2009 BMW 335d

Four hundred twenty-five. That's how many pound-feet of torque the BMW 335d produces. In BMW's North American lineup, only the twin-turbo V-8 in the flagship 7 Series and X6 xDrive 50i makes more (450 pound-feet).Even more impressive is that BMW chose to stuff such a monstrously powerful diesel into its relatively lightweight 3 Series. A standard X6 50i tips the scales at 5200 pounds, and a 750Li