3 Series (E90) BMW 3 series Coupe and Cabrio Unmasked Thread Cont'd Part 4

[Alx]

27 pages, damn!!!! Hehehe... Awesome stuff:

Please Reference prior thread: https://www.germancarforum.com/threads/2708

The Hollywood Extra has a pair of spy shots showing the yet to be released BMW 3-Series Coupe, including the interior. Unfortunately the site gives no credit as to who took the pics, so neither can we. Regardless, we’re crushing on the coupe with its long, 6-Series-esque hood that cascades down into the double-kidney grille up front. The design seems to strike a nice balance between the pudginess of the E46 and the tautness of the E36.

 

[Giannis]

so this pic is real right? it looks great in that colour. God, that wait is killing me....

 

[klier]

Yes that pic is real, and the car is only slightly covered up. You can tell a lot from those latest shots, and I am loving it more and more.


The E92 will be the best driving and looking BMW of all time!!!

 

[Zwiep]

The E92 will be the best driving and looking BMW of all time!!!

I think that's the E46 M3 CSL!

 

[Osnabrueck]

I'm feeling a bit let down after seeing all these photos of what is, for all intents and purposes, the real car.

Maybe "let down" is the wrong way to put it. It's a damn good looking car, but there doesn't seem to be any details here that break the status quo. It's a "sure thing" design that'll probably be the least debate-provoking post-Bangle BMW yet.

Perhaps I was looking for more differentiation between between the sedan and the coupe - especially when it comes to the interior. Get me if I'm wrong, but the dash looks identical to the sedan's.

 

[Deleted member 25]

I post this cause in a previous post i said the back of the car is too long, and i think it's still long but after seeing this it seems that it's not a bad think.

 

[Michael]

I think this car looks stunning. I love that blue

 

[Alx]

I dont see how that 335 is a twin turbo.... i dont think the twin pipes mean anything... doesnt mean much too me...

 

[EnI]

I dont see how that 335 is a twin turbo.... i dont think the twin pipes mean anything... doesnt mean much too me...

Believe me: it is.
335i WILL feature the new N54 Bi-turbo 306hp (225kW) engine.

 

[Zafiro]

Believe me: it is.
335i WILL feature the new N54 Bi-turbo 306hp (225kW) engine.

and 335si = 330hp (me praying in silence)

 

[dOmInIX]

Off topic...Just me, I'm shocked, you changed your signature!!

 

[EnI]

and 335si = 330hp (me praying in silence)

I was told so.
335si coming a bit later with ~330hp (could be 333HP = 245kW?), and optional ZSG gearbox.

 

[Zafiro]

I was told so.
335si coming a bit later with ~330hp (could be 333HP = 245kW?), and optional ZSG gearbox.

I really hope so and I also hope it force M-divison to give the M3 more than 420hp.

 

[GTA45E]

I really hope so and I also hope it force M-divison to give the M3 more than 420hp.

I wouldn`t hope for more than 425hp max! I don`t believe the M3`s hp per liter displacement will exceed the M5s.

 

[Zafiro]

I wouldn`t hope for more than 425hp max! I don`t believe the M3`s hp per liter displacement will exceed the M5s.

Correct me if Im wrong but M3 E46 already beaten the new M5.

 

[Deutsch]

Correct me if Im wrong but M3 E46 already beaten the new M5.

Where did you see/hear this?

 

[Zafiro]

Where did you see/hear this?

see, hear? Im asking a question M5 E60: 101,4 PS / L M3 E46: 105,7 PS / L

 

[Alx]

Im saying the car in the pic might not be the turbo version. Sure one will exist, but the one in the photo doesnt seem it.

 

[EnI]

M3 E46: 3.2L 343HP -> 107.2HP/L

M3 CSL: 3.2L 360HP -> 112.5HP/L

M5 E60: 5.0L 507HP -> 101.4HP/L

Both M3s have better ratio than M5.

 

[GTA45E]

Correct me if Im wrong but M3 E46 already beaten the new M5.

You could be correct but remember, the E46 M3 was an inline6. The characteristics are quit different here because your working with fewer cylinders. A hi-powered 6 requires more hp per displacement than a V8 or V10
so I would even bother comparing the 6 with the upcoming V8 M3.