America v Germany: 2008 BMW 335i vs.2008 Chevrolet Corvette

I'm not a hater, but this is one dumb comparison.

They are 2 completely different cars.

For the thrills? Corvette.

But I would choose the 335i as the car to live with day in and day out.

— RaulT (View Profile)

Posted on 1/2/2009 4:14:39 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 12   

and it should for double the price.

— enthusiastx11 (View Profile)

Posted on 1/2/2009 4:27:59 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 8   

and you failed math class.

— Badgewhore (View Profile)

Posted on 1/3/2009 4:32:36 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2   

very odd comparison test, it would seem the Z4m, would be amuch better choice tocompare a 2 seat performance car,and a 4 seat performance luxury coupe.....really doesnt make sense, as i wouldnt think anyone looking at either of these cars could justify cross shopping them. They have 2 totally different missions, and other than being about the same price the similarities end there.

— bmwdrvr (View Profile)

Posted on 1/2/2009 5:18:21 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

or more intersted in performance the vette is still much faster than the 335i is, and is much more a bargain alternative to way more expensive cars, as those are the cars the vette is compared to not the 3 series. I love the 335i as much as the next person but it really is a bit out of its league, when deciding which is the better performance car with performance being the main point, when it comes to a comparison with the vette

— bmwdrvr (View Profile)

Posted on 1/2/2009 5:49:17 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

The Vette is a better value and much faster. Easy choice, unless youre 50+.

— Obliv (View Profile)

Posted on 1/3/2009 11:58:14 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2   

I'd get the corvette, but both of these cars are just different.

— Htay7500 (View Profile)

Posted on 1/2/2009 6:57:49 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

The dolt that wrote this must be best friends with the BMW "Nut" SAC at Car and Driver that wrote the GT-R vs. 911 Turbo vs. M3 comparo, where the M3 won because it was more "liveable".

— Bmw8ter (View Profile)

Posted on 1/2/2009 8:43:06 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -5   

Dumb comparison, one is a soft luxury coupe, the other is a truck.

— Badgewhore (View Profile)

Posted on 1/3/2009 4:33:49 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -5   

ChuckG37, Most of your responses are aimed against the Toy/Lex image. Here is the reason: 1) You're like an alcoholic in denial. 2) Toyota is the import "Top Selling Brand" in the world. 3) Lexus makes the most beatiful cars...bland,boring and all...so they say. 4) Of all the imports,Lexus is in the big league with Merc and BMW. 5) In the 50-150k league the ballers and rollers are only interested in Merc,Lexus,BMW,Audi,Jaguar,Land Rover and the likes. You will not find Acura or Infiniti in this league because they are considered alternates. They are not the in the major league,so stop pretending because of your denial. Nissan is fourth rate at best and the rest of the world knows this,except ChuckyG37 of course.

— lexworld (View Profile)

Posted on 1/3/2009 4:11:59 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

I can tell you from having done lots of cocaine, there is a difference between cocaine and cocaine. Now having said that, you are more likely to get your dick sucked with an 8 ball, than you are if you drive either one of these cars. Give me an 8 ball and a bus pass, wouldn't want either of these two cars.

— Kthorn (View Profile)

Posted on 1/3/2009 7:54:09 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -6   

What can I say, you inspired me. Yesterday I put the official request in to TPTB to terminate the SR logon and will now forever be a thorn to your K. Hugs and kisses.

— Kthorn (View Profile)

Posted on 1/3/2009 11:24:39 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -5   

Well, if you want to get noticed, take the Vette, everybody knows what a Corvette is.
If you want to be unique like everybody else, take the bimmer (but they'll have to look at the back to figure out if its a 323i, 328i, 335i, 128i, 023w or a ABC433Xi33.34d SDrive cabrio M-wagon)

— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 1/4/2009 12:47:02 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

the only reason I'ld chose the vette is the engine-
but it's a UAW engine so that makes it less appealing.

— pushrodv8 (View Profile)

Posted on 1/4/2009 2:16:37 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

You can easily go up to 90 and you won't even notice.

— Htay7500 (View Profile)

Posted on 1/4/2009 9:25:32 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

You have no idea what your talking about. Loud? The interior is surprizingly quiet for this car, unless you floor it. If you buy the vette, your not going to complain about the exhaust.

Being it weighs 3100 lbs and has 400 ft/lbs of torque, the car gets 28mpg on the freeway. Im going to take a wild guess, and say the M3 doesnt even come close to that. The trunk space is very generous since there arent any backseats.

Id say the vette would be a better daily driver then the M3 unless your hauling around 4 people regularly

— Obliv (View Profile)

Posted on 1/5/2009 1:34:26 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

First, compare apples with apples. Sport sedan vs sport sedan. BMW 335i vs Cadillac CTS. THAT'S a matchup. There will be a CTS coupe available shortly, making it an even better match for the 3-series. And just for the record(not that anybody is asking) I'd buy a Corvette (or a Caddy for that matter) over a BMW any day.

— tango (View Profile)

Posted on 1/4/2009 8:31:23 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

Hey Kthor (or ObesePig whatever you're going by these days) If your colon is still killing you turn around and see if you have a BMW service writer sticking out of your ass... If you do this is the first indication your full maint program has expired.

— Kthorn (View Profile)

Posted on 1/5/2009 1:00:37 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -4   

I could not take this comparo seriously and took it as more of a WTF comparison. BMW interior + ; Corvette performance +.

Corvette in my opinion is as great Sports car daily driver like a Porsche is. Good MPG too!!!

— Porschinator (View Profile)

Posted on 1/5/2009 7:49:02 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

You have got to be kidding me! Why not compare a sporty family car to a true sports car? Wait, they just did that. :D

— Eyecarehawaii (View Profile)

Posted on 1/9/2009 5:45:11 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Hmmm...

Corvette - 130 HP + 1 row of seats + 400 lbs = BMW 335i

BMW 335i - 34 HP + 1 row of seats + 700 lbs = Honda Odyssey

It seems like the 335i vs. Odyssey would be an equally compelling a comparison.

— Webologist (View Profile)

Posted on 3/2/2009 9:08:37 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

I own both. The BMW is faster than you think! The BMW refinement
is really awesome. The vette body is awesome. But the 335i with
x drive is the logical choice. It really is fast as it gets all
of its torque at 1,500 RPM. 0-60 is 4.7. The vette is 4.3.
Once you drive the loaded BMW...54K (less than the vette) you will want the BMW. Heated steering wheel, awesome stereo, awesome seats, better ride, great handling, a trunk, incredible build quality, free maintenance, the I-drive is a computer - awesome, all BMW controls are incredible and the tranmission is WAYYYYYYYYYY better, and all-wheel drive is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy better in all conditions. The vette is great but REALLY LACKS REFINEMENT, TECHNOLOGY, BRAINS, AND HEART!
The BMW is a JET.............FULL PACKAGE
The Vette is a train.........POWER AND LOOKS

— goodysk (View Profile)

Posted on 3/5/2009 10:47:37 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1