2015 BMW 335i xDrive - Car and Driver (blog)
At one time the gold standard of sports sedans, recently the 3-series has lost a bit of its shine. While it offers a wide range of powertrains (including a hybrid and a diesel) with manual or automatic transmissions and comfortable yet driver-focused interiors, the 3-series lacks the pleasing tactility of previous generations. Available as a sedan or wagon and with rear- or all-wheel drive, the 3-series is still on our short list of recommended rides. For more power, see the M4. Instrumented Test – 2015 BMW 335i xDrive It’s no secret that the BMW 3-series has been a perennial Car and Driver favorite, the Bavarian bahn stormers having appeared among our 10Best Cars for many years before dropping... Indeed, the current, sixth generation (code name F30) of the 3-series has also lost its iron-clad grip on the segment—the top-spec 335i fell to a Lexus IS350 F Sport in a 2013 sports-sedan comparison test —doing so by losing focus in an area at... The current 3-series is the roomiest yet, and the supple support of the leather-covered Sport seats in our test car ($1450 with Dakota Coral red upholstery) would be hard for anyone to resist. BMW’s superb 3. 0-liter turbo straight-six churns up a manly helping of torque that peaks just north of idle, and max horsepower comes on at 5800 rpm. Source: www.caranddriver.com
