In saying that, while not the most attractive automotive art forms to grace our roads, they do serve a well-respected purpose. From carrying families and band members to cult leaders and church-goers; they're primarily designed for one thing - moving small groups of people in comfort (albeit minus the style).

The first thing you'll be wondering is what's lurking under the hood. Both cars ditch the outgoing M3 Sedan and Coupe's naturally aspirated 4.0-liter V8 engine rated at 414hp (420PS) at 8,300 rpm and 400Nm (295 lb-ft) at 3,900 rpm for a new 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged inline six producing "approximately" 424hp (430PS) and 500Nm (369 lb-ft), which the automaker says, "is maintained over a very wide rev band". BMW did not release acceleration figures.

We are accustomed to seeing videos with crazy car crashes from Russia, but we have to admit that accidents in which pedestrians throw themselves in front of cars are not very common.

Our good friend Ervin Mezey, who you may remember from our Buick Reatta posts, crossed paths with a black-cladded 2015 C-Class in the Miracle Mile section of Los Angeles.

The numbers it has to back this up are very suggestive, even if the limited pool of only 1,000 adults questioned may not be completely accurate as per the entire country, they are revealing nevertheless.

Today, we received a notice from HRE Wheels about the debut of a "1,200 HP Surprise" developed in cooperation with Pure Vision LLC for the SEMA Show.

Launched in 1993 as a replacement for the Sierra, the Mondeo has enjoyed so far a successful career, racking up 4.5 million sales in Europe over 20 years and three generations.