A BMW M5 engine in a 335i body?

Why, they made the 335i even fatter.

— STJ88 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/7/2007 11:32:25 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

But can it beat the S5 'round the track yet?

— Will_ (View Profile)

Posted on 8/7/2007 12:12:47 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Stunning car! But for $220k I have no idea why anyone would buy this over the competition.

— supermoto (View Profile)

Posted on 8/7/2007 12:29:02 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

But yea, we've seen this car before, a loooong time ago!

I remember the acceleration time being anything but phenomenal. Lo-and-behold it is... 4.4 seconds? Oh yea, that's because this ride weighs over 3600 lbs.

Sweet car, but who would pay that much for a 3er?

— Hyundai (View Profile)

Posted on 8/7/2007 12:48:24 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

This falls under: "Why? Because they can." and frankly I love it. Yes the price is exorbitant, yes you could probably tune a 335i to be faster. But seriously... this is there because they proved they could do it.

— jeffy210 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/7/2007 2:31:39 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

oh yes!!!! That's amazing that the weight distribution has only changed to 52/48. This would be amazing to drive. I'd die in less than a week if i owned this car.

— dwatson (View Profile)

Posted on 8/7/2007 2:34:10 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

For less than $220K, get a Porsche 911GT2 that will smoke this thing.

— 07mcs (View Profile)

Posted on 8/7/2007 2:37:43 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Holy crap...didn't see that coming. Impressive, but a little expensive next to the competition

— iepurilah (View Profile)

Posted on 8/7/2007 2:58:21 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

If it was half the price, it would be marketable.

— adamsaf723 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/7/2007 3:37:54 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

BMW may need this to keep up with the 1000HP IS-F with jet boost and lane levitation system.

— johnct (View Profile)

Posted on 8/7/2007 6:37:49 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

You know as well as everyone else that both the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG and Audi RS4 are keeping BMW up at night. The new M3, by some accounts, just isn't all that impressive. I'll take a 335i, give it a Vishnu kit and keep the rest of the cash I saved for my retirement fund, LOL.

— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 8/8/2007 1:36:27 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

the M3 needs the CSL to compete with the RS4

— 07mcs (View Profile)

Posted on 8/9/2007 5:45:41 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Styling is still the most controversial aspect of the current BMW lineup, and while Chris Bangle's flame-surface effect has grown on us, there aren't many professing love for the hard edges and odd angles. The last-generation E46 was such a perfectly proportioned machine that the design team could only go wrong from there. And they did.

— rg12345 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/7/2007 8:11:32 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1