This will be tough to beat- BMW 335i turbo's mind boggling 0-60 test

Forum from Bimmerfest.com states that the 335i has not met EPA emmision standard and would not be sold in some states. Is that true?

Go BMW. After talking about "BMW Power" all those years, they're providing some.

Who doesn't think Lexus and the IS350 is directly responsible for such a huge jump in HP and at such a competitive price?

I'll bet the car that went 4.9 secs was a ringer.
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omg this is a missile .

Im drooling all over myself. Im going to dump one of my Z4s and place an order for this coupe. absolutely stunning job, BMW!

BMW copying Toyota again!!!
Didn't the Supra Turbo had the same 3.0L inline-6 twin sequential turbo like over a decade ago? And it was making 320hp/315lb.ft back in those days. And the Supra did 0-60mph in 4.6 or 4.8sec.

Why must BMW have to copy everything from Toyota? Why can't they be more creative and stick with their tradition?

crackityjones, competition breeds better and cheaper products so:

Thank You Lexus for the 335i!

If BMW copied Toyota, everyone would dry heave while looking at their cars. At least that's the initial reaction I have when seeing almost every Toyota and Lexus model on the market now.

sequential turbo on the supra was a smaller turbo for lower rpm then a larger turbo. This is two turbos for 3 cylinders each that feels like a V8 and no lag something toyota could never dream up.

Whoever tanked me ... I didn't say that BMW was copying Lexus because they came out with the 300 hp engine. But competition is good for everyone. Would BMW be doing this now if they didn't feel some competition? (Or are we saying BMW is too above every other car maker to actually have a competitor.)

Lenkun, if you believe BMW is coping toyota with the new 3-series coupe or aything for that matter, you have extremely poor knowledge on the auto industry. Toyota hasn't been making the supra for almost 10 years now, and when they did make it, it certainly never competed with the 3er coupe.

You make the case that BMW must have got the idea for their new turbo inline 6 from Toyota! Buddy, BMW's been making turbo inline 4's and 6's before toyota was even making production car's!

Your ignorance annoy's me...

Hey MunichRob,

When was the last time a BMW was sold in the U.S. with a turo-charged engine of any kind? Just curious.

What the hell is this crap ?!
This engine was in developement way before the IS 350 hit the market.
Also this is a balance engine, not a high performance one.
It was build to have good power/torque, good fuel eficiency, lower emissions, lower weight, and no turbo
lag.

wow, how many times do i have to say C&D is a magazine that's test results are bought (per-say). They take money from the manufacturer to make their car look great in the test. You won't find that number 4.9 in any of the other magazines.

looks good though! Although I am not a bimmer fan. Why did they have to go the turbo route, its almost like cheating your way through performance(shortcuts), always thought BMW was king of the naturally aspirated.

can anyone say infiniti G35, they were the first Japanese company to go nuts with horsepower. I also believe that if you want a real comparison the G is much closer to the BMW than any Lexus.

Hey answer you asked "When was the last time a BMW was sold in the U.S. with a turo-charged engine of any kind? Just curious." Well I believe, correct me if I am wrong folks, that it was in 1973 with the 2002 Turbo they had... and have not really had one since this car. (Not meanind turbos in diesels, I am speaking of in gas powered cars)

Cool. Thanks atomicbri.

Wow, for $45K I can get 0-60 in 4.9 in a brand new BMW with turbos. God these new priced bargains are INCREDIBLE!

