Does anyone know anything about this new 3 series from BMW? I'm considering buying one. They run around the mid $40K's. Would love to know thoughts and opinions.

Thanks!

Alan

 

I just saw the first commercial for one today. Says twin turbo 300hp, which I already new. I believe I saw one on the street also. Seems pretty quick. I know it will have tons of potential. With some mods you'll kill M3's.

 

you may not think it's funny, but I thought it kinda odd that it takes a twin turbo to make 300 hp on a bmw when subaru does it with one small turbo. anyhow, they're both nice cars.

 

I just picked mine up this past weekend. It is real nice. Surprisingly quick and very torquey. And it's only going to get faster...

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the M3 already making more than 300hp. i think they are doing something like the supras, just moded it or change the chip and will make some BIG HP #s

 

If that is something you like, you should go for it. I know that there has been a lot of positive reviews about the car and its performance. Aside from potential problems Euro cars suffer from all that technology. BMW does produce a better car than say, VW, Audi, and MB.

 

just saw one today. nice car

 

The twin turbo is for eliminating turbo lag, not for generating peak power. Subaru uses a similar setup on a Japan-only Legacy, two turbos that spool sequentially (one at 2,000 RPM, one at 4k or so) to give you better around-town driving. BMW owners like a smooth-driving car; thus a twin-turbo setup makes for a more streetable high-powered vehicle.

Many Supra tuners actually eliminate the second turbo and just go for one honking big one; twin turbo does not equal twice the power, and has no more or less tuning potential than a single-turbo setup.

This review mentions the twin-turbo setup and its affect on turbo lag, and also notes that the engine starts making torque at 1,000 RPM -- just what BMW drivers are used to.

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=116129

And here's a link to an article about the Legacy B4, a twin-turbo model made from (I think) 1996 to 2001 and available in Japan and Australia. Note that Subaru has gone to a single twin-scroll turbo for the Legacy models made more recently. Still no US version planned.

http://www.autozine.org/Graveyard/ht...gacy_1998.html

 

cant wait for aftermarket support on this motor!!!

 

Wow I was just about to open a thread abou this car.. ha. This car looks ok compared to the m3 haha of course because its like a 20k difference. Well my question is would you guys sell your subie for this car? I currently have a 04 with a vf34 setup and a blitz fmic,, should i sell my baby to pick this one up?

 

YES!!!!!!!!

 

do it.

join the 'i sold my subaru for a bmw' club

 

ah its so tempting. But I was really looking for a m3. too bad they only had 1 coupe left and it was in red.. neh.

 

yeah my gf wants me to get that car... but my checkbook said no...

 

FYI:
Stock vs. mildly modified (cat-back and xede)
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