I've always been a Volvo fan. Family full of Volvos and coming from an 850R.

I shopped E46 M3's, Audi S4's and C32 AMG's. My favorite was the C32... but the lack of a clutch pedal made it a no-go. The S60R was cheaper and had a better warranty than the Audi and BMW, and neither felt like they were worth the $10k premium over the R I found. Also, factory forced induction and not seeing myself at every corner...