There’s a certain hierarchy to performance cars. Somewhere between the more down-to-Earth sports cars and otherworldly supercars, you’ll find the super sedan — a car parked at the intersection of performance and practicality, where luxury merges with lap times. These are cars that boast incredible statistics, mountains of horsepower and ridiculously low 0–60 times despite coming with four doors, a trunk and a surprising amount of leg room in the rear seat. The most popular ones are best thought of as exaggerated versions of a base model — caricatures of themselves. But that doesn’t make them any less of a thrill.
BMW M3
Horsepower: 450
0-60 mph: 4.0 seconds
Top Speed: 163 mph
MSRP: $67,595
Audi RS7
AudiHorsepower: 605
0-60 mph: 3.7 seconds
Top Speed: 190 mph
MSRP: $113,900
