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I love my 328 and the N20 but im confident the N55 will be noticeably faster.
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Was the parking brake on?
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It's probably faster being the flagship not considering the M3 if you time it but what I'm trying to say is it's not by much atleast not enough to justify the extra money, we're talking about 277 dyno horses in the 335i versus 240 dyno horses in the 328i not to mention the weight penalty of the inline six over the 4 banger. I can't remember the off the line acceleration because I drove off a dealership parking lot leisurely but what disappointed me about the 335i was its acceleration say between 100 km/h and 160 km/h, the 328i for sure appeared faster, more effortless and less noisy.
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Also, did you consider you get quite a few additional options included in the price difference? Im guessing not. Still find it rather odd and funny that someone would call the 328 a rocket and think the 335 is slower.
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EDIT: also according to the dyno results posted here the 335 has 44 more horses than the 328. That is noticeable regardless of the 60lb. weight difference which isn't all that much! Another EDIT: Also please don't think I am in any way bashing the N20! It's a great engine! Makes the 328 (at long last) fun to drive. But the 335 just has a little something extra. Last edited by webdither; 10-08-2012 at 12:29 AM.. |
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It's probably mostly that I came from the N54 equipped E92 and I really noticed the lag in the 328. Where if you came from a previous gen 328 before you would be overwhelmed by the power the N20 provides!
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That really means nothing. The N20 gets close to 40mpg on the highway, the N55 gets close to 36mpg on the highway. But the N20 is running 18psi of boost while the N55 is running like 11. Im glad you are enjoying the N20, but your reasoning why its faster than the N55 is poor and totally unsubstantiated.
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Not going to lie, looking forward to getting back into the inline 6. I could happily live with the 328 for the next 3 years tho. I actually have not even driven the F30 335 yet lol. But im sure it will be nice. Only reservation is how it will handle with a little extra weight over the front wheels, doubt i will be able to tell the difference tho, especially in florida with our shitty str8 roads. And of course the steering wheel vibration issue, which im sure i will have again lol. As long as its no worse than it currently is i could live with it. looking forward to doing a long review on the 2 cars.
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335i is a powerhouse. not to say the 328 sucks...the 335i is just better IMHO. I lapped a M3 twice @ the Performance center Last edited by Mrcarcrazy; 10-08-2012 at 09:58 AM.. |
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That's your opinion, i drove it the other day and was not that impressed. It makes a lot of noise but i didn't think it was that good and it wasn't as smooth as the inline 6, not to mention i thought the ZF8 was noticeably better than the stronic or whatever they call it.
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Power to weight is important, power per liter is a good test of engineering merit, but not necessarily much else. I test drove every permutation of F30 and the 328 goes fast. The 335 goes fast, sounds fast, and feels fast. The last 2 elements are what made me jump to the 335...its purely visceral.
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Power to weight is important, power per liter is a good test of engineering merit, but not necessarily much else. I test drove every permutation of F30 and the 328 goes fast. The 335 goes fast, sounds fast, and feels fast. The last 2 elements are what made me jump to the 335...its purely visceral.
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Having the 335i, i find it slow, and just barely able to keep up with traffic...
consumption is terrible: 270milles per 15 gallons !? And that's when i am trying to keep just a few car's length ahead of traffic. Old accords would even drive faster than me. the suspension is bouncy, i am not fully satisfied with this car. I love it, but it has those unexpected imperfection so uncharacteristics of BMW. the N55 in the F30 is over-rated. The N20 is a better application for the F30. if you want to have a fast 3 series: get the F80. Feel free to flame me. I am bumped for not being able to see what you see in the 335i F30. I just dont understand how you guys can come up with so much praises. Or is it because i have too high of expectations?! (The 335i is a great car nevertheless... ) but i feel is it's just barely keeping up with the competition...
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