Comments on: 2009 BMW 335i Touring Review & Road Test

By: Buy an e46 M3

Buy an e46 M3 — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:15:40 +0000

for the price of a new 335i you could easily buy an e46 m3 and own the best inline 6 BMW ever built! It will sound even better than the e46 330i

By: Al Juraj

Al Juraj — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:04:03 +0000

BMWs are really something, but it’s a big shame those avaricious taxes make a car like this cost more than an M3 bought in America.

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:48:55 +0000

BMW has characteristics that other cars just can’t achieve no matter how close they may seem on paper. You just know they will get a perfect chassis balance, the engine will be of the highest quality, and the finish and refinement of the overall package is just about as good as it comes. Sure, the R36 is a great car and a hell of a lot cheaper, but it’s just not in the same class as the beamer. That’s what makes a BMW so exclusive.

By: fasthonda

fasthonda — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:53:28 +0000

I agree with you BM (.)(.)
Some turbo motors sound fine but NA motors can sound absolutely wonderful.Probably one of the best ever NA engine sound would have to be the GT Carrera there are plenty of sound clips on youtube on that car.
I thought I would have a short clip on one of my favourite cars,the now deceased NSX-R a 3.2L V6.
This craps on any of the VW cars for sound.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3ZKIHfVW7c

By: Camski

Camski — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:53:56 +0000

My fav. is defo the E46 330i. Just drive that through any underground/cover carpark and you know that’s an E46 330i. The deep throbbing rumble is enough to send shivers down your spine. But that was all lost with the E90 =(

Bring back the E46!
Would I take an E46 330i over an E91 335i?
Probably.

By: Bavarian Missile (.)(.)

Bavarian Missile (.)(.) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:16:58 +0000

NO WAY…………nothing is as orgasmic as the sound of a BMW I6 through a 6 speed manual at seven-five……….They are the engine masters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPyoiouZckM&feature=related

By: Camski

Camski — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:36:35 +0000

Consider this spam – CA, could you make amends to the finishing of DST?

By: Camski

Camski — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:35:17 +0000

In terms of sound, for me, it’s important to not only impress the driver and passengers, but the people around the car. What’s the point in having aural pleasure if those around you can’t enjoy it as well?

This is where I think the VR6 in some respects, has the 335i’s I6 beat.

Direct Injection. Need I say anymore? Bloody hell they sound crap in the lower rev. range. Take the Lexus IS250, sounds great north of 3.5K RPM but below that and at idle, don’t you just love that tick tick tick tick as the piston’s turn over. The exhaust setup in the 335i makes up for most of this but upfront, tick tick tick tick tick tick….tick…..

Personally, I love the R36 and would take it over most of it’s more expensive competition but at the end of the day, it’s a fact, VW is the Poor Man’s alternative (ie. As opposed to Audi and it’s direct competitors)

By: Devil's Advocate

Devil's Advocate — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:56:35 +0000

The VW sounds quite nice chinesedriver. I just thought I would post this link of a NA BMW I6 to compare a NA VW V6 to a NA BMW I6. I must admit the turbos do muffle a little of the BMW scream of the 335. To be fair I have 2 different links. 1 is of an everyday cooking model 330, which sounds quite nice and no 2 which is of an M3 CSL which makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB5ER1bBmb4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83Cihhd4hhs&feature=related

For laughs, the anti-spam word was Audi!!

By: Vlad

Vlad — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:47:58 +0000

Well, it’s nice that they’re equal in your eyes; they’re not in mine. Or, I’d guess, most non-VW owners.