AWD Vehicles - Winter Wondercars

BMW
BMW, more so than nearly any other brand, is committed to rear-wheel drive, but it does offer the option of all-wheel drive (denoted with the quirky "xDrive" suffix) fairly extensively throughout its 3-series, 5-series, and 7-series model lines. The 3-series offers it on coupe, sedan, and wagon, with either the standard six or the turbocharged engine. The upcharge is $2000 on the four-doors and wagon, $1900 on the coupe. You can get all-wheel-drive on the outgoing 528i or the 535i, for $2300; it's standard on the 535i wagon while they last. Although production has haulted for the current generation, dealerships may still have inventory. The new 5-series goes on sale in the fall. The 5-series GT model will offer all-wheel-drive variants of the 550i, 535i and 528i, also on sale this fall. 328i xDrive coupe
Price: $38,975
AWD cost: $1900 (vs. 328i)
City/Hwy MPG: 17/25
AWD penalty: 1 mpg city, 3 mpg hwy 328i xDrive sedan/wagon
Price: $36,575-$39,125
AWD cost: $2000 (vs. 328i)
City/Hwy MPG: 17/25
AWD penalty: 1 mpg city, 3 mpg hwy (sedan); 1 mpg city, 1 mpg hwy (wagon, manual); 1 mpg city, 2 mpg hwy (wagon, auto) 335i xDrive coupe
Price: $45,975
AWD cost: $1900 (vs. 335i)
City/Hwy MPG: 16/25, 17/25 (manual, auto)
AWD penalty: 1 mpg city, 1 mpg hwy (manual); 1 mpg hwy (auto) 335i xDrive sedan
Price: $44,025
AWD cost: $2000 (vs. 335i)
City/Hwy MPG: 17/25 (auto), 16/25 (manual)
AWD penalty: 1 mpg hwy (auto); 1 mpg city, 1 mpg hwy (manual) 528i xDrive sedan
Price: $49,125
AWD cost: $2300 (vs. 528i)
City/Hwy MPG: 17/25
AWD penalty: 1 mpg city, 2 mpg hwy (auto); 1 mpg city, 3 mpg hwy (manual) 535i xDrive sedan
Price: $54,425
AWD cost: $2300 (vs. 535i)
City/Hwy MPG: 17/25 (auto), 16/25 (manual)
AWD penalty: 1 mpg hwy (auto); 1 mpg city, 1 mpg hwy (manual) 535i xDrive wagon
Price: $56,825
AWD cost: standard
City/Hwy MPG: 16/24 (auto), 16/23 (manual)
AWD penalty: n/a 750i xDrive sedan
Price: $87,175
AWD cost: $3300 (vs. 750i)
City/Hwy MPG: 14/20
AWD penalty: 1 mpg city, 2 mpg hwy