Sportauto supertest: BMW 335i

[Just_me]

Laptime Nordschleife 8.26 min (4 seconds slower than M3 and C55)
Laptime Hockenheim 1.17,8 min (0,8 seconds faster than C55 and 1.5 seconds slower than M3)

0-100km/h 5.6 sec
0-200km/h 20,7 sec

36m slalom: 130km/h (M3 123km/h, C55 122km/h)
110m change lane: 136km/h (M6 137km/h, M3 136km/h, C55 134km/h)
Wet track: 1.36,8 min (M5 E60 1.36, 7min)

G-powers: 1.15g (C55, 1,10g and M3 1.10g)

Overall score: 45 points (1 point better than M3)






BMW, are they cheating? it is called the 335i even though it comes with a 3.0-litres bi-turbo engine. But the two 39mm turbo chargers give it the advantage same as 0.5 litres more displacement.

The powerful engine has no problem with the weight of the car, always offers enough power and makes it a pretty good performer even though it has no "M" in its name.

The engine and 6-spped manual transmisison are a pefect peering, only there is no mechanical limited slip differential but an ESP which always interferes with throttle and gas, lacks a bit of traction. But the power of the engine always preserves the enthusiam of driving one.

You have to get used to the new active steering whoch gives a preview on the future things to come from BMW.

The 335i is a true dream car, nothing else, the quickest coupe without the "M" in its name.


Acceleration 335i:
80-120km/h 4/5/6 gear: 5.5 s /6.5s / 7.9s
80-160km/h 4/5/6 gear: 11.4s/13,7s/16.7s
80-180km/h 4/5/6 gear: 14,8s/17,8S/ ---

M3
80-120km/h 4/5/6 gear: 5,2 s / 6,6 s / 9,5 s
80-160km/h 4/5/6 gear: 10,9 s / 13,9 s / 18,9 s
80-180km/h 4/5/6 gear: 14,1 s / 17,4 s / 25 s

C55
80-120km/h 4/5/6 gear: 6,3 s / 7,9 s / --- s
80-160km/h 4/5/6 gear: 12,8 s / 15,9 s / --- s
80-180km/h 4/5/6 gear: 16,3 s / 20,2 s / - s

[yg60m]

Thanks mate, I like to have these Supertests infos on cars

[thepest]

Thanks m8, the 335i really is a hell of a car! And it will be a complete dose of fun when the LSD option arrives!

[Ghostbat]

Originally Posted by thepest Thanks m8, the 335i really is a hell of a car! And it will be a complete dose of fun when the LSD option arrives!

Very impressive car. I personally wish they made it a 3.5litre with the same output without turbo. The LSD option sounds good.

[dutchmasterflex]

Amazing.. it can out handle a M3 in the slolam and skid pad WITHOUT a LSD.. They really must of improved the new 3-series chassis.. And that engine :shock:

Thanks Just_Me for always providing these types of goods for us BMW freaks..

[TopGearNL]

This is so good, wonder how the M3 then should be :shock:

Thanks!

[inso]

Thanks, great article, all the supertest articles are really worth the read.

Heard that lp640 will be next supertest object, hoping it is true.

[Just_me]

Originally Posted by inso Heard that lp640 will be next supertest object, hoping it is true.

I heard Cayman S