Ever wonder where "335" came from.

Messarnd · 04-30-2007, 04:01 PM

Ever wonder where the "335" came from? (not exactly a 3.5 l. engine as you know). My friend and resident expert on all things fast, suggested that a likely inspiration was from the technology wonder kit that was the Luftwaffe. Late in the war, they introduced a twin engine super-screamer figher that would have left P51's littering Western Europe if they'd have gotten a few more built. Twin engine propeller/pusher design, ultra-fast, breakthrough technology.....hmmmm...sounds a little like my favorite car! Check it out motorheads...the Dornier 335...Me thinks rattling around Munchen are some guys pining for the good old days.

http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/types/ge..._335/do335.htm

BMW F22 · 04-30-2007, 04:05 PM

It's not surprising since the roundel itself is the bavarian flag with the blue sky as the background. ^_^

halB · 04-30-2007, 04:08 PM

It came straight from the marketing department. They have to have a number that doesn't look any smaller than G35 or IS350 for marketing appeal, even though the BMW is a better car.

koreez88 · 04-30-2007, 04:19 PM

This 335 came from the same place 325 came from. I believe that the engine is the same in all versions of e90 & e92: 325, 328, 330, 335. The only difference is ecu settings and turbo in 335 version.

FirstClass · 04-30-2007, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by koreez88

This 335 came from the same place 325 came from. I believe that the engine is the same in all versions of e90 & e92: 325, 328, 330, 335. The only difference is ecu settings and turbo in 335 version.

Nope. The 328 is significantly different from the 325 and the 335 has a different block than the other 3. There are numerous other differences as well.

AndreTheGeek · 04-30-2007, 05:16 PM

335 unofficial horsepower

E90330iS · 04-30-2007, 05:17 PM

My opinion is that since the 335i is a direct competitor to 350z, G35, and IS350, that's where the name came from.

Ryan335 · 04-30-2007, 05:25 PM

Because it has the same power as a 3.5 liter V8.

Just kidding, its just marketing. Nearly every BMW is rounded up. 550i, 750i, 325i, 328i, 528i etc.

Enkur · 04-30-2007, 05:32 PM

rounded up to what... the numbers you listed are not exactly rounded up... how is 328i rounded up???? or for that matter 545 or 645 ... its marketing thats all.

lvwirelessguy · 04-30-2007, 05:34 PM

The reason is because they couldnt have a 328i and a 330i, so they created a 335i to distance itself numerically from the 328i

DanMardik · 04-30-2007, 05:35 PM

In all reality, I think it was done for marketing purposes more than anything. I remember reading somewhere that to cut costs of a newer 3.5Liter motor BMW decided they would just up the HP on their tested 3.0 motor by adding the turbo's instead of going with the bigger motor.
They in turn changed the model from a more accurate 330 to 335 to compete with it's similarly powered 3.5 liter competitors. *i.e. Infiniti, Nissan, Mercedes

Revlis · 04-30-2007, 05:54 PM

NO, it's 335 and NOT 330 TT just in case the Twin Turbo's turn out to be a disaster there is no History at stake. They don't have to worry about tarnishing the 330s...

They can just sweep the 335s under the rug.

boostedtwin · 04-30-2007, 06:01 PM

I would prefer to see 330TT on the back of my car than 335

Revlis · 04-30-2007, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by boostedtwin

I would prefer to see 330TT on the back of my car than 335

Bah as I mentioned on another thread, I'm going to pull my 335i and replace it with a 666...

bmw0perat0r · 04-30-2007, 06:25 PM

Well I think there is a more ...mathematical explanation for the 335.

the number 3 is spoken, three - starts with T = 33 = TT = Twin Turbo
the number 5 is spoken, five - sounds like Drive
the letter "i" stands for "is"...

= Twin Turbo Driving is...

BMW - B stands for "Building" - M stands for "Motorsport" - W stands for "Winner/s"

Thus we can conclude that the 335i BMW is infact ...

Twin Turbo Driving is Building Motorsport Winners.

