v8 vs. 335 i6

SJNESH · 11-21-2007, 07:49 AM

I've been driving a e500 while I'm waiting for my e92, and I love the power of this thing. how does a 335 compare??? I think I'll miss the muscle behind a v8

HyperM3 · 11-21-2007, 07:57 AM

Drive one and see for yourself.

thegeneral101 · 11-21-2007, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by HyperM3

Drive one and see for yourself.

+1 I think you will really enjoy the E92!

flipmde786 · 11-21-2007, 09:14 AM

You'll feel fine with a 335; the E500 has a good amount of torque, but it's not so much that the 335 will feel weak at all. If you had an E550 on the other hand, then that would be kind of a different story..

EDK99 · 11-21-2007, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by SJNESH

I've been driving a e500 while I'm waiting for my e92, and I love the power of this thing. how does a 335 compare??? I think I'll miss the muscle behind a v8

You are waiting on an e92 and have questions on how it will compare to the car you are driving. Have you not driven a e92 yet????

vbb · 11-21-2007, 10:25 AM

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You are waiting on an e92 and have questions on how it will compare to the car you are driving. Have you not driven a e92 yet????

My question exactly.

trick50 · 11-21-2007, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by SJNESH

I've been driving a e500 while I'm waiting for my e92, and I love the power of this thing. how does a 335 compare??? I think I'll miss the muscle behind a v8

dude your driving an e500...you won't miss a thing...unless you would miss having that pos mb 7spd blow up every 7 months.

!Xoible · 11-21-2007, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by SJNESH

I've been driving a e500 while I'm waiting for my e92, and I love the power of this thing. how does a 335 compare??? I think I'll miss the muscle behind a v8

you're joking? E500 doesnt compare to the TWIN TURBO i6, not even close, you will not miss a thing. BTW, there are N/A V6 cars, and I4 cars that have more muscle than the V8

purplewidow · 11-21-2007, 11:22 AM

well a 911 turbo doesn't need an 8...hell just look at all the Porsche's...and you get better fuel economy with the 6 as well!!! gotta love the rumble of a large displacement v8 though!!! also makes the car handle better b.c 6's are lighter!!!!

ElCapitan · 11-21-2007, 11:30 AM

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well a 911 turbo doesn't need an 8...hell just look at all the Porsche's...and you get better fuel economy with the 6 as well!!! gotta love the rumble of a large displacement v8 though!!! also makes the car handle better b.c 6's are lighter!!!!

Not necessarily. A car model with two engines available driven the same way. The one with the most power doesn't require the engine to work as hard to move an almost identical weight. You could see the same with the E46. The 330i had a better mpg than the 325i (I know those two both had a I6 but you get the point). Also I6 can weight a lot compare to some V8. It has a lot to do with the size of the block. A I6 engine is as long as a V12 and a V8 is only as long as an I4.

DrGP · 11-21-2007, 11:42 AM

Just came from a V8 S4. I grew up in the Muscle Car era and thought the V8 was great until gas prices started escalating. To me, although the exhaust sound of a V8 is hard to beat, I now don't really car whether the car has a V8/V6/V10/ or in line 6 (maybe even a turbo 4?). What really matters to me is how the car performs. And the BMW turbo straight six (in stock form) is better than the S4. BUT because it has turbos, for a small investment of between $400 and $1300, you can add a piggy back chip and have as much or more power than a V8 and still retain decent fuel economy. Drive a 335i with a SS-TT or Procede and you will forget all about whether it has a V8 or not.

ElCapitan · 11-21-2007, 11:45 AM

To me, sound wise (nice to hear that is):

V12 > V8 > V10 > Flat 6 > I6 > Everything else.

HyperM3 · 11-21-2007, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by DrGP

Drive a 335i with a SS-TT or Procede and you will forget all about whether it has a V8 or not.

Yeah but really drive it and you can forget about the mpg theory again. :sad0147:

m3power13 · 11-21-2007, 01:54 PM

The only thing that matters is HP and TQ curves, both of which the 335i presents itself well. That motor is basically a small V8.

Ireland · 11-21-2007, 02:05 PM

the V8 sounds graeat but the twin turbo straight 6 will blow it away

tek818 · 11-21-2007, 02:25 PM

ROFL... an E500. If u saw the way I whooped on one of those with a PROcede v2 335i you would laugh at the fact that you are even contemplating this issue. E55/E63 is a better comparison in terms of power!

Zeeman · 11-21-2007, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by HyperM3

Drive one and see for yourself.

+1. I not sure I understand how someone can spend almost 50K on a car without having test driven the car beforehand. I did three test drives before making the decision and even managed to convince the dealer to crack open a new 6 MT for a drive.

