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02-06-2011, 03:22 PM | #1 |
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335i 1st impressions v 335d
quick post on my recent swap from the 335d touring to the 335i coupe manual, both cars are m-sport ,
had the coupe 4days now and my touring is quicker (it was mapped)....not sure if the coupe is mapped, but having read posts on remapped 335 I I do not thinks so. The diesel delivers a sledgehammer acceleration right to a ton with ease, no work, just a wallop kind of pull, I can't remember ever getting burnt off in the D. having done 20k in the D over the last 18months( ave30mpg) i was getting bored, I wanted a manual again. What a total different drive the coupe is, proper involving drive, a gearbox you have to work, it's what I had been yearning for... I love the tune of the petrol, the car rewards the drivers at all levels, noise, pace, handling etc....but it ain't as quick as the D, but I ain't bothered by this, it's not total pace that drew me to the coupe, the ride is just as hard but not crashy like the Touring, (same tyres)....I don't have to dodge the potholes quite so much, I have the professional dab radio which is a big improvement on the business set up, the coupe has ave 25 mpg over the 1st 300 miles, so looking forward to many more. So two very different cars, both pretty brilliant 335's IMO. Happy motoring |
02-06-2011, 04:28 PM | #2 |
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Big wedges of low down torque always lull one in thinking a car is faster than it actually is.
Put a Performancebox in it and go for a hard drive. Most people wont be surprised by the results.
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02-06-2011, 05:36 PM | #3 |
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Seems strange that the 335i gets 25mpg and the 335d only gets 30mpg.
Given the petrol is faster I really can't see the advantage of the diesel. 30mpg seems wrong for a diesel. |
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02-06-2011, 06:33 PM | #4 |
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Glad your loving the 335i, your very right though a mapped 335d will muller a standard 335i. Get that to 420HP and it will be great!
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02-06-2011, 09:28 PM | #5 |
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coupe and manual is the way to go!!!
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02-07-2011, 02:33 AM | #6 |
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02-07-2011, 02:40 AM | #7 |
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02-08-2011, 09:47 AM | #10 | |
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Nothing like a bit of heal and toe, or shift locking the back to get a drift going
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Manual gearbox all da way!!!... heal toe!!! and while cornering when u hav one hand on the wheel and the other holding the stick for optimum gear change while you exit....heavennnnnnnnn |
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02-11-2011, 11:39 AM | #12 | |
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But a remapped 335d (even as a touring) is REALLY fast. Probably on par with a standard E92 335i, maybe slightly faster in lower speed regions due to the automatic gearbox. Anyway, remap the 335i and it's a different story... And for me the petrol is easier to handle on a track as well, with the 335d the torque hits too suddenly and you lose traction (even with an LSD). Alpina_B3_Lux
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02-11-2011, 03:23 PM | #13 | |
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They raced both tuned cars around the track & the diesel won & they were convinced that the 335i was faster which is what you are saying. Don't really know how anyone can say one is faster either way. Last edited by jimmylad; 02-11-2011 at 03:51 PM.. |
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02-12-2011, 07:23 AM | #15 |
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They are indeed very similar, skillfully made so by BMW, one to appeal to Derv lovers and one to petrol heads and still be very equal in the pub-talk stakes.
The 100% auto in the 335d may not appeal to some here - but 90%+ of 335i are autos anyway. As in an EVO review against the latest S4, they ran an auto 335i because, in their words "who buys manuals in this class anyway?" I wanted to shout "I do", but the stats speak for themselves. Nice to see BMW have stuck to Manual only for the new 1M coupe (as the autos and DCT are all too heavy and detract from the driving experience in the words of M division), makes me feel better! |
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The M3 is available in a choice of both gearboxes but DCT seems to be the preferred option and the one that holds the best value. I think options for the customer are the key words here. Personally when you've got a petrol engine with a turbo on it, then I think the manual/dual clutch debate is that much closer and harder to seperate simply because of the torque factor and power delivery of the car. Interesting figures posted by jimmlad though. I reckon the whole 'sensation' of the cars attaining those figures way may feel quite different. |
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02-12-2011, 10:03 AM | #17 |
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heres some of the article. Only a couple of seconds down on an M3 as well. I think it's been mentioned a few times that the 335d can feel a bit dull but I think that's cos it's so so effortless with no drama.
And some say torque doesn't matter. |
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02-12-2011, 12:17 PM | #18 | |
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And the fact that some are just lazy and CBA to shift gears. Conversely, a woman who drives 'stick' in the USA is generally highly respected
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Never driven a 335i with DCT, my manual was great but i would definately test drive a DCT 335 if i was buying one in future.
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I don't understand why the RS3 is being launched with S tronic as standard as it costs more yet same engine as mine which came out in manual first but now available with s tronic, yet the 1M is being launched in manual with no option of DCT unlike the M3. Think both manufacturers have done it in a strange way tbh. Why can't the cars be offered with both gearbox options. And friggin sat. nav is standard on the RS3 and isn't on mine or the RS5. Women in the UK obviously are more used to handling a stick I reckon and know what to do with it. Actually some women over here in any form of auto would be dangerous imo..........I meant to press the brake pedal officer. Edit: See what you mean now, you're on about a manual clutch in a M3 but shouldn't be any problems there as surely it's the twisting motion of torque that could rip up a gearbox. Last edited by beemerbird; 02-12-2011 at 01:26 PM.. |
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Think you're right actually although I would have thought BMW could rest easy as the 1M is a totally different market 'type' than the M3, because no matter how good the 1M may be it won't offer the overall package as a sports coupe whatever and be as 'Jeckyll and Hyde' if you see what I mean. Maybe just the way I think. |
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