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How fast are these 325ci's? I myself do not follow BMWs...so I was wondering if any of you guys know what's up with these cars? I never knew they made 325ci's. I always thought it was either 323ci's or 330ci's. BTW..he's stock. I have a TL-S Stock. He wants to race from a stop. This will be in a secluded straight road with no traffic/cars just fyi.

Kinda leaning this to another side of this topic... I see all these different models of BMWs on the streets and can never tell the difference between them. Which ones are slow and which ones are fast compared to TL-S? 323i, 323ci, 325i, 325ci, 330i, 330ci, and 330xi. (<--goddam that was long haha.)

Thanks for the help people...

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@cUr@-TL

you should not have a problem beating him.


stock vs stock, the only 3-series BMW that is faster than a TL-S is the M3...


318,323,325,328,330, you can beat them all.

Hurleysurf24

325 has a 2.5 litre mottor lol no sweat you got it

the 330xi and 330ci would put up a good fight though

sbuswell

Correct, M3 is only 3-series BMW that could take a TL-S and it would take it easily, but an M3 is a true sports car. You will smoke our friend even if he has a 5 speed and shifts perfectly, you should still beat him handily.

Hurleysurf24

btw i drove my boys 325 in a 5 speed .. it was nice but granted ...... it was slow as sshit felt like 16.5 car

moahdriven

not even the 330's will match up to the TL-S. 330's and TL-p would be neck and neck, but not with TL-s

ndawood

make sure you race for pink slips!!!!!!!

ndawood

im not so sure about that. the 330 (depending on the driver) can hang with a type s. the 330 would beat the tl-p.....

dark inspire

damn! thats what i thought, ive got a TL-P and i had a feeling that i would lose to a 330, but the rest i should be ok, right?

VTEC 2

Good driver with 330i/ci ZHP will take a tl-s in 0-60,1/4 miles or highway race.

A 330i/ci stick will give a good 1/4 miles and highway race to tl-s.

As for a stock 325i/ci, ofcoz u have no problem taking it down.

ndawood

you shouldnt have a problem with the rest... actually the others should be really easy... only only thing i will give bmw credit for is the way they gear their cars, on the highway they can move.... but hey... so can i!!!!

MattT516

Word. It would be nice having another $30k car in your driveway! Tear that kid apart; everyone with that particular BMW thinks their car is a rocketship!

I agree with everyone else, but won't a 330ci with the performance package kill a TL-S? Last time I saw a magazine it said the 0-to-60 was like 5.6 for a 5-speed.

Pure Adrenaline

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330Ci stick with a good driver would actually beat the TL-S.

325i is a big joke against the TL-S. In fact, you should give him a head start to avoid hurting his feelings.

ndawood

you really have to take the times that are posted in a magazine with a grain of salt. those guys testing the car are pros and they really know how to push a car to its limit. no driver would launch his car on the road just to get a 5.6sec 0-60 time. at least i wouldnt do that.

GoldTL

I thought the 330ci with the M package would be a pretty good race for the tl-s?

GoldTL

the 2003 330ci has 225 hp.

Don't know about the 2003 but the '04 and '05 model 330ci's with the performance package have 235 HP and go 0-60 in 5.9

1fasttl

You will mop his ass up no problem. Trust me.

Ken1997TL

330i's are aggressively geared, even on the automatics giving them an edge. The TL's are not. On top of that, for a good launch.. the BMW's are RWD giving them another advantage. Just keep that in mind.

eric06303

...just wanted to clarify that the M3 is not a 3 series BMW, M3, M5 are M series

jlmugen

you can take him easy

BiggyMcWang

Haha YES... I even beat a 330Ci in my brother's RSX Type-S ... believe me, the only thing you should fear is the M series and 5 series. Beat them by more than 1 car length.

em17henry

i'had raced a 330ci, and it was on my tail, until I put it on D3, pushing it and then I got about 2 car lenghts away, this is on the highway, btw its my 99tlp,

samkws

325 is weak
but gd enough for fun in a 3 series

moahdriven

Having a faster car helps, but if u kno where and how your moving on the highway, you can take a lot of ppl...Just ask darkfox...wut mike, my firepepper owned ur type-s, o im sorry i forgot, an suv was "in ur way"

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aight thanks guys. BTW..does performance package add any engine mods..or is it cosmetic add-ons?

BTW..BiggyMCWang...you have TL-S and RSX-S? That's coo..my bro and I have the same cars. Except my TL is white and my bro's RSX is black. We both repping the Bay area too.

Type S Lady

GET HIM!!! GET HIM!!!

andrew_gordon

The performance package stiffens up the suspension and adjusts the ECU. Its good for about 10hp at the crank.

LiQiCE

Like others have already said, with the 3 series, you should only worry about the 330's. A 330 automatic though shouldn't be a problem for a TL-S, a 330 5spd would be a driver's race I think. BMW has a tendency to underrate their horsepower, so even though the 330 "only" has 225hp, its still quite a bit faster than you'd think.

A 325 should be no problem for the TL-S assuming both are stock.

As for the 5 series, at least the previous gen ones ... The 540 is the only one to worry about, and with a modded TL-S you should be able to keep up with (not necessarily beat) a 540. I've been able to keep up with 540s with my mods in the TL-S, no problem.

Not sure about the new bangle designed 5-series though.

PenguinQX

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325s are no match for ANY second gen. TL.