BMW 335i Sedan

By Alborz Fallah | August 24th, 2006

If you remember a few weeks back I mentioned BMW Australia’s plans to introduce the all new Twin Turbo BMW 335i Coupe. Well BMW Australia also announced recently that the sedan version of the 335i, the BMW 335i Sedan, is going to be making its way down under come December.

Both the coupe and the sedan are powered by BMW’s very latest engine technology that BMW promises is not only powerful but due to the twin turbo setup there will be no turbo lag and use far less fuel than a conventional turbo engine.

With 35 kW and 100 Nm more performance than the BMW 330i Sedan, the 225 kW straight six 3.0-litre engine in the 335i, delivers a massive 400 Nm of torque across a vast plateau stretching from 1,300 rpm to 5,000rpm. The car gets up to a electronically limited 250km/hr.

The new BMW 335i Sedan is priced at $104,000 AUD. The BMW 335i Sedan is 0.8 seconds quicker from 0-100 km/h than the 330i Sedan, getting there in just 5.8 seconds. When you think about it, that isn’t really that fast given that a stock 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX will do the dash in the same time.. and it only costs $41,000!

The more interesting aspect of the 335i is the fuel consumption figures which sit for the combined cycle, around 9.6 L/00 km. So since I have taken the challenge to compare this car to the likes of the WRX and even the Mazda 6 MPS, what does the BMW give us handling wise? Well thanks to its lightweight engine, the BMW 335i Sedan is blessed with claimed deft handling and perfect 50/50 weight distribution for better cornering ability.

So okay, you must be thinking why I am not taking a liking to the twin turbo charged 335i? Well, one of the reasons is because the car comes in automatic transmission guise only! Yes, an automatic. Whats wrong with the world! At least the six-speed gearbox is not too bad and it’s controlled both by the traditional Steptronic shifter and a set of smart chromed steering wheel mounted paddles.

Other cool features of the beamer include

innovative and safety-focused High Beam Assist, which automatically activates and de-actives high beam where required, is fitted as standard to the BMW 335i Sedan,
Professional Navigation,
TV tuner and Voice Recognition controls,
Bluetooth mobile phone preparation.

The 335i is also optionally available with a BMW M Sport Package, bringing more sporting suspension settings, M Aerodynamic body kit and M interior features such as M sport seats and interior trim, while riding on 17-inch light alloy wheels. M Sport tailpipes also gain a chrome finisher.

For the first time in Australia, BMW 3 Series Sedan buyers can also now opt for a powerful and refined four-cylinder turbo-diesel variant.BMW will offer three six-cylinder petrol engine models of the all new 3 Series Coupe by year’s end, headed by the 335i Coupé.

“The arrival of the 335i Sedan in Australia confirms the BMW 3 Series as the most dynamic car in the class it created more than 30 years ago,” says Tom Noble, General Manager, Marketing at BMW Group Australia.

“With its cutting edge engineering innovation, high power output combined with frugal fuel consumption, the 335i is the only choice for the most sophisticated sporting drivers of luxury compact cars.

“We expect the 335i Sedan will make its mark in Australia out of the box, as one of the fastest, most refined and dynamically enhanced cars available.”

troutman

I have owned a 3.35i for a year. When it works its great. In the past 7 months I have had 3 engine warning lights. This means no power and a long stay in the garage. What is no power? – Its being overtaken by a volvo towing a caravan.

So far all the injectors and the fuel pump have been replaced and my dealer has no idea what is the cause of the problem. I have read of similar problems in the USA.

If you want to get stuck in the bundu in a shiny metal tent then this is the car for you.

MINO X

Sir Troutman, please read my note below…

Jack

….thats a coupe.
http://www.turnhard.com/ KW Variant 3

Front-end alignment. Check wheel alignment with triple clamps. If out of alignment, fork geometry will be incorrect and steering will suffer.
MINO X

The top photo looks just like my 335I in Sparkling Graphite, and since I took delivery of my baby at the Performance Driving School in Spartanburg SC, I escaped the plate drilling of my front bumber allowing me to drop the license plate dead center underneath the bumper for an awesome look… The “Troutman” above speaks of the check engine light. This happen to me, and the cause was “BAD GAS!”..which usually pops up more when gas prices get very high. See; the gook rest at the bottom of the tanks, and the stations allow their tanks to get extremely low before the refil. So we pump their gook into our tanks and when our fuel level gets low, the gook goes through our engine’s fuel system which does not burn clean, so it trips the emissions-which trips the check engine light (this is not an injector problem- it’s a ghost fault, this is why the mechanics can’t find the error) …some stations do a better job of removing the gook from the bottom of their tanks than others but again when the price of fuel rises, I actually look forward to my check engine light coming on ESPECIALLY if the fuel level remaining is less than 2 gallons of fuel. Other than the drop in power (to prevent damage to the engine–a smart design I might add), I would just pull over to run a quick computer check (5 seconds), then I would shut her off for 5 seconds, restart her and go>> the check engine light immediately resets itself and I’m driving again under full power! My baby is a manual, but that should not matter even if it’s an automatic. The Germans’ build the best automobiles (my fifth) and as for the WRX, it could never be a BMW, and if speed is my need, I’ll buy a bike; respectfully.
Allen

I have owned my 2008 BMW 335i since September of 2008. The recall issues with the high pressure fuel pump are well know, and I had my share of problems. Each time that I took the car in, I was told that the software needed to be tweeked. Finally, when the recall came out my service advisor told me that he had know all along what the problem was with my car, but that BMW would not pay for him to replace the high pressure fuel pump. Cold comfort to me. Even after having the recall work done I continued to experience problems with the car, so I took it to another dealership. They told me that the previous dealer had only changed the fuel pump and that the fuel injectors should have been changed at the same time. They proceeded to change the injectors. I continued to have problems with the car. Today I was informed that I needed a new “low pressure” fuel pump. However, according to my service advisor the part is not in existence anywhere in the world and will have to be specially manufactured for my car. I have now officially reached the end of my patience with BMW. This was once my “dream car” but now I consider it my nightmare
http://nada rogerio

ele é um carro lindo só na primeira foto. hoje dia 23/10/11

eu fui na praça da aucrania e vi um preto com o teto solar

fecha do ou aberto.