PICS of the new BMW 330i Performance Package from the LA Auto Show Media Days

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Old 01-04-2003, 02:52 PM
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PICS of the new BMW 330i Performance Package from the LA Auto Show Media Days

I can't get the pics to show up here for some reason, so you'll hav to follow the link over.

http://bimmer.roadfly.org/bmw/forums...1573072&page=1
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I love that steering wheel!!!

From CarAndDriver.com:
"BMW 330i Performance Package
If you're disappointed that the current M3 comes only as a two-door, perhaps the four-door 330i Performance Package, which made its world debut in Los Angeles, will provide some solace. The new 330i PP is powered by a modified 235-horsepower 3.0-liter in-line six-cylinder engine that features different camshafts and performance-modified digital motor electronics. This revised powerplant is mated to a short-throw six-speed manual transmission that includes a shorter final drive ratio. BMW claims the 330i PP will accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 6.0 seconds, about half a second quicker than a standard 330i. Complementing the upgraded powertrain are a new sport suspension (stiffer than the 330i's standard sport suspension), 18-inch wheels with mixed-size performance tires, an aerodynamic package, black headlight trim, and a new exhaust. Inside, there are cloth-and-Alcantara sport seats, an Alcantara-wrapped sport steering wheel, anthracite headliner, and black cube aluminum trim. Production of the 330i PP will begin in March 2003, priced at just under $40,000, with the first cars arriving at dealers in April."
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Wow.......thats amazingly hot. Im more of a 2 door fan (my dad has a 328is) but i still think that everything on there kicks ass except for that wierd spoiler.

I'd buy it!
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$40,000.... BMW has to kiss my ass...and lick some balls first!...

I would buy the new S60R or even the new Audi S4 before even looking at this 330iPP....
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nice. all but the seats... look cloth.
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Originally posted by Nashua_Night_Hawk
$40,000.... BMW has to kiss my ass...and lick some balls first!...

I would buy the new S60R or even the new Audi S4 before even looking at this 330iPP....
bullshit, for a new 2004 s4 your looking at over $50,000, and umm, just under $40,000 is somewhat of a different class. Then you can look at an m3. Like it or hate it, it probably drives like a dream. and, ok, to avoid flames, i KNOW its overpriced.
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I like everything, except the wheels.
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Originally posted by soopa
nice. all but the seats... look cloth.

i think they might be sueade (sp?)
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0-60 in six seconds, .5 seconds faster than a regular 330i?

Umm, ok. I'm still trying to figure out how Car and Driver tested their 330ci at 5.8.

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I don't care if it's over priced. I like it (especially in red)

BMW has bumped it up a notch, and that's good. Any kind of improvements in any car usually will provoke improvements in the competitors cars.

I think now is a great time to buy cars. There are alot of nice ones out there, and they just seem to get better w/ each model year.
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Originally posted by Ashburner
0-60 in six seconds, .5 seconds faster than a regular 330i?

Umm, ok. I'm still trying to figure out how Car and Driver tested their 330ci at 5.8.

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Its like bmw and their HP ratings... they are very modest.
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Carbon Fiber trim is so 3 years ago.
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hmm, i hope it doesnt start at 39k and then you have to add those options listed...

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didn't see anything that would make me want to give up my '98 E36 M3, especially with those extra doors on the back!
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I saw it at the la auto show today. I thought it was an M5 at first from far away.
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Scrib....just do it...you know you wanna....do it....you won't be happy till you do
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I don't want a sedan...
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BMW can eat it. I would walk out the door as soon as i heard 40k
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40K?? If it does indeed sell at 40K, then I think that is great deal...by BMW standards anyway. You can't touch a 330 around here for less than 40K regardless of what the ads/web site/magazines say. A 330 w/ CL type options runs abour 42K at the dealers around here
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