10-28-2014, 04:40 AM | #89 | |
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No doubt the '40i' upgrades will make that gap widen again, but will that be enough? |
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Is it: N54 - twin turbo petrol - E9x N55 - single turbo petrol - E9x N57 - single turbo petrol - F3x ??
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Thanks for that. Ar yes, I had the N57 in my old E90 330d.
Came in with the E9x LCI models.
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And yes I totally agree that for a vehicle that will do 20,000+ miles per year yet still needs to deliver reasonable performance or be great in traffic a modern diesel coupled to a good 8 speed auto is almost the perfect match (putting aside the particulate issues). But for a drivers car, which is probably 99% as good in traffic and motorway cruising and where economy is not such an issue and yet can be driven to thrill also when fancied...a modern torquey petrol is better. My opinion only. Regardless, what a 335i is not is "weedy" and nor does it need to be driven like a mental banzai 20.L Jap petrol to get any performance Here is a question (maybe should be a poll). For all Diesel and Petrol drivers, what percentage of your time do you spend in Manual as opposed to Auto? Personally I use Manual 80% ish of the time, as it is much more fun. Last edited by Pablo68; 10-28-2014 at 09:06 AM.. |
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You can see how addictive the Diesel power hit can be though, and why people refer to Petrols as 'weedy' as for the same capacity 3 litre engines, the Diesel produces 15% more shove than a Petrol. That is real shove at the wheels, gearing corrected. You also get to bang through more gears in the Diesel, which again is 'Sporty'. To add to this, I had use of an M6 F12 last year, the one thing I hated was that the gearing was soooo long. It didn't feel like you were doing much, it did something like 110mph in 3rd, so any blast was 2 gear changes maximum......boring. The M4 is a little like this too. Which brings me on to fun cars, and the 2litre Jap petrols. They are loved for the close ratio box and the peaky power delivery that does give that wow factor, feels involving, unlike the M6 with it's technically brilliant power delivery (ultra wide flat torque curve) and it is certainly a super fast car, but just doesn't feel that 'sporty'. Last edited by NISFAN; 10-28-2014 at 09:58 AM.. |
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They are both rubbish! Go Electric or Hydrogen or even better Nuclear!
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