2006 BMW 130i Preview
It has 258 horsepower, and can sprint to 60 mph in less than 6.1 seconds before reaching an electronically limited top speed of 155 mph. It can lap the world-famous Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit in less than eight minutes and 35 seconds (which is very fast by any definition - a Porsche 911 GT3 can lap it in 7:57). These numbers don't come from the spec sheet of the latest featherweight sports car, but from the all-new BMW 130i compact hatchback.