335i BMW...makes sense

----

335xi BMW - Twin Turbo Driving is (x = multiplication) or "more" ...due to translation you move the x after the B in BMW...making...

= Twin Turbo Driving is Muilding *More* Motorsport Winners.

....more or less.

Or..

3+3 = 6 > 5 ...and as we all know the difference between 6 and 5 is 1 and there is only 1 335i. "I" stands for imagination.

rpiopio · 04-30-2007, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmw0perat0r

Well I think there is a more ...mathematical explanation for the 335.

the number 3 is spoken, three - starts with T = 33 = TT = Twin Turbo
the number 5 is spoken, five - sounds like Drive
the letter "i" stands for "is"...

= Twin Turbo Driving is...

BMW - B stands for "Building" - M stands for "Motorsport" - W stands for "Winner/s"

Thus we can conclude that the 335i BMW is infact ...

Twin Turbo Driving is Building Motorsport Winners.

335i BMW...makes sense

----

335xi BMW - Twin Turbo Driving is (x = multiplication) or "more" ...due to translation you move the x after the B in BMW...making...

= Twin Turbo Driving is Muilding *More* Motorsport Winners.

....more or less.

Or..

3+3 = 6 > 5 ...and as we all know the difference between 6 and 5 is 1 and there is only 1 335i. "I" stands for imagination.

That took too much thought for me to read at 4:50pm on a Monday.

Revlis · 04-30-2007, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmw0perat0r

Well I think there is a more ...mathematical explanation for the 335.

the number 3 is spoken, three - starts with T = 33 = TT = Twin Turbo
the number 5 is spoken, five - sounds like Drive
the letter "i" stands for "is"...

= Twin Turbo Driving is...

BMW - B stands for "Building" - M stands for "Motorsport" - W stands for "Winner/s"

Thus we can conclude that the 335i BMW is infact ...

Twin Turbo Driving is Building Motorsport Winners.

335i BMW...makes sense

----

335xi BMW - Twin Turbo Driving is (x = multiplication) or "more" ...due to translation you move the x after the B in BMW...making...

= Twin Turbo Driving is Muilding *More* Motorsport Winners.

....more or less.

Or..

3+3 = 6 > 5 ...and as we all know the difference between 6 and 5 is 1 and there is only 1 335i. "I" stands for imagination.

ejazbmw · 04-30-2007, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmw0perat0r

Well I think there is a more ...mathematical explanation for the 335.

the number 3 is spoken, three - starts with T = 33 = TT = Twin Turbo
the number 5 is spoken, five - sounds like Drive
the letter "i" stands for "is"...

= Twin Turbo Driving is...

BMW - B stands for "Building" - M stands for "Motorsport" - W stands for "Winner/s"

Thus we can conclude that the 335i BMW is infact ...

Twin Turbo Driving is Building Motorsport Winners.

335i BMW...makes sense

----

335xi BMW - Twin Turbo Driving is (x = multiplication) or "more" ...due to translation you move the x after the B in BMW...making...

= Twin Turbo Driving is Muilding *More* Motorsport Winners.

....more or less.

Or..

3+3 = 6 > 5 ...and as we all know the difference between 6 and 5 is 1 and there is only 1 335i. "I" stands for imagination.

...................wow some1 has a bit to much time on there hands

bmw0perat0r · 04-30-2007, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ejazbmw

...................wow some1 has a bit to much time on there hands

about 5min

my sarcasm for the day...

carlson335 · 04-30-2007, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Revlis

NO, it's 335 and NOT 330 TT just in case the Twin Turbo's turn out to be a disaster there is no History at stake. They don't have to worry about tarnishing the 330s...

They can just sweep the 335s under the rug.

This is probably closest to the truth, but like the Kennedy assassination no one will really know for sure.

