Battle of the Bimmers: BMW M3 v BMW 135i v BMW 335i



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Before you start sending us flaming e-mails complaining that a comparison between the 2008 Audi S5 and the 2008 BMW M3 Coupe is an obvious mismatch from the get-go, you should know a few things. Our first full test of the $53,000, all-wheel-drive 2008 Audi S5 was a bit of a revelation. With a 354
-horsepower version of Audi's direct-injection 4.2-liter V8 under its hood, the voluptuous Audi S5 ran a 13.3-second quarter-mile at 104 mph, just 0.1 second and 2 mph shy of the 420-hp 2007 Audi RS4 sedan. What's more, the S5's slalom speed is within a couple mph of the harsh-riding RS-spec sedan.
"It ran a 13.3? With that kind of speed, who needs a $67,000 RS4?" we asked ourselves. We believe so strongly in the 2008 Audi S5 that it earned our Inside Line's inaugural Editors' Choice Award. So we acquired (hastily perhaps) another 2008 Audi S5 and set it against the new 2008 BMW M3 Coupe, a
car now fortified with V8 power for the first time. Speed-reading the specifications sheets of these two cars, they seem like natural rivals: the 354-hp, all-wheel-drive 2008 Audi S5 measured against the 414-hp, rear-wheel-drive 2008 BMW M3. But as it turns out, we gave the 2008 Audi S5 a bigger ch
allenge than we had initially intended.


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I LOVE BMW, i think ... ( 1 month ago by boomsa88)
I LOVE BMW, i think more then anything!
Don't get me wrong, ... ( 1 month ago by thetinkerer)
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the e46 M3, but it's old news man...that new 135i is the hot new jam for BMW I think
youmils03 suck on ... ( 4 weeks ago by porscheturbo3490)
youmils03 suck on mah bawls. have you driven mercedes on the track before? hmm i'm willing to bet not. clks are nothing special. the black edition is pretty rad but way heavy, lots of fun though. now the slk55 amg is a very good performing car, probably one of my favorites. and please dont try to flame me saying ive never driven these cars cause i can take a picture out the window im sitting in front of for you to eat.
This comparisson is ... ( 4 weeks ago by JDawgg38023)
This comparisson is kind of stupid seeing as they didn't use a newer M3.
no, its extremely ... ( 4 weeks ago by gino800)
no, its extremely relevant, for the price of a 135i or 335i you can get the e46 m3, wich has more hp than both
Thumbs up for your ... ( 4 weeks ago by JDawgg38023)
Thumbs up for your reply, but I factored that in as well. My argument is the engine technology BMW is now turning to like the twin turbo set up and the V-8 in the newer M3.
The newer M3 undoubtly demolishes the 135 and 335 but it would only make it fair to do it that way. Reason I say that is not only are the prices around the same area but buying a 335 and 135 is going to get you a nice warranty and 0 miles on the clock......whereas an e46 M3.....maybe a warranty.
Soft means? The ... ( 4 weeks ago by JDawgg38023)
Soft means? The stiffer the better. BMW makes racecars for the road.
soft means it ... ( 4 weeks ago by 8MunchenBayern8)
soft means it absorbs potholes like they are not even there...depends on your priorities.
We're talking about ... ( 4 weeks ago by JDawgg38023)
We're talking about twin turbo charged inline 6's twin turbo AWD Quattro systems........they're making potholes not absorbing them
I don't care about ... ( 4 weeks ago by CheapBastard1988)
I don't care about the new M3! But an old M3 CSL would kick the new 135,335 and new m3's ASS!
that is true, but ... ( 3 weeks ago by Lorinand)
that is true, but the CSL was a limited edition and never ended up in the US and that sux
The new jam for BMW ... ( 3 weeks ago by BradV8)
The new jam for BMW is the M3 mate.
Of course, it ... ( 3 weeks ago by foleygac)
Of course, it wouldn't be you tube without them. Lol.
My CLK63 AMG would ... ( 3 weeks ago by 112namrepus)
My CLK63 AMG would clear all those bimmer's clocks
Yeah that will beat ... ( 3 weeks ago by 112namrepus)
Yeah that will beat an M6 any day
e93 m3 wins ( 2 weeks ago by lobzdik)
e93 m3 wins
buy a mens car, buy ... ( 2 weeks ago by catpeugeot307cc)
buy a mens car, buy an BMW, Mercedes is for old guys ans gays :D
so it is good for ... ( 2 weeks ago by 8MunchenBayern8)
so it is good for you then.
i'm a woman LOL ( 2 weeks ago by catpeugeot307cc)
i'm a woman LOL
a woman can't be ... ( 2 weeks ago by 8MunchenBayern8)
a woman can't be gay?
prob but what bout ... ( 5 days ago by arabrockerman)
prob but what bout the price lolz
WOW!! good for you. ( 4 days ago by apt62)
WOW!! good for you.
This is a stupid ... ( 4 days ago by Davaith)
This is a stupid review...
its a good ... ( 1 day ago by twentyon1)
its a good comparison in a way that all three have V6 engines, are similar size and similarly quick. But the 135i was launched before or simultaneously to the E93 M3, which makes the old car look wrong in place. Still the old M3's engine sound is superior to that of the new turbo engines...



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