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Is the 2020 BMW 3 Series a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 17 sedans

4thof 17

  • Yes. Top half on 3 of 5 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 17.0 cu ft.
  • 4th of 17 sedans close in size and price.
  • Best: cargo (4th of 17), power (6th of 24).
  • Weakest: price (18th of 24).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2020 · SEDANSA4 All…Audi A4 AllroadA5 Spo…Audi A5 SportbackGSLexus GS3 Seri…BMW 3 SeriesModel 3Tesla Model 3TLXAcura TLXQ50INFINITI Q50MiraiToyota MiraiXEJaguar XEA4Audi A4S4Audi S4WRX STISubaru WRX STIS60Volvo S60ISLexus ISCT4Cadillac CT4G70Genesis G70A-ClassMercedes-Benz A-ClassAlfa Romeo GiuliaFord Fusion EnergiHonda Clarity Fuel CellKia StingerMercedes-Benz CLASubaru WRXVolkswagen ArteonNo number4th of 17
24 sedans from 2020, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2020 BMW 3 Series in a class of 24
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$40,75018th of 2426%
Best combined mpg30 mpg4th of 2373%
Most horsepower382 hp6th of 2474%
Cargo behind rear seats17.0 cu ft4th of 1781%
Rear legroom35.2 in11th of 2345%
Max towingN/AN/AN/A

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Audi A4 Allroad 24.2 cu ft
  2. Audi A5 Sportback 22.0 cu ft
  3. Lexus GS 18.4 cu ft
  4. BMW 3 Series 17.0 cu ft
  5. Tesla Model 3 15.0 cu ft
  6. Acura TLX 14.3 cu ft
  7. INFINITI Q50 13.5 cu ft
  8. Toyota Mirai 13.0 cu ft
Show all 17
  1. Jaguar XE 12.1 cu ft
  2. Audi A4 12.0 cu ft
  3. Audi S4 12.0 cu ft
  4. Subaru WRX STI 12.0 cu ft
  5. Volvo S60 11.6 cu ft
  6. Lexus IS 10.8 cu ft
  7. Cadillac CT4 10.7 cu ft
  8. Genesis G70 10.5 cu ft
  9. Mercedes-Benz A-Class 8.6 cu ft

No figure: Alfa Romeo Giulia, Ford Fusion Energi, Honda Clarity Fuel Cell, Kia Stinger, Mercedes-Benz CLA, Subaru WRX, Volkswagen Arteon.

Sedans in 2020: 106. The photo shows the 24 closest in size and price.

What this cannot tell you

Six published numbers. No quality, reliability or safety data.

Each figure is the model's best trim. No one trim has them all.

How values are checked