DrGP · 04-30-2007, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by boostedtwin

I would prefer to see 330TT on the back of my car than 335

You could easily do that if you really wanted to. The letters are available from Bimmian

DrGP · 04-30-2007, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndreTheGeek

335 unofficial horsepower

Maybe not the real reason, but probably the truth. Damn sneaky Germans. Remember how they bombed Pearl Harbor!< John Belushi In Animal House>

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Messarnd Registered 2 Rep 4 Posts Drives: E92 335 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Francisco iTrader: (0)	Ever wonder where "335" came from. Ever wonder where the "335" came from? (not exactly a 3.5 l. engine as you know). My friend and resident expert on all things fast, suggested that a likely inspiration was from the technology wonder kit that was the Luftwaffe. Late in the war, they introduced a twin engine super-screamer figher that would have left P51's littering Western Europe if they'd have gotten a few more built. Twin engine propeller/pusher design, ultra-fast, breakthrough technology.....hmmmm...sounds a little like my favorite car! Check it out motorheads...the Dornier 335...Me thinks rattling around Munchen are some guys pining for the good old days. http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/types/ge..._335/do335.htm Last edited by Messarnd; 04-30-2007 at 05:03 PM.. Reason: new link
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BMW F22 Major General 3578 Rep 9,788 Posts Drives: ///M235i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (8)	It's not surprising since the roundel itself is the bavarian flag with the blue sky as the background. ^_^
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halB Colonel 53 Rep 2,384 Posts Drives: W211 E350 4M MkV GTI 987.2 S Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Just north of Toronto iTrader: (0)	It came straight from the marketing department. They have to have a number that doesn't look any smaller than G35 or IS350 for marketing appeal, even though the BMW is a better car. __________________ 07 E93 335i - Returned at lease end 09 W211 E350 4Matic Avant Garde - Blk/Blk, AMG pkg w/18". Sport Susp. F1 Asym. Debadged. 09 MkV GTI w/Leather & 18" Huffs. F1 Asym 10 987.2 S w/Leather sport seat, Sport Chrono, 19" Carrera S II wheels Last edited by halB; 04-30-2007 at 09:45 PM..
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koreez88 Всем привет ;) 146 Rep 3,358 Posts Drives: Tesla Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: USA iTrader: (12)	This 335 came from the same place 325 came from. I believe that the engine is the same in all versions of e90 & e92: 325, 328, 330, 335. The only difference is ecu settings and turbo in 335 version.
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Ryan335 Lieutenant 106 Rep 428 Posts Drives: Macan GTS Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	Because it has the same power as a 3.5 liter V8. Just kidding, its just marketing. Nearly every BMW is rounded up. 550i, 750i, 325i, 328i, 528i etc.
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DanMardik Captain 17 Rep 729 Posts Drives: 08 INFINITI G37S Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Irvine, CA iTrader: (0)	In all reality, I think it was done for marketing purposes more than anything. I remember reading somewhere that to cut costs of a newer 3.5Liter motor BMW decided they would just up the HP on their tested 3.0 motor by adding the turbo's instead of going with the bigger motor. They in turn changed the model from a more accurate 330 to 335 to compete with it's similarly powered 3.5 liter competitors. i.e. Infiniti, Nissan, Mercedes __________________ RIP 2007 335i Sedan*
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bmw0perat0r Lieutenant 53 Rep 582 Posts Drives: 2015 M4 Austin Yellow Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: MD iTrader: (0)	Well I think there is a more ...mathematical explanation for the 335. the number 3 is spoken, three - starts with T = 33 = TT = Twin Turbo the number 5 is spoken, five - sounds like Drive the letter "i" stands for "is"... = Twin Turbo Driving is... BMW - B stands for "Building" - M stands for "Motorsport" - W stands for "Winner/s" Thus we can conclude that the 335i BMW is infact ... Twin Turbo Driving is Building Motorsport Winners. 335i BMW...makes sense ---- 335xi BMW - Twin Turbo Driving is (x = multiplication) or "more" ...due to translation you move the x after the B in BMW...making... = Twin Turbo Driving is Muilding More Motorsport Winners. ....more or less. Or.. 3+3 = 6 > 5 ...and as we all know the difference between 6 and 5 is 1 and there is only 1 335i. "I" stands for imagination.
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