[YYdoodle]

I followed all the long speculation threads on this car. So to all the naysayers -->
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20359

[E90Fleet]

Who thought it isnt comming ?
It been know that Europe would get it for a while, but it isnt confirmed for USA yet

Originally Posted by Terps

I followed all the long speculation threads on this car. So to all the naysayers -->
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20359

A couple of months ago there were pics of an E90 with additional(outside) boost gauge,pyrometer etc long before those pics,testing in California that was proof of the coming E90 335i.The exhaust pipes in that setup alone is still speculation ,it could be a 330di as well.

Look,I even got you the link.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...ing+california

[bmwbenz0101]

This just shows all the non-believers. I spoke to my dealer a while ago when i place my deposit for the coupe. The 335i sedan is comming. Just not as soon as everyone thinks. Press in december..Delivery in feb as a 2008 model

Originally Posted by bmwbenz0101

This just shows all the non-believers. I spoke to my dealer a while ago when i place my deposit for the coupe. The 335i sedan is comming. Just not as soon as everyone thinks. Press in december..Delivery in feb as a 2008 model

I wouldn't take everything a dealer tells me as gospel.

[E90Fleet]

Originally Posted by quincy

A couple of months ago there were pics of an E90 with additional(outside) boost gauge,pyrometer etc long before those pics,testing in California that was proof of the coming E90 335i.The exhaust pipes in that setup alone is still speculation ,it could be a 330di as well.

Wasnt a diesel, it revved to 7,000Rpm

[Dukenole]

The debate isn't over whether it is coming or not. The questions are: 1) will it come as a '07 or '08 model, and 2) if it's supposed to be a complement to or a substitute for the 330i. Is the coming 328i going to replace both the current 325i and the 330i, or just the 325i? Without any confirmation about a 1 series sedan, I think replacing both would push the entry price of a BMW sedan that is out of reach of too many people IMO.

[chonko]

Originally Posted by Dukenole

The debate isn't over whether it is coming or not. The questions are: 1) will it come as a '07 or '08 model, and 2) if it's supposed to be a complement to or a substitute for the 330i. Is the coming 328i going to replace both the current 325i and the 330i, or just the 325i? Without any confirmation about a 1 series sedan, I think replacing both would push the entry price of a BMW sedan that is out of reach of too many people IMO.

This is what I think will happen to the North American market.
1. The 328i will replace the 325i. Very minimal price increase.
2. The 335i will replace the 330i with minimal price increase.
Now will they be sold as 2007 or 2008 MY honestly won't make much of a difference.

Originally Posted by E90Fleet

Wasnt a diesel, it revved to 7,000Rpm

No where I said it was a Diesel.By 330di I was talking about the new E90 with the 3 liter non turbo engine with BMW’s new High Precision Injection direct petrol injection system.

[E90Fleet]

Originally Posted by quincy

No where I said it was a Diesel.By 330di I was talking about the new E90 with the 3 liter non turbo engine with BMW’s new High Precision Injection direct petrol injection system.

Sorry, just saw the d, which means Diesel

The DI engine 330i will still be badged 330i and keeps the normal exhaust pipes.

[E90Fleet]

Originally Posted by chonko

This is what I think will happen to the North American market.
1. The 328i will replace the 325i. Very minimal price increase.
2. The 335i will replace the 330i with minimal price increase.

Cant see why the USA would get the 330i replaced by the 335i for just a minimal price increase, when the rest of the world gets the 335i as a model above the 330i at a big increase in price

I can see the 328i being just a small increase over 325i, since I believe its the same basic engine.

Originally Posted by E90Fleet

Cant see why the USA would get the 330i replaced by the 335i for just a minimal price increase, when the rest of the world gets the 335i as a model above the 330i at a big increase in price

I can see the 328i being just a small increase over 325i, since I believe its the same basic engine.

Agreed.

[RichReg]

Originally Posted by quincy

Agreed.

I second that agreement.

[Dukenole]

I want to agree that the 330i will be kept in the US but does it make much business sense to have a 328i making 230 HP and a 330i making only 25 more HP? The 328i coupe has a reported 0-60 of 6.2 so I suspect that the performance gap will be small. Maybe the 330i will keep the same extra goodies it gets over the 325i now, like the adapative xenons, power seat, more chrome, bigger rotors, etc., but it gets harder and harder to justify the price difference b/w the two cars.

The 335i coupe already has an estimated base price of $41-42K, a good $5-6K more than the current 330i sedan, so saying the new 335i sedan will have almost the same price as the 330i I think is wishful thinking.

[chonko]

Originally Posted by E90Fleet

Cant see why the USA would get the 330i replaced by the 335i for just a minimal price increase, when the rest of the world gets the 335i as a model above the 330i at a big increase in price

I can see the 328i being just a small increase over 325i, since I believe its the same basic engine.

1. Competition
2. North American market is a huge one in BMW global porfolio, and the 3 series makes a big percentage of the total North American sales.