There are several 335is that have made near, or more than 400rwhp.
A chip only 335i will put down about 350rwhp, on par or slightly more than an E90 M3. Your standard 335i with bolt ons (DPs, Intercooler) and tuning will put down 370-380. The cars making 400 or more are usually running race gas, but some cars are just factory freaks.
So, a chip only 335/135 will make about as much power as an E90 M3. One with full bolt ons and race gas will be down 20-30 on one of the V10 cars.
Based on the dynos I've seen, an E90 M3 does well to make 350rwhp stock, and a V10 M car will put down about 430 at most. Stock, of course, I've seen heavily modified M5 and M6s putting down near 500rw.
As for "bhp", well, you can figure that out however you like. If you want to base it on what cars putting similar power to the wheels are rated stock, you'd call a tune only (except for Dinan and SSTT, they make considerably less) 335i 410-420bhp, one with boltons 440-450, and one with boltons and race gas 470+.
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Originally Posted by UltimateBMW
I haven't heard of a 335i making anywhere near 500bhp yet. Perhaps I misunderstood what you are saying?
Last time I checked, the power in the 335i was comparatively near the M3, but not quite as much. (Coupled with the lack of all the other performance upgrades the M3 offers, it's no longer comparable.)
Anyways, everyone's opinions are different. Everyone is biased. And if you had a bad personal experience with the car then no amount of forum banter will alter that perception. You can either A) Take another test drive since some time as passed. Maybe you were doing something wrong or the car had a hidden issue. B) Accept that your opinion is the outlier here, and move on.
This is a BMW forum, full of BMW enthusiasts. Of course we will be biased to one degree or another. But it is widely accepted that the M5 and M6 are fast cars. Perhaps, your comparison is relative to some uber-fantastic cars. In which case, this thread is just as beaten to death as if you just didn't know what the hell you were talking about.
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