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Originally Posted by czarmar
Drivetrain wise, I believe the 335i has beefier brakes.
The 335i comes with standard equipment that is optional on the 328i:
Adaptive Xenon headlights (+$950)
Sunroof (+1000; comes on the 328i as part of ZPP)
Alarm (+$400)
There may be a few other differences, i.e. gear ratios, front spring rates, etc.
I've run my F30 configurations a few ways, and it seems that the difference between a well optioned 328i and the similarly optioned 335i is about $3500, which gives you a smoother engine, nicer exhaust tone, not to mention quite a difference in power. You'll likely give up 3-4 mpg to drive the bigger engined car, and carry about 150 lbs. more over the front. On the 328i, you can mitigate the lack of power partially with a tune, but the same money spent on a tune for the 335i brings it well up away from a tuned 328i.
I'm torn myself. I think the 335i will be more desireable down the road as well as rare, but the N20 seems to be a revolutionary engine. If one can get 30 MPG on the 328i and 26 MPG on the 335i, while driving 15,000 miles a year and paying $5/gallon, the 335i will cost about $385 extra a year to drive. That's not a whole lot to consider if you are preparing to spend about $50K for a new car.
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Technically though, according to the EPA, the two cars give the exact same MPG, 23/33 for AT.
Also, even though it's 150 lbs. heavier, only ~50 of those lbs. is over the front axle (according to their website the weight dist. is 51.5/48.5 and the vehicle weight is 3555 lbs)
Regarding power, there are no BMW authorized 328i tunes but there is supposed to be a PPK for the 335i coming out soon.
I agree with everything else you said though. So here's your +1!!
