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Originally Posted by MacklinUSOB
Exactly this. I hunted for my 328i for almost a year to find a 6MT and no sunroof or power seats. I had the car corner balanced and it rung up to 3300lbs flat with 49.7%F and half a tank. Obviously I have gone pretty deep into suspension mods but having driven a lot of F30s of nearly all configurations, the 4 cylinder models have the far sharper front end.
The VW Group MQB cars (A3/GTI/S3/Golf) are fantastic cars and they do a lot of things right. However, the weight distribution and front drive bias holds them back at >8/10ths pace, especially as you get to the "hotter" models (RS3 is 58%F).
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Yeah 328i no sunroof no power seats is close to 320i stock but with extra 70HP/50lb-ft factory tune!
At times during F30 328i/320i production run, BMWNA priced 328i to be just $500 more than 320i for the factory tune(albeit option up to be similarly equipped as 328i base).
The weakness of F30 is the factory softened suspension(non-M/M) but the chassis is very competent, so if the driver have faith to push, the chassis will comply without fuss.