One of the sportier looking 4 door sedans IMO. Plus its a stick! My mom has 330xi manual, and that is a very fun car. They told her they didnt want anyone to service the car for a full year. Thats right, no oil change for a full year =)
The one thing I notice about newer BMWs is the way they idealize things under the hood. Theres always all this plastic covering up all the vitals, like they dont want you to see whats going on under there...