Actuary

I haven't officially raced one but I had a small encounter today.

I was side by side with 330i and it launched a tad bit quicker than I did. I followed him and was able to keep up or catch up. But he didn't wanna take it over 30MPH.

What's the chance both cars being stock and AT? I think it depends on who can get on gas pedal first after light goes green.

wah

if you race him from a stop.... you'll get own for sure....... but you might have good slight chance from a roll

sbuswell

the new 330i 6sp is very fast. BMW geared those very aggressively, which also leads me to believe that aren't going to be as reliable as the previous generation 330i but I could be wrong. I am sure they are very fun to drive also. Get some bolt on's on your TL and you will beat up on the 330i's though.

Bread-A Spec

um.....i would say the new 330i 6sp AT is not that fast....becuz my girl own one,and last few days i told her to flooring and let me feel how fast is that...they are fast in low rpm,but in high rpm,i would say a stock TL-S(hit V-Tec) will catch up or even a bit faster than a 06 330i 6sp AT....i dunno about the MT one..

but if you guyz are talking a 3rd gen 5AT vs a 06 330i AT,i would say the 3rd gen in higg rpm will faster than a 06 330i AT...

ndx2

Hey Bread-A Spec,

Care to explain what makes your '03 TL-S an "A-Spec"?

Bread-A Spec

wut do you mean?

ndx2

Your sig:

2003 Aegean Blue TL Type S A Spec

AEM CAI
Tein Basic Coilovers
Tanabe(Super Medalion Hyper)Catback Exhaust
Tint 50%front & 35%rear
JDM Inspire Badge
Super White Xenon Bulbs on Fogs


Or is this some sort of inside joke?

nYmALu86

I'm not to sure about this but i heard from other people on the forum that Canadian TL-S also came in a special trim called A-SPEC. Like I said before I'm not too sure.

andrew_gordon

I cant tell if thats sarcasm or not, but there was an A-Spec option here in Canada, The cars came in blue or black with a full bodykit, a special interior package that included blue inserts and stitching.

ndx2

Ok, cool. Thanks. I really didn't know there was an A-Spec option in Canada for the 2G.

Bread-A Spec

yeah.....you don't really know?? .....hahaha.....so 2nd gen got an A Spec first....not only 3rd gen have it.....

Actuary

yeah exactly what I felt when I was with that guy last week on the road. I couldn't keep up at launch but caught up as my VTEC lobe went to high profile.

Actuary

I am so despearate to try on new 330i auto again. I'm going on highway today.

ndx2

Could've done without all the

I have a 3G TL; doesn't mean I have to know about 2G, let alone Canadian specs/trim levels/pkgs.

Also, your English sucks.


Ok, back on topic.

6mtV6

How can you tell how fast a car is just by sitting in it while someone else drives?

z06girl

ok boys, let's not turn this thread into an argument.
If we want to argue, we need to base them on facts. I need someone with a 5AT 3G-TL to do a run on a track and tell us their 1/4 time. Or simply take your car on a straight away and test now fast it is from 0-60mph. Do the same with a 2006 5AT BMW 330i and we can see the difference.
Otherwise, it's just all nonsense here.