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$399 LEASE-DEAL SPECIAL: GIULIA VS. 330I VS. A4 VS. C300 VS. ATS VS. XE VS. IS VS. Q50 VS. S60
The Big Test: When Everything’s Equal, Who Makes the Best Compact Luxury Sports Sedan?
Our entry criteria were simple: a zero-down-payment, $399/month lease, four doors, and a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine. The contenders: the Alfa Romeo Giulia, Audi A4 2.0T Quattro, BMW 330i, Cadillac ATS2.0T, Infiniti Q50 2.0T, Jaguar XE 25t, Lexus IS200t F Sport, Mercedes-BenzC300, and Volvo S60 T6 R-Design.
9th Place: Infiniti Q50 2.0T
Big on value and interior space, the Infiniti left our judges with nothing else nice to say.
8th Place: Volvo S60 T6
Stylish and safe, the Volvo can’t escape its long-past sell-by date. It’s an old car in a hyper-competitive class, and it just can’t keep up anymore.
7th Place: BMW 330i
How the mighty have fallen. The reigning winner and standard-bearer of the class suffers from old age, dulled dynamics, and a lack of personality.
6th Place: Jaguar XE 25t
A new standard in the sporty-handling versus refined-ride equation, the Jaguar was undone by its tiny back seat, boring interior styling, and buggy infotainment system.
5th Place: Cadillac ATS 2.0T
The best sport sedan chassis in the class is let down by a useless back seat and barely acceptable infotainment system.
4th Place: Lexus IS 200t F Sport
A good all-around performer, the weighty Lexus is underserved by its overstressed engine, unintuitive infotainment system, and polarizing styling.
3rd Place: Mercedes-Benz C300
The most luxurious of the field, the Mercedes needs to improve its ride quality and improve the value proposition of its pricing.
2nd Place: Audi A4 2.0T Quattro
Smart, practical, sophisticated, and something of a Q-ship, the Audi quietly crawled its way up the podium but lacked the personality to take the top spot.
1st Place: Alfa Romeo Giulia
Efficient, economical, quick, safe, and without question the most fun to drive, the Giulia is a car we’re willing to gamble on despite its reliability legacy and lack of cost-of -ownership data.
Source: http://www.motortrend.com/cars/alfa...us-is-200t-infiniti-q50-volvo-s60-comparison/
The Big Test: When Everything’s Equal, Who Makes the Best Compact Luxury Sports Sedan?
Our entry criteria were simple: a zero-down-payment, $399/month lease, four doors, and a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine. The contenders: the Alfa Romeo Giulia, Audi A4 2.0T Quattro, BMW 330i, Cadillac ATS2.0T, Infiniti Q50 2.0T, Jaguar XE 25t, Lexus IS200t F Sport, Mercedes-BenzC300, and Volvo S60 T6 R-Design.
9th Place: Infiniti Q50 2.0T
Big on value and interior space, the Infiniti left our judges with nothing else nice to say.
8th Place: Volvo S60 T6
Stylish and safe, the Volvo can’t escape its long-past sell-by date. It’s an old car in a hyper-competitive class, and it just can’t keep up anymore.
7th Place: BMW 330i
How the mighty have fallen. The reigning winner and standard-bearer of the class suffers from old age, dulled dynamics, and a lack of personality.
6th Place: Jaguar XE 25t
A new standard in the sporty-handling versus refined-ride equation, the Jaguar was undone by its tiny back seat, boring interior styling, and buggy infotainment system.
5th Place: Cadillac ATS 2.0T
The best sport sedan chassis in the class is let down by a useless back seat and barely acceptable infotainment system.
4th Place: Lexus IS 200t F Sport
A good all-around performer, the weighty Lexus is underserved by its overstressed engine, unintuitive infotainment system, and polarizing styling.
3rd Place: Mercedes-Benz C300
The most luxurious of the field, the Mercedes needs to improve its ride quality and improve the value proposition of its pricing.
2nd Place: Audi A4 2.0T Quattro
Smart, practical, sophisticated, and something of a Q-ship, the Audi quietly crawled its way up the podium but lacked the personality to take the top spot.
1st Place: Alfa Romeo Giulia
Efficient, economical, quick, safe, and without question the most fun to drive, the Giulia is a car we’re willing to gamble on despite its reliability legacy and lack of cost-of -ownership data.
Source: http://www.motortrend.com/cars/alfa...us-is-200t-infiniti-q50-volvo-s60-comparison/