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      03-30-2012, 11:10 AM   #1
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Arrow Autoblog review of the F30 335i




http://www.autoblog.com/2012/03/30/2...w-335i-review/


Conclusion of the review:

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The 328i is objectively superior to the 335i because it is significantly less expensive, more fuel efficient, better balanced, lighter and nearly as quick (BMW says the 335i 6MT will do 0-60 in 5.4 seconds while the 328i 6MT does it in 5.7 seconds). In an un-biased and non-emotional decree, most everyone should choose the four-cylinder 328i over the six-cylinder 335i.

But many of us are not most everyone.

We found ourselves growing increasingly attached to the 335i the more we drove it. The heavier sedan lacked the tossable agility of the innovative 328i, but there was emotional gratification with the traditional powerplant over the front axle, and its mass made the 335i feel more stable and substantial on the road. Most importantly, there was the daily bliss of hearing BMW's silky inline-six whirling up to redline while its linear torque forced us deep into the seatbacks.



Realistically and to keep ourselves grounded objectively:
The two comments i like the most are:

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"Of course we took it on Mulholland, and without a 328i in sight the 335i was a shining star."

"For The Enthusiast Who Isn't Ready To Embrace The Future"
i have to concur

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