E90M3 delivery date(?)

[bruinxman]

yup no 4 series

they canned that idea

also no 4 door M3

from what i heard the next M3 will be a 2007 model out in late 2006 at the earliest

[komotar]

Originally Posted by ZfrkS62 (i would ask the salesmen here, but they are all retarded and couldn't tell you a delivery date even if the transport truck was right outside :roll: )

I almost fell of my chair reading this....

I think the closes possible date is spring 2007.

But from what I hear , the 330 should be quite an entertaining ride, just like the previous one.

I bet it's laptimes will be very similar to the current m3's. Still slower, but very close. imo

[acs power]

I think the Coupé will come out in first half of 2006. At the same time or in the second half - the Convertible, and finally M3 in 2007. To me this order looks most probable. Another reason to hold the M3 at least until 2007 are the releases of M5 and M6 - they won't release a third M car in about a year.

[bruinxman]

Originally Posted by komotar Originally Posted by ZfrkS62 (i would ask the salesmen here, but they are all retarded and couldn't tell you a delivery date even if the transport truck was right outside :roll: ) I almost fell of my chair reading this.... I think the closes possible date is spring 2007. But from what I hear , the 330 should be quite an entertaining ride, just like the previous one. I bet it's laptimes will be very similar to the current m3's. Still slower, but very close. imo

that doesnt sound right esp. with 250-260 ponies
it should cut its 0-60 time down to at best 5.5-5.6

[blah]

My dealer told me M5 would be here in fall of 04 now we are in winter so i would never listen to a Dealer. Although i could ask the owner since he actually likes to work there. He drives peoples cars from service, takes phone calls. Does everything.

[komotar]

Originally Posted by bruinxman Originally Posted by komotar Originally Posted by ZfrkS62 (i would ask the salesmen here, but they are all retarded and couldn't tell you a delivery date even if the transport truck was right outside :roll: ) I almost fell of my chair reading this.... I think the closes possible date is spring 2007. But from what I hear , the 330 should be quite an entertaining ride, just like the previous one. I bet it's laptimes will be very similar to the current m3's. Still slower, but very close. imo that doesnt sound right esp. with 250-260 ponies it should cut its 0-60 time down to at best 5.5-5.6

Well, I wasn't thinking so much about the acceleration as I did about the handling part. The previous 330 was a very respected player on the track, and that leeds me to belive that the new 3 series 330 will be even beter (doh) and will be very fast around corners. Remember, I said, that it will still be slower, but very close.

I think the 0-60 time should be around 6 sec.

[ZfrkS62]

i want to say that the automatic will hit 60 in about 6.3. I can't recall the exact time off the top pf my head, but the new 330 is going to be just as respected on the track as the current one. I think the reall kicker for that time is the Valvetronic on the new engine. Throttle response times are much better than a throttle body since the air isn't disrupted nearly as much as it is with a butterfly valve. It will still have a throttle plate, but it will only be used in emergency situations.

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[bruinxman]

Originally Posted by komotar Originally Posted by bruinxman Originally Posted by komotar Originally Posted by ZfrkS62 (i would ask the salesmen here, but they are all retarded and couldn't tell you a delivery date even if the transport truck was right outside :roll: ) I almost fell of my chair reading this.... I think the closes possible date is spring 2007. But from what I hear , the 330 should be quite an entertaining ride, just like the previous one. I bet it's laptimes will be very similar to the current m3's. Still slower, but very close. imo that doesnt sound right esp. with 250-260 ponies it should cut its 0-60 time down to at best 5.5-5.6 Well, I wasn't thinking so much about the acceleration as I did about the handling part. The previous 330 was a very respected player on the track, and that leeds me to belive that the new 3 series 330 will be even beter (doh) and will be very fast around corners. Remember, I said, that it will still be slower, but very close. I think the 0-60 time should be around 6 sec.

performance wise it should be pretty good but check out the specs

http://www.bmwtransact.com/microsite...incontent.html

seems kinda heavy...3400...its 200 more than the last one

that being said...the 3 has to be good...its bmw's bread and butter

[ZfrkS62]

Had i known that site was open to the public already i would have posted it last month i figured we could only get to it by going through centernet.

Guys, make sure you check out the GT4 video and screen shots

[tuffguy]

something i made:

http://www.technogeeky.com/3-series.jpg

[ZfrkS62]

Nice work tuffguy.

Am i the only one that sees facial expressions in these cars? the E36,46 and 90 all seem to have some form of expression in their front styling.

<--E36

the E46 looks like it has one of those squinting glares

and the E90 looks like it has a a wide eyed glare frozen on it's face. Kind of like a 300Lb bouncer daring you to take a step across the rope.


the 2002, E21 and E30 don't really seem too expressive IMO.

^ Nice observation. . .

Yeah, also notice how the grills keep on getting bigger and wider. . . as with the corresponding hood lines.

[ZfrkS62]

/\ easiest way to predict what the next 3 or 5 will look like, look at the 7.

The E38 started getting the wider grilles and the enclosed twin headlamps. The E39 and 36 followed.The E46 just expanded a bit more and finally got an aggressive headlight style. The E65 got an even wider set of grilles and headlamps, which made it's way to the E60 and 63, now the E90. When the next 7 comes out in 2008 or 2009, then you will be able to get an inkling as to what the others will form up as.

The 3 series may be BMW's bread winner, but the 7 is the flagship. There fore the 7 gets the special treatment, and the 3 gets the leftovers...which can't be all bad considering the sales figures 14 years on Car and Drivers 10 best list

Originally Posted by bruinxman yup no 4 series they canned that idea also no 4 door M3 from what i heard the next M3 will be a 2007 model out in late 2006 at the earliest

Yeah, that's good.

But they screwed it up already by naming the Z3 the new Z4. They should've just kept the Z3 name.

Keep it simple, like they've done in the past.

The M car should be release in about 2 years after the Sedan is out. So like other's said it would most likely be a 2007 model.

Originally Posted by ZfrkS62 /\ easiest way to predict what the next 3 or 5 will look like, look at the 7. The E38 started getting the wider grilles and the enclosed twin headlamps. The E39 and 36 followed.The E46 just expanded a bit more and finally got an aggressive headlight style. The E65 got an even wider set of grilles and headlamps, which made it's way to the E60 and 63, now the E90. When the next 7 comes out in 2008 or 2009, then you will be able to get an inkling as to what the others will form up as. The 3 series may be BMW's bread winner, but the 7 is the flagship. There fore the 7 gets the special treatment, and the 3 gets the leftovers...which can't be all bad considering the sales figures 14 years on Car and Drivers 10 best list

But remember, the E36 had enclosed headlights back in 91 .

Yeah, the 7 is the top of the technological ladder. And everything else just gets trickle down.

For example my 88 735i had the newer backlighted gauges on the dash, while my 90 325i still has the old school front lighted gauges. You would think two years down the line they would've put that in. The 3 series didn't get that until the E36 in 91/92.