here before posting this car to make sure no one else did before me.

I will never understand the phenomenon behind brown, manual, diesel wagons.

False. Rear-wheel-drive. And this car has been on the roads for nearly three years now, in the form of the Active-E, so it's nothing new for BMW and they were bound to make something like this anyway. Only controversy is in the looks.

Mr. Petrány. This list is the work of horse shit. Meet the most controversial car of all time: The GM EV1.

BMW M30 3.5L I6

Totally disagree with the RWD Volvo thing. My friend has a 240 wagon (which is also a 5 speed and non-turbo), and while it isn't the greatest thing in the snow it was certainly far more capable than most other RWD cars out there last winter. He was even daring enough to take it skiing up in New Hampshire on a set of…