Spotted: Turbo E90 335i in California

[Chapel]

http://forums.thecarlounge.net/zerothread?id=2084848




Not a diesel... unless they found a way to rev a diesel to 6800rpms..

[tdc]

They have said they are coming out with a model to slot in between the new E92 M3 and the E90.

Wouldn't surprise me one bit if this was one of their test mules.

[m.olennick]

Wow!

[kelly_s]

thats sooo sweet!!! twin turbo is goin to kick ass!

[Chapel]

Originally Posted by tdc

They have said they are coming out with a model to slot in between the new E92 M3 and the E90.

Wouldn't surprise me one bit if this was one of their test mules.

Wouldn't surprise me either, but considering they havent officially announced it, it's weird to see a mule in Cali.

[hammerfang]

is this kinda like the zhp for the e90 then?

[L3it3r]

someone said twin turbo.. I wanna hear more noise like that!!

[Jay Arno]

^Yeah me too.

I think that would be sweet, a out of the showroom turbo 3 series! Thats a ton of technology in that thing.

[DadeM3]

In performance bmw they mentioned how they were coming out with a 335i and it would be twin turbo. so they have announced it. should be awesome though

[Biturbo27]

hopefully they will be smarter with their twin turbos unlike audi... fucking nightmare

[zcghost]

It has to be a diesel. BMW has some very high tech turbo diesels in Europe.

Also, this isnt a car in the U.S. Look at the kph speedo.

[Active Alpine]

Just because the speedo is in Km right now doesnt mean it wont be a US car. You'll have to find something more absolute than a gauge faceplate. I mean, look at the boost gauge and the mess in the passanger side. I dont suppose that's what the production car will look like in the showroom, do you?

I do remember hearing about the 335 being a bridge between the 330 and the M3. So somewhere between 255 and 400hp? A straight average would be 327.5, so I'm lookin to see a 335 come with 310-330hp. I don't think that they'd give it much more than 340, for that would start cutting into M3 sales. Hell yeah the biturbo will be a freakin overnight tuner legend.

[zcghost]

BMW officially stated that it would not resort to forced induction on gasoline motors. To do that would be following Audi and MB, which is the last thing that BMW would want to do.

[DadeM3]

here you guys go, it is official and it should be in the US in about a year.

From AutoCar.co.uk
The BMW M3 looks headed for some stiff in-house rivalry in the form of a secret twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre six-cylinder version of the 3-series that’s little more than a year away from introduction. The new car, depicted here in computer-generated images based on recent scoop photographs, will be badged 335i according to Autocar sources.

The future 3-series range-topper will be ready for launch in left-hand-drive European markets by mid-2006, with right-hand-drive UK sales six months later. To be offered in coupé, saloon and estate guises, the 335i should bridge the gap that will be created in BMW’s range as the next M3 moves upmarket when it arrives in 2007 with 4.0-litre V8 power and a price to match.

The 3.0-litre straight six (below) is said to produce around 330bhp – up 72bhp on the new 330i and just 13bhp shy of today’s 3.2-litre M3. The new powerplant takes a leaf out of BMW’s latest diesel engine development by employing two turbochargers – one operating at lower engine speeds to boost low-end torque with the other called upon to extend power at the top end.

‘It’s going to take turbocharging to a whole new level,’ said a supplier privy to the new engine’s performance claims. Nothing’s official, but a 0-60mph time of around 6.0sec appears to be on the cards with top speed limited to 155mph. By coupling turbocharging with Vanos variable valve timing and Valvetronic, the new engine is said to be very economical and Euro4 emission compatible.

It’s possible that BMW is planning to provide the 335i with a new double-clutch gearbox similar to Volkswagen’s acclaimed DSG transmission. Tipped to replace the sequential manual unit used on the old 3-series, its development is cloaked in secrecy with a launch date still undetermined.

The new BMW won’t be the only model to carry the 335 name. Also under development is a new 3-series model fitted with the same twin turbocharged 3.0-litre in-line six-cylinder diesel that’s used in the 535d.

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[schmidty]

Originally Posted by zcghost

BMW officially stated that it would not resort to forced induction on gasoline motors. To do that would be following Audi and MB, which is the last thing that BMW would want to do.

yeah, i'de be very disappointed if BMW when turbo with any gasoline motors.