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08-03-2005, 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by bmwrules' date='Aug 2 2005, 08:12 PM
Does anybody know for sure if the 335 turbo will appear in the US?
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Conventional market wisdom would say yes. The M3 will be 400hp or a bit more. It will also be at least $10K more expensive than the outgoing model. BMW has done quite well in the ~$50K range selling fast 3-series so I think they'd probably like to keep something in their lineup to fill that space.
This could also conceivably be how they plan to differentiate the coupe from the sedan. I remember hearing that BMW plans to sell the coupe at a substantial markup, and may keep all but the higher-end engines out of the US market for the coupe.
Factor in ~300hp competition that seemingly grows on trees (Infiniti - even though it's no faster) and I'd say in all, there's a really strong chance we'll see a 3 equipped with this engine in the US market.
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Originally Posted by E60Speed' date='Aug 2 2005, 08:55 PM
Its not twin turbo but sequential turbo , just like the 535d, so no turbo lag
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Also a 4 litre V8 (and a 2 litre 4 inline) with twinturbo will be offered in the near future.
For MY 2006 the 745d engine (4,5 litre V8-Diesel) will get more hp, increase from 300 to 330.
The link in German: http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/d/88304
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