{"id":80757,"date":"2025-02-26T10:53:22","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T15:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=80757"},"modified":"2025-02-26T10:53:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T15:53:22","slug":"bmw-335is-e92-review-performance-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=80757","title":{"rendered":"The BMW 335is: The Greatest Hits Album of the E9X 3 Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Throughout BMW\u2019s history, they\u2019ve brought a few different 3 Series models to market wearing the \u201cis\u201d badge. Generally, it\u2019s a sport package of some sort, and limited to two-door coupe models. Usually, an \u201cis\u201d car is a late model-year that touts the model\u2019s best engine and may even have additional performance parts regularly unavailable to the car.<\/p>\n

BMW\u2019s treatment of the 335is epitomized the formula. BMW only made them during the second half of the E9X generation\u2019s production, and considerably fewer left the factory than pedestrian 335i models. Digging deeper, it\u2019s easy to see that the 335is is the E9X generation\u2019s magnum opus. A greatest hits collection, if you will, of the parts that made the E9X 3 Series<\/a> stand out from its rivals \u2013 in period, and even over a decade later.<\/p>\n

The 335is Offered Unique Drivetrain Options<\/strong><\/p>\n

By the time the 335is launched, BMW had widely switched over from the twin-turbo N54 to the single-turbo N55 inline-six. That\u2019s not necessarily a bad thing \u2013 it\u2019s one step closer to the B58 we know and love today, after all. But it\u2019s telling that BMW chose to stick the older engine in the top-dog 3 Series \u2013 the dual turbos add a sense of occasion the N55-powered cars lack.<\/p>\n

The 335is makes 320 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque (370 in overboost). That\u2019s 20 more horsepower and 32 additional pound-feet than the comparable, N55-powered unit. Unofficially, BMW chose the N54<\/a> over the N55<\/a> because they were better-versed in tuning the twin-turbo mill.<\/p>\n

BMW improved upon the N54 everywhere it could. The 335is got an upgraded cooling system with an additional radiator and a more powerful fan unique to the model. The front bumper was tweaked to allow better air flow, and the car got an oil cooler normally reserved for sport and M Sport models. Stiffer motor mounts round out under-the-hood changes, and a sport exhaust system amplifies the N54\u2019s metallic, whooshing vocals. The sum of parts is the greatest possible N54 put in a 3 Series.<\/p>\n

The 335is only came with rear-driven wheels, but how the power made it there was all up to you. A six-speed manual transmission was available, but equally tempting was a fantastic dual-clutch transmission. The seven-speed box is the same one the M3 got \u2013 and 135i, and 135is, and six-cylinder E89 Z4 models \u2013 and offered wickedly quick shifts. No other non-M 3er got access. BMW assembled the past transmissions available and gave you the choice: row \u2018em, or rip \u2018em.<\/p>\n

Details Matter<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 335is would already be the best E9X generation 3 Series if BMW stopped at the powertrain. But they didn\u2019t, adding neat little touches that made an already excellent car feel more special. Naturally, all 335is came as LCI models, so revised headlight and taillight designs, and a light hood and grille touch up. All 335is models came with M Sport equipment like Shadowline trim and got a model-specific rear diffuser and alloy wheel design.<\/p>\n

Inside, BMW gave the 335is a ton of M Sport goodies. Unique to the is models was a dark grey instrument cluster \u2013 also emblazoned with \u201c335is.\u201d The passenger side of the dashboard got a badge, too.<\/p>\n

The 335is is as Good as the E92 and E93 Get<\/strong><\/p>\n

Between the remarkable powertrain, standard M Sport goodies, and exclusive aesthetics, the 335is is hands-down the best the E9X 3 Series got. More importantly, it doesn\u2019t just pay fan service \u2013 old school hydraulic power-assisted steering and a good ol\u2019 inline-six means it embodies the deep cuts \u201creal fans\u201d look for, too, especially ten years on. The 335is, then, is a curated collection of everything that made the generation so great \u2013 the greatest hits of the E92 and E93 in one car.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Throughout BMW\u2019s history, they\u2019ve brought a few different 3 Series models to market wearing the \u201cis\u201d badge. Generally, it\u2019s a sport package of some sort, and limited to two-door coupe models. Usually, an \u201cis\u201d car is a late model-year that touts the model\u2019s best engine and may even have additional performance parts regularly unavailable to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":80758,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=80757"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80757\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/80758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=80757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=80757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=80757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}