Though buyers have started to move toward crossover SUVs, compact luxury sedans offer many compelling reasons not to follow the crowd.
The Mercedes-Benz C-Class, with its swoopy styling and cossetting ride quality, makes an easy favorite.
Don't count out the tech-forward Audi A4, though, or the shapely Jaguar XE.
The BMW 3-Series was once the default here, but today's model is soft unless the right options are selected.
Finally, if you’re open to sensual sustainability, maybe the Tesla Model 3 fits the bill.
Its all-electric driving fits the next-century profile of a Volvo buyer, but its interior’s more suited to a Playskool My First Computer toy and its build quality makes “iffy” sound like a relatively strong endorsement.
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The 2019 Volvo S60 hits a sport-sedan sweet spot, somewhere between nurturing and overbearing. |
The 2019 Jaguar XE delivers legitimate sport-sedan goodness. |
The 2019 Audi A4 is hiding in plain sight as one of the automaker’s most complete and well-rounded cars. |
The 2019 BMW 330i moves back toward the sweet spot in sport-sedan greatness, with M Sport and M editions still to come. |
Pricey and on the slighter side of mid-size, the 2019 Mercedes-Benz C-Class drops a beautiful cockpit, huge dollops of safety, and effortless AMG brilliance into the sport-sedan mix. |
The 2019 Tesla Model 3 is a glimpse of the future in many ways; but it’s far from perfect. |
| MSRP From | |||||
| $35,800 | $39,900 | $37,400 | $40,250 | $41,400 | $35,000 |
| Gas Mileage | |||||
| 21 MPG City / 36 MPG Hwy | 22 MPG City / 34 MPG Hwy | 23 MPG City / 34 MPG Hwy | 20 MPG City / 36 MPG Hwy | 17 MPG City / 34 MPG Hwy | |
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| Intercooled Turbo Premium Unleaded I-4 | Intercooled Turbo Premium Unleaded I-4 | Intercooled Turbo Premium Unleaded I-4 | Intercooled Turbo Premium Unleaded I-4 | Intercooled Turbo Premium Unleaded I-4 | Electric |
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| Compact Cars | Compact Cars | Compact Cars | Compact Cars | Compact Cars | Large Cars |
| Style Name | |||||
| T5 FWD Momentum | S RWD | Premium 40 TFSI | 330i Sedan | C 300 Sedan | Standard Range Battery RWD *Ltd Avail* |
| Drivetrain | |||||
| Front Wheel Drive | Rear Wheel Drive | Front Wheel Drive | Rear Wheel Drive | Rear Wheel Drive | Rear Wheel Drive |
| Passenger Capacity | |||||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Passenger Doors | |||||
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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| Sedan | Sedan | Sedan | Sedan | Sedan | Sedan |
| Transmission | |||||
| Automatic w/OD | Automatic w/OD | Auto-Shift Manual w/OD | Automatic w/OD | Automatic w/OD | Automatic |
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| 2019 Volvo S60 vs. 2020 Jaguar XE | 2019 Volvo S60 vs. 2019 Audi A4 | 2019 Volvo S60 vs. 2019 BMW 3-Series | 2019 Volvo S60 vs. 2019 Mercedes-Benz C Class | 2019 Volvo S60 vs. 2019 Tesla Model 3 | |
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