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Originally Posted by jstein55
We all know its a good performer, the M340i has been out for almost two years, that point has already been made.
My point was more towards your comment about a car like this being released 10-years ago, saying we would have lost our minds, my response was that indeed a car did come out like this ten years ago and we did all lose our minds, the original 335i. 4.8 seconds to 60 in 2006 was a huge deal, just like sub 4-second cars are now. The M440i has impressive numbers, but this is nothing new, BMW has been putting out impressive numbers for years, case in point, the 335i. Even today, the numbers are still impressive and ahead of the current 3/4 30i.
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Spot on, I remember when the 335i was released, I thought to myself wow finally a turbo 6 that has similar output of the 2jzgte, had similar I-6TT format, and it just blew everything out of the water (power/acceleration wise). Nothing was close at that time to this car, it set the bar. It had replaced the prior generation NA 2.8 / 3.0 top of the line 6 cylinder motors, which were completely lethargic in comparison. I would go as far as saying that the 335i made much more of an impact than the new 440i.