335Transformer · 11-21-2007, 07:34 PM

Would you miss velvet if you change to burlap? Yes. You will miss the velvety smooth performance and low end torque when you trade it for the buzzy meatgrinding of the I6 that you have to whip to a frenzy to get V8 power.

That said, you will miss nothing else about a POS Mercedes.

!Xoible · 11-21-2007, 07:43 PM

guys... he's not talking about Z06 V8.. he's talking about E500's V8. he wont miss a thing, not even the exhaust note

BMWE90 · 11-21-2007, 09:24 PM

Not trying to be a dick but these kind of questions annoy me a little. Why not just go out there and test drive the damn car, especially if you already have one on order!

Long Drive · 11-22-2007, 12:06 AM

For comparitive info, my 335i cleans the clock of my son's '02 Camaro SS (small block V8 dyno'd at 340 RWHP) off the line. Really pisses him off! But hey, they're all fun, right?

Bimmer007 · 11-22-2007, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by ElCapitan

To me, sound wise (nice to hear that is):

V12 > V8 > V10 > Flat 6 > I6 > Everything else.

what cars have a flat 6?

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purplewidow Lieutenant Colonel 51 Rep 1,928 Posts Drives: e92 335 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago iTrader: (2)	well a 911 turbo doesn't need an 8...hell just look at all the Porsche's...and you get better fuel economy with the 6 as well!!! gotta love the rumble of a large displacement v8 though!!! also makes the car handle better b.c 6's are lighter!!!!
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DrGP Lieutenant Colonel 137 Rep 1,914 Posts Drives: Sapphire 335i coupe Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: SE, PA iTrader: (0)	Just came from a V8 S4. I grew up in the Muscle Car era and thought the V8 was great until gas prices started escalating. To me, although the exhaust sound of a V8 is hard to beat, I now don't really car whether the car has a V8/V6/V10/ or in line 6 (maybe even a turbo 4?). What really matters to me is how the car performs. And the BMW turbo straight six (in stock form) is better than the S4. BUT because it has turbos, for a small investment of between $400 and $1300, you can add a piggy back chip and have as much or more power than a V8 and still retain decent fuel economy. Drive a 335i with a SS-TT or Procede and you will forget all about whether it has a V8 or not.
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ElCapitan Lieutenant Colonel 38 Rep 1,762 Posts Drives: 2007 E91 328xi & 2008 E90 335i Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North Bay, ON iTrader: (2)	To me, sound wise (nice to hear that is): V12 > V8 > V10 > Flat 6 > I6 > Everything else. __________________ *2008* E90 335i \| Silver Grey \| Terra \| Piano Black \| ZSP \| ZKO \| ZAT \| ZKI \| ZPL \| ZKL \| *2007* E91 328xi \| Black Sapphire \| Terra \| ALuminium \| ZKO \| ZKI \| ZPL *Past Cars:* 2004 ///M3, 2002 E46 330xi, 2003 GTI 1.8T, 1996 Neon
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m3power13 Lieutenant 112 Rep 531 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Stripper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC iTrader: (0)	The only thing that matters is HP and TQ curves, both of which the 335i presents itself well. That motor is basically a small V8.
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Ireland Private 0 Rep 52 Posts Drives: 2006 Bmw 330i Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ennis, Ireland iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i SE [0.00] 2006 330i SE [0.00]	the V8 sounds graeat but the twin turbo straight 6 will blow it away
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tek818 Lieutenant Colonel 136 Rep 1,954 Posts Drives: 2020 X3M Competition Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (2) Garage List 2018 M3 ZCP [9.50]	ROFL... an E500. If u saw the way I whooped on one of those with a PROcede v2 335i you would laugh at the fact that you are even contemplating this issue. E55/E63 is a better comparison in terms of power!
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335Transformer Captain 45 Rep 795 Posts Drives: Forecast: Sunny Join Date: May 2007 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	Would you miss velvet if you change to burlap? Yes. You will miss the velvety smooth performance and low end torque when you trade it for the buzzy meatgrinding of the I6 that you have to whip to a frenzy to get V8 power. That said, you will miss nothing else about a POS Mercedes. __________________
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BMWE90 Major 86 Rep 1,153 Posts Drives: E90 335 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (1)	Not trying to be a dick but these kind of questions annoy me a little. Why not just go out there and test drive the damn car, especially if you already have one on order!
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Long Drive Enlisted Member 1 Rep 44 Posts Drives: 2007 Monaco Blue 335i Coupe Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Arlington Heights, IL iTrader: (0)	For comparitive info, my 335i cleans the clock of my son's '02 Camaro SS (small block V8 dyno'd at 340 RWHP) off the line. Really pisses him off! But hey, they're all fun, right?
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