Only available with rear-wheel drive (if you want BMW’s xDrive four-wheel system you’ll need to order a 320d or 340i), the 330i is available with either an eight-speed Steptronic or Steptronic ...

If you’re after eye-widening punch, it has to be one of the 335d or 340i-badged cars ... The 320i is quicker still at 7.2sec. The 330i and 330d are really quite spry, with a 5.9sec figure ...