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      02-01-2012, 09:38 PM   #114
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Originally Posted by Saintor View Post
Really? I think that OBJECTIVE people would appreciate this FACT;

BMW 328i 240HP 6-speed EPA fuel cost 2033$
Toyota Camry 268HP 6-speed EPA fuel cost 2034$

So for 1$ a year, you get 28HP or 12% more. And the 328i won't even touch the Camry V6 5-60mph in 6.1s.

Sorry to burst your bulbble, but a 2012 Toyota Camry V6 3.5 is closer to what I would call an engineering achievement. I am saying this even if I *hate* Toyota.
I'd easily wager that a MT 328i 2.0T will easily beat the Camry MT 3.5 in any acceleration test.

BMW gears their manuals very nicely to get all the power into motion.
Also the 328i is RWD and the Camry is FWD. The RWD will be able to put the power to the road much better than the FWD Camry, which will spin it's tires losing some of it's HP advantage.
The new 328i 2.0T should be in the upper mid 5's to 60 when tested in the real world.

Last edited by RPM90; 02-01-2012 at 10:13 PM..
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