BMW's 3-series has been the icon that every company from Infiniti to Lexus to Audi to Acura has tried for generations to dethrone and for generations, they have failed.
With the recent Lexus IS350 pushing out 306 horsepower and the Infiniti G35 also above the 300 horsepower mark, BMW was at a loss for acceleration, but as always had those magical driving dynamics to every so narrowly pull out a win.
Time for the gap to grow even wide with the 335i sedan. BMW now offers the turbocharged V6 from the 335i coupe in the sedan. The coupe has been clocked at 0-60 in 4.9 seconds and a 1/4 mile in 13.6 seconds.
bmwusa official statistics place the 335i coupe at 0-60 in 5.3 with manual and 5.5 with automatic.
the sedan has times of 0-60 in 5.4 for the manual and 5.6 with the automatic.
BMW now has the acceleration, as well as the handling.
BMW has just launched yet another iteration of the iconic 3-series that will dismantle the competition one by one - as usual.