Letsrunem

I rode in the backseat of the 335 sedan while my friend test drove it, and it feels faster than sitting in the is350. Its more stiff but handles waaaayy better. Personally im content with the is. Its just as quick if not a bit quicker than the 335

gizbx4

iTrader: (10)

i raced a 335 coupe a few times off of the line.. beat it by sometimes two car lengths..

t0e

iTrader: (1)

Sit in my back seat, and you wil feel stiff!!! hahah

Joeb427

iTrader: (1)

The IS 350 doesn't come close in the handling and road feel of a 335i.Handling and road feel is just as much fun as speed.Sometimes more fun.
That being said,I'd rather have AWD over both.

IS350jet

Here's a scenario:
Two cars, exact same HP at a given RPM, exact same torque at a given RPM, both weigh exactly the same, both have exact same gear ratios in a 6 speed trans. One is turbo, one is not. The turbo car will ALWAYS feel faster than the non turbo even though it really isn't.

Lextasy89

i thought my car was the fastest car made

Rash

iTrader: (1)

350 sounds stronger than 335

llamaboiz

Yah, and Lexus gives you a bow, BMW dont, nuff said

tt061880

just accept it guys, the 335I is a faster car than the IS350.

Namir

This is true, they are different cars.. i don't see how you could make a VIP 335i... it would be slightly sacreligious no? The point i meant to make was that the 335 has more potential for performance, but the IS350 has more luxury and i agree it is a great VIP platform.

Raph TT

Meh..screw the 335i coupe.. ill rather have the 135i coupe or hatch

Dodge2Dub

Personally, I like the interior of the 335. It's not as nice as my S or IS, but it's still superb. The fit and finish on the bimmer is excellent, but that's what you expect with a German car whether it's a VW or a P-car.
In terms of handling, it's great. The car feels wonderful and seems to beg the driver to go faster in the twisties. I think it may out handle my S (when it was stock, not in its current state) and definitely out handles my IS. According to R&T, the bimmer had a slalom speed of 68.7 (vs. 66.7 on the IS) and lateral g acceleration of 0.9 (compared to 0.84 on the IS).

llamaboiz

I say... 3wks before the next 350 vs 335i thread pops up

JacobT

Let me put in my opinion here for the Lexus group. I've been modified my Lexus for the last 7 years and I love Lexus. One day I dropped my daughter off for a piano lesson and stopped by the BMW dealer next door to kill some times. I test drove a demo 335i, within 2 days after the test drive, I ordered my 1st e90 335i.

The Lexus has much better interior and comfy features. But when you talking about fun to drive. BMW beats Lexus hands down. The German's design this car with racing in mind instead designing it to win the market sales like Toyota. When you switch the tranny to Sports mode, not only the shift pattern changed, the throttle is also modified to stay around 2k rpm to keep the turbo spooled and in peak torque range. During shifting, the throttle is also maintained at 2k rpm below your shift point. Of course it's not fuel efficient but you can tell the German engineers pay attention to satisfy the hardcore racers and knows what they really need during some fun time street light racing. And of course the legendary BMW handling that most auto manufactures are still learning.

I love CL, it's a much civilized community compare to BMW forum which bunch of boy racers spending their parents' money and pay no respect to their cars and people on the street. But from deep in my heart, if you want luxery and fancy cars, go with I350 but if you have racing in mind, go with Bimmer.

Just a thought since I haven't posted here for a while.

VF84

any truth to 08 models having the capability to completely turn off vdim?