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BMW M3 Competition $144,615 No questioning its sports-sedan brilliance, but engine acoustics aren’t a unanimous charmer, and the on-limit handling treads an edgy, sometimes unnerving line. Not quite the ultra- persuasive, harmonious whole it once was.

Mercedes-amg C63 S $155,615 Brings two extra pots and another litre of capacity to the donk party, yet still only line-balls the Alfa for power (but does add another 100Nm.) Dampers stiffer than a double scotch in most aggro setting, but you’ll be drunk on the performance by then.