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Originally Posted by shadoquad
Agreed. You can chip them and get decent gains. An M3 or 1M will dust a Z stock, but the *35i series isn't smoking a Z stock for stock. They're nicer cars, imo, but not "blow off your doors" faster.
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I don't think they are really any faster at all. They are definitely nice cars. They are luxury sedans though.
Here are the stats I found on the 35i that are fairly revealing.
2012 335I
Curb weight: 3591 lb
Power: 300 hp @ 5800 rpm
Torque: 300 lb-ft @ 1200 rpm
PRICE AS TESTED: $55,745
2012 BMW 335i Sedan Test – Review – Car and Driver
2012 370z sport/touring
SAE Net Horsepower @ RPM 332 @ 7000
SAE Net Torque @ RPM 270 @ 5200
Base Curb Weight 3291 lbs
$37760 370Z 2dr Cpe Manual Touring
2012 Nissan Z Nissan 370Z coupe Car Buying Guide at CARandDRIVER.com- 2012 Nissan
So there you have it. 370z lighter and has more HP. BMW edges it on torque but also red lines at a much lower RPM. So just viewing these numbers I find it hard to believe the 335 would be any faster. Maybe off the line due to its peak torque coming at a lower rpm..
EDIT: Definitly agree the m3 ,m1 are faster. M3 by a lot, m1 not too much. normal bmers though are not