This is an engine designed to take an everyday usage and not totally focused toward knock out drag racing.
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Most BMW engines are made for that. It's the suspension and steering feel which have the BMW "magic" for that driving experience.

exactly BMW530i

that magic is what Infiniti and lexus can't copy, just like on Japanese bikes VS Harley's

Is it me, or there is just absolutely a lot of unecessary hating on this forum. Please all haters just come out and say that the 335i is not a good car, say it will not handle better than your IS350, say it does not have good fuel economy while practically eliminating turbo lag, say it does not have ample seating for 4, tell me this car will not be fun to drive, tell me it will not be a joy around corners, say it is a poorly designed car and don't forget to mention how they stole everything that makes this car great from toyota. Come out and expose your ignorance. And please Will, BMW did not just slap on turbo chargers to get more power to compete with the Lexus, they could have just built a V8 for that. The churned out a great piece of engineering (no turbo lag, look at the mpg rates men, look at the 0-60 times which are probably a lil faster in reality as BMW likes to be humble with performance numbers on their web site), i wouldn't be surprised the least bit if this engine picked up a few awards. This car is goin to sell like crazy, like it or not. Who is BMW copying, well even if they did copy, the made it far better than the source, just like others have copied the most hated iDrive and made it better (right?). An IS or G35 is will not be as fun as a 3 series. And for those who claim BMW stepped up the horsepower on the 335 to compete with the IS, what do you think the folks at Lexus did to improve their IS to make it a better contender against the 3 series, please someone remind me of the old IS performance figures, yes quite a big difference from the new one right? why? to compete with the 3 series, the reigning champ i the segment. So please, competition is competition, and all sides are churning out great products, just do not ignorant comments about cars that have engineered with greatness in mind and in product

sorry about the typos and grammatical errors

I see some very idiotic comments on this post...

No excuses, its faster than a IS350... PERIOD... Next...

Not only will the 335i be faster, but sure to handle better and more fun to drive. Can someone please explain to me what huu76 is talking about, is the NSX in the same category as the 335? could it even seat 4 people while delivering the same figures as the 335? and can the NSX cough out the same fuel efficency numbers? eh no. Please make sensible comparisons, and what do u mean by it's been a while since BMW achieved anything, the 3 series has been on Car and Drivers top ten forever, the new V10 has one engine of the year, forget it men, i could go on and on with accolades and awards. Common sense is not so common. It is alright to be passionate about a specific car company, but please read up on other cars before u attempt to make an unintelligent remark concerning great engineering products.

Acceleration is about weight and gearing.

The IS350 is obviously geared towards acceleration because that's how its American customers rate performance.

Try both the 335i and Lexus IS350 on the Autobahn and tell which one has the most intrusive engine noise.

People are getting a little too excited. It is only 1-2 tenths quicker than the Lexus IS. The new Infinity G35 with 306 hp is about 3 tenths slower. What does it mean, all cars with 300 hp get from 0-60 in about 5 seconds.

This is just funny
If the IS350 had a 3.0L engine with a Turbo Bolted on and performed better than the 335i you would see the BMW fans Screaming their heads off about how Lexus cheated.

Now they have a Car with 2 turbos bolted on for good measure with slightly better 0-60 times than the IS350 and they are Celebrating like they have won the World Cup.

300HP is okay ... so many cars already at 300HP anyway
and most of them r 3.5 w/o turbo
BMW can do better than this I would say

3.2l I-6 NA 333 HP 0-60 in 4.6... sounds familiar?

btw, Motortrend tested 330i with 07 G35... Guess who won?

huu, comparing to an nsx?
now thats what i call clutching at straws.
don't forget cars weighed so much less then, none of the saftey things (did the nsx even have airbags or ESP?).
this is a good car.

these arguments are getting a little old. The 335i is faster than your Lexus, handles better, and has more prestige. I know that's hard to swallow thinking you had a winner on your hands, but face the truth already. :) Anybody that denys this is a sweet car that will be hard to beat (and I'm not talking 0-60 here) is just in denial.

BMW said nothing about NSX. you made the NSX comment... what a dummy...

huu, so has BMW...

handling is loser talk? BMW made it so it can win at everything... thats part of being #1

Mexican made German feeling? thats only a VW... get a clue bro...

huu,

1. you are dumb for grouping them all together...

2. only people with cars that "juice" themselves with HP talks about it...

3. Mexico is good... Better than US...

http://www.jdpa.com/news/releases/pressrelease.asp?ID=2003030

Get a new G, drop a vortec supercharger in it and the 335 is history. Your investment would be about 5 K less and you would have a better looking car to boot.