Autocar: S5 vs. 335i - Page 7

Tycoon · 08-03-2007, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Merc1

I don't see how this is a surprise (the speed part) since the S5 is running a more powerful V8.

M

True and what difference? cca 0,3 secs? Lol!

Still an amazing car though...

RICHBOY · 08-03-2007, 06:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merc1

I don't see how this is a surprise (the speed part) since the S5 is running a more powerful V8.

M

The S5 is a good deal heavier then the 335i to the best of my knowledge, also the power loss due to quattro and the fact that the 335i's engines is one of the best to date. I honestly thought the 335i would have the advantage at higher speeds!

Tycoon · 08-03-2007, 06:47 AM

Still, it's a V8 with 354hp... Almost 50hp more and it still doesn't make such big difference... Plus, that's an S Audi model and this is regular 3er...

atuv · 08-03-2007, 08:01 AM

^And the 335i isn't a regular 3er,that car is tuned well for sprty and aggressive driving much more than lesser 3er coupes and sedans!

Tycoon · 08-03-2007, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by atuv

^And the 335i isn't a regular 3er,that car is tuned well for sprty and aggressive driving much more than lesser 3er coupes and sedans!

No M badge, no Sport pckg, no nothing except 2 turbos, one smaller and one bigger.. More like a regular BMW to me...

In any case it's an S model with V8 against standard 3er, so no worries.

Just_me · 08-03-2007, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by RICHBOY

S5 dominates the 335i at high speeds as well as low!

Lol dominate is a strong word, pretty darn close and for a lot less money the 335i is doing well. And its a lot easier to tune the engine in 335i, God bless Turbo

I wonder if there is coming a 335is, there been rumours about the car.

PS no 0-200km/h numbers?

Centurion · 08-03-2007, 08:27 AM

There's nothing mysterious above the S5's speed advantage and the faster you go the bigger the difference there is between it and the 335i.

warot · 08-03-2007, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by TycoonGTR

No M badge, no Sport pckg, no nothing except 2 turbos, one smaller and one bigger.. More like a regular BMW to me...

In any case it's an S model with V8 against standard 3er, so no worries.

no no tyc. This isn't a diesel engine. The 2 turbos are the same size (small). I don't really think the 335i and S5 are direct competitors to be honest. They are positioned quite differently.

chonkoa · 08-03-2007, 09:53 AM

In my opinion, the performance figures are quite close.
On the other hand- the price difference I am anticipating will be quite huge: in the 5-7k region.

RICHBOY · 08-03-2007, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Just_me

Lol dominate is a strong word, pretty darn close and for a lot less money the 335i is doing well. And its a lot easier to tune the engine in 335i, God bless Turbo

I wonder if there is coming a 335is, there been rumours about the car.

PS no 0-200km/h numbers?

I'm sorry for using the word "Dominate" ok? I honestly didn't know the S5 was faster then the 335i at higher speeds, regardless if it's a V6 or V12 I really didn't know! We all know what BMW's capable of achieving with just a 6 cylinder now don't we? I wouldn't of been surprised with the 335i was the fastest of them above 100mph, infact I expected it. None the less you can't go wrong with either of these two amazing machines!

08-03-2007, 06:47 AM	#63
Tycoon Expert Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 12,811 Thanks: 3,263 Thanked 3,647 Times in 1,986 Posts	Re: Autocar: S5 vs. 335i Still, it's a V8 with 354hp... Almost 50hp more and it still doesn't make such big difference... Plus, that's an S Audi model and this is regular 3er...

08-03-2007, 08:01 AM	#64
atuv Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,198 Thanks: 440 Thanked 81 Times in 78 Posts	Re: Autocar: S5 vs. 335i ^And the 335i isn't a regular 3er,that car is tuned well for sprty and aggressive driving much more than lesser 3er coupes and sedans!

08-03-2007, 08:27 AM	#67
Centurion Jetsetter Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 9,202 Thanks: 1,037 Thanked 1,507 Times in 805 Posts	Re: Autocar: S5 vs. 335i There's nothing mysterious above the S5's speed advantage and the faster you go the bigger the difference there is between it and the 335i.

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chonkoa Advocate Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 729 Thanks: 233 Thanked 263 Times in 132 Posts	Re: Autocar: S5 vs. 335i In my opinion, the performance figures are quite close. On the other hand- the price difference I am anticipating will be quite huge: in the 5-7k region.

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