NeoCars / TOP 5 NEO CARS / BMW

The reliability and precision of German engineering is such a cliché — and for a very good reason.

Because decade after decade, cars in their thousands come off the production lines designed and built to micro-level perfection.

It makes perfect sense that BMW has its own Formula 1 team, since so much of what owners love about the cars is to do with performance and, let's be honest, the perception of performance.

No matter what your objective skill level is behind the wheel, driving one of these machines will help you lift it—and you'll feel that lift.

Of course BMW comes in a hardtop version. Sure they do. They even come as a "Sports Activity Vehicle". But surely a convertible, top down, preferably on a winding coastal road, is the quintessential BMW experience?

Ok, so, the engineering is impeccable, the image is irresistible, but do the cars deliver as a whole?

Of course they do.

Two of the three finalists for the most recent Australia's Best Cars awards Best Luxury Sports Cars category were BMWs: the 335i, and the M3, which won ... more