Automobile Mag: C350 Stomps 335i
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Pathetic. Usually the automatic car tromps the manual in kickdown tests- its so easy to just punch down a couple of gears. And 14.9 in the 1/4? That's no faster than the old 320, and only a few tenths faster than the W203 1.8L supercharged sport sedans.
It looks like an acura, gets worse mileage than ever before, has a pretty disappointing interior, and oh, even though it costs 40K, its not all that quick.
It looks like an acura, gets worse mileage than ever before, has a pretty disappointing interior, and oh, even though it costs 40K, its not all that quick.
I think the magazine is
. They got they're numbers completely wrong, a 335i Dynos in at 290RWHP! Thats more than the C350's CRANK hp. Not only that, a 335i does a 1/4 mile in mid 13s, a few tenths from E46 M3 1/4 times. The C350's 1/4 mile time is a tenth quicker than my 1.8t. And I know for a fact that a 335i is MUCH faster than that having raced one and being completely annihilated.
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The 335 is a wolf in sheeps clothing.
A strong stock 335 will dyno @ 285 to 275whp & 300ft/lb. But the dyno does not tell the story of the 335. The 335 is very quick from 0-60, 1/4 & 60-130mph. Not to mention the great handling. On the road it scoots. Period.
The C350 does not have a chance.
Plus, if you add $600-1000 in mods to the 335, the hp/tq and performance numbers change drastically. $600= 330 whp/360 ft lbs- 0-60 in 4.8 1/4 in high 12's low 13's and a 60-130 in 12-13 seconds. Which would give a E63 a run for its money.
Add another $1000-2000 and you have a monster.
It's All About Power
Let's get the numbers out of the way. In a sprint, the 300-hp BMW outpaces the 268-hp Mercedes by 1.2 seconds to 60 mph and 0.9 second in the quarter-mile. The true display of the BMW's horsepower advantage, however, lies in its trap speed at the end of 1,320 feet, and the 335i has a 6.5-mph advantage. Each car has an automatic transmission (a six-speed in the BMW and a seven-speed in the Mercedes) that upshifts with the crispness and sophistication you'd expect, and each offers Drive, Sport and Manual modes.
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=121574
A strong stock 335 will dyno @ 285 to 275whp & 300ft/lb. But the dyno does not tell the story of the 335. The 335 is very quick from 0-60, 1/4 & 60-130mph. Not to mention the great handling. On the road it scoots. Period.
The C350 does not have a chance.
Plus, if you add $600-1000 in mods to the 335, the hp/tq and performance numbers change drastically. $600= 330 whp/360 ft lbs- 0-60 in 4.8 1/4 in high 12's low 13's and a 60-130 in 12-13 seconds. Which would give a E63 a run for its money.
Add another $1000-2000 and you have a monster.
It's All About Power
Let's get the numbers out of the way. In a sprint, the 300-hp BMW outpaces the 268-hp Mercedes by 1.2 seconds to 60 mph and 0.9 second in the quarter-mile. The true display of the BMW's horsepower advantage, however, lies in its trap speed at the end of 1,320 feet, and the 335i has a 6.5-mph advantage. Each car has an automatic transmission (a six-speed in the BMW and a seven-speed in the Mercedes) that upshifts with the crispness and sophistication you'd expect, and each offers Drive, Sport and Manual modes.
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=121574
Last edited by L8Apex; Oct 12, 2007 at 05:14 PM.
