The front looks like the 5-series and the rear remids me of the 7-series.. But the design of the whole car is definitely nicer than the latest 3-series saloon car.. The saloon is just way too ugly. Where got car smaller at the back compared to the front?

The metallic blue looks awesome. Chunted car there!

Do you know the real problem of direct injection system here in Malaysia? Who knows? The one with the correct answer will get free paultan posters.

i agree chris, CBT always really tell you how they feel about a car.

like the CLS, they loved it so much, they took it twice to test drive it and made it their car of the year. the second story was about cars they really loved. wow, what a great angle for a story. i wish if i really loved a car, i could just ask to drive it anytime. that way, i can drive M cars, lambos, ferraris, anytime i want!

guess it must be nice to drive around an 800k car which doesn't drive better than cars half it price and yet only seats four.

"A car with such massive torque should be matted with a CVT"

What? CVT?? Urgh….do you know what you are talking about mate?

Direct injection system does give a slight clattering noise, but nothing close to the diesel clatter.

i read Chris Wee's report in CBt last sunday. It was cool. I think CBT should be made thicker la. They really tell you if they hate a car, unlike other publications who are a bit shy to tell us the weaknesses of a car.

duno when these eees are gonna end..maybe f after this?

the m engines are already out…now it's n already…soon gonna be p kua…

i guess all this shows how active their engineers are…

Jeffrey1977: the 335i has a 6-speed auto, not 4-speed.

some ppl say the 2002 is the first. yes ar?

"first of all, no one tunes the 3 series coupe to an astounding 1000 bhp"

- I'm sure enough some bagger will say "i beg to differ" (Datuk K Jr. perhaps )

"if it were good for the car, it would have been done that way"

- Agreed but in the case of RD26DETT, it can hold horsepower values approaching 1360bhp. With regular maintenance, it can be driven way past the 100,000 mile mark. Tho, I agree that overdoing things will cause some amount of knocking, but c'mon ppl who do this to their cars know what the risks are.

FYI stock cars are also not "optimised" to that level to comply with emission regulations (which get stricter every year) and also ideal consumption restraints, honestly who'd buy a car that drinks 1liter p/5km.

"Cars fitted with turbos are not done to impress anyone."

- Duh…

"Loud BOVs, wastegates are not the coolest aftermarket parts to have on a car"

- Agree with u there, I call it the "Ah Beng" sneeze

Optimum performance is the idea of BMW's mechanics and the twin turbos are done in such a way to take away the lag, as stated in the article here. Cars fitted with turbos are not done to impress anyone. They're there to make use of what we have, to optimize the power which is within reach as the engineers have come to realise the scarcity of resources. Like it or not, the turbo concept is one of the best ways to squeeze the maximum amount of power out of a limited capacity and BMW, normally RAW power purists have caught onto this technology as well..

Loud BOVs, wastegates are not the coolest aftermarket parts to have on a car, it becomes irritating after a while, however some love it because it gives the driver knowledge of where the power is without looking at any meter. Even evos, imprezas and GTRs are not fitted with loud wastegates to begin with.

As for the engine I'm quite excited of about the N54 as it's simmilar to Nissan's RB26DETT which is also an inline-6 w/ parallel twin turbo. The Nissan's stock 2.6L 280bhp can easily be tuned to 600BHP to even 1,000bhp!!!

Wah so immagine the 335 with 1,000bhp!!!

But BMW's turbos aren't like ones you imagine inside a WRX or a Supra. It's a simple device to feed more energy into each set of three cylinders.

You don't get a turbo timer, wastegate or even a whoosh noise. When you drive it, it feels exactly like an NA car. It provides more wide power band and torque range, not a torrent of power on a short and narrow power band.

You people should see the optional M bodykit for the 335i, its gorgeous

but more of a weekend car for 2

Especially during the raining seasons wet shoes and the carpet becomes black

The nice white leather seats will also get dirty. Very good looking but not pratical in malaysia. Grey or black can hide dirt.