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It sounds like a cliche, but the BMW 3-series really is the standard by which all other sport sedans are measured. Its influence has permeated the engineering halls of automakers on every continent: Cadillac used to manufacture rolling living rooms, Mercedes-Benzes were once Teutonic isolation chambers, and Infinitis were...well, nobody quite knew what they were. But today, all three -- and their collective competitors -- make cars directly aimed at the BMW 3-series.