New 3 Series Coupe!
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New 3 Series Coupe!
after all those fvcking spy shots, here's a clear picture of the car unmasked in it's whole glory...
my take, i prefer the 3 series sedan headlights better. but i really like the ala 7 series tailights... overall, that's one hot bitch
my take, i prefer the 3 series sedan headlights better. but i really like the ala 7 series tailights... overall, that's one hot bitch
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Not looking too bad. They ruined the look less than they have been doing on other things. Overall I would have to say I much rather prefer the looks of the older ones. My friends got a 2000 328 Ci coupe, now thats a nice looking car.
Last time I had this much fun some furniture got broken!
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Rep Power: 360 man that is so much more interesting and just plain nicer than the sedan.
The new 3 series sedan is just 'a car'. It has no presence
The new 3 series sedan is just 'a car'. It has no presence
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Originally Posted by diskreet
man that is so much more interesting and just plain nicer than the sedan.
The new 3 series sedan is just 'a car'. It has no presence
The new 3 series sedan is just 'a car'. It has no presence
the front is ok, the back is boring IMO.
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Originally Posted by ramcosca
Side looks... weird. Other than that, very, very interesting indeed.
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Originally Posted by ramcosca
Side looks... weird. Other than that, very, very interesting indeed.
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"The BMW 335i coupe that will appear later this year may look like nothing more than the latest chapter in the 3-series coupe book, but there are some radical changes under the skin. The 335i (the C goes away on this coupe as it did on the 650i for the 2006 model year) will have a 3.0-liter twin-turbo inline-six with piezoelectric direct injection. The symmetrical turbos are relatively small and each feed three cylinders. Power output is up only 47 hp over the normally aspirated version of the same 3.0-liter six found in the 330i, but BMW claims that turbo lag is all but avoided and — more importantly — peak torque increases 34 percent and is available from 1500 to 5800 rpm. BMW estimates that the twin-turbo setup gives the 335i's six the power and torque characteristics of a 4.0-liter V-8 with 10 percent less fuel consumption and 145 fewer pounds. BMW expects the 335i to shave more than half a second from the 330i's 0-to-60 time, which should put it in the low-five-second range — scarcely more than the outgoing E46 M3. The 335i is expected to carry a base price of approximately $42,000 when it goes on sale this summer. The 2008 M3 is expected to have a 400-hp naturally aspirated V-8 and cost $10,000 more.
Why, you ask, would BMW go to all the trouble of making this complex turbo engine when a V-8 would be a simpler and purer means to the same end? As worldwide petroleum reserves decline and prices go up, efficiency becomes paramount, even for performance and luxury vehicles. As worldwide emissions standards become increasingly strict, high-performance diesels — recently thought to be the next big thing — become less feasible. Mercedes-Benz also recently announced a piezoelectric direct-injection gasoline six which is naturally aspirated — for now. Dr. Thomas Weber, Mercedes-Benz's top engineering and development officer, confirms that turbocharged smaller-displacement engines are in Mercedes-Benz's near-term future as well. Turbos are here to stay."
-Car and Driver
"The BMW 335i coupe that will appear later this year may look like nothing more than the latest chapter in the 3-series coupe book, but there are some radical changes under the skin. The 335i (the C goes away on this coupe as it did on the 650i for the 2006 model year) will have a 3.0-liter twin-turbo inline-six with piezoelectric direct injection. The symmetrical turbos are relatively small and each feed three cylinders. Power output is up only 47 hp over the normally aspirated version of the same 3.0-liter six found in the 330i, but BMW claims that turbo lag is all but avoided and — more importantly — peak torque increases 34 percent and is available from 1500 to 5800 rpm. BMW estimates that the twin-turbo setup gives the 335i's six the power and torque characteristics of a 4.0-liter V-8 with 10 percent less fuel consumption and 145 fewer pounds. BMW expects the 335i to shave more than half a second from the 330i's 0-to-60 time, which should put it in the low-five-second range — scarcely more than the outgoing E46 M3. The 335i is expected to carry a base price of approximately $42,000 when it goes on sale this summer. The 2008 M3 is expected to have a 400-hp naturally aspirated V-8 and cost $10,000 more.
Why, you ask, would BMW go to all the trouble of making this complex turbo engine when a V-8 would be a simpler and purer means to the same end? As worldwide petroleum reserves decline and prices go up, efficiency becomes paramount, even for performance and luxury vehicles. As worldwide emissions standards become increasingly strict, high-performance diesels — recently thought to be the next big thing — become less feasible. Mercedes-Benz also recently announced a piezoelectric direct-injection gasoline six which is naturally aspirated — for now. Dr. Thomas Weber, Mercedes-Benz's top engineering and development officer, confirms that turbocharged smaller-displacement engines are in Mercedes-Benz's near-term future as well. Turbos are here to stay."
-Car and Driver
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Rep Power: 0 It's just my computer I can view em on my friends computer fine. That new 3 series coupe is hot. Are they just making an M version of the coupe? I thought I heard they were making a sedan version or saw spy photos of it.
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Originally Posted by fieryhill
I thought I heard they were making a sedan version or saw spy photos of it.
Reference: http://www.worldcarfans.com/spyphoto...dan-spy-photos
Originally Posted by CiViCPrAnInG2k1
as far as i'm concerned, the M3 has always been coupes. i maybe wrong.
And I think I'm mistaken now. Got confused.
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Originally Posted by ramcosca
That is correct, sir.
Reference: http://www.worldcarfans.com/spyphoto...dan-spy-photos
Reference: http://www.worldcarfans.com/spyphoto...dan-spy-photos
I think in the coupe market there is better options for the price, so having the sedan as well should help sales. I know engineers love the M3, there were lots of them where I interned last summer. 
