F30 328i and 335i Driven to Limits by Joey Hand and Bill Auberlen at Laguna Seca! - BMW 3-Series Forum (F30 / F32)

Jason · 02-02-2012, 12:01 PM

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F30 328i and 335i Driven to Limits by Joey Hand and Bill Auberlen at Laguna Seca!

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So, how do you properly test the performance of the new 2012 3 series F30 sedan? You take it out on a race track like Laguna Seca, as we did earlier this week.

But, if you really want to see the true limits of the F30's performance, you hand it over to the professionals. BMW ALMS driver Bill Auberlen and ALMS+DTM driver Joey Hand were in attendance at Laguna Seca raceway to give us (and our members/readers) a wild ride around the track in both the F30 328i and 335i. Both the 328i and 335i were Sport Line models and had manual transmissions. The F30's limits were phenomenal in their hands!

Both Joey and Bill were truly enthused about the F30 3 series (as evident in their videos) and we heard them commenting to each other off camera after the runs on how well both the 335i and 328i performed out there.

Enjoy as the drivers take BIMMERPOST out for some hotlaps at Laguna Seca. Be sure to watch the videos back to back for a great visual (and aural) comparison of how the two F30 models compare in terms of handling, acceleration and sounds.

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DrivenByE30 · 02-02-2012, 12:18 PM

yyeeee HAAAA!!!

Track worthy weapon right from the get go dealership!
Pretty soon, i might i have to change my id to "DrivenByF30"

justinnum1 · 02-02-2012, 12:23 PM

Need to change my pants

Black strip looks so fucking nice under the aluminum

bmrm396 · 02-02-2012, 12:33 PM

whats wrong with the 335 video? skips a ton ...

anyway does anyone know if the cars they drove were using the adaptive steering? adaptive suspension or passive? (we know its sport suspension cause of the sport line but ...)

Evice · 02-02-2012, 01:29 PM

Now this is the REAL review for me! Love Joey's review.

epiphone3 · 02-02-2012, 01:45 PM

the 328i sounds so candy-ass compared to the 335i. The 335i has that beautiful and vicious and classic BMW inline 6 sound!

thebuddha · 02-02-2012, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by epiphone3

the 328i sounds so candy-ass compared to the 335i. The 335i has that beautiful and vicious and classic BMW inline 6 sound!

I know, totally agree. It's like going from Christina Aguilera to Aretha Franklin. While the 328 sounds pretty good, especially for an inline 4, the straight six is pure heaven.

On the other hand, after having an F10 528 on loan while my e92 was in the shop, the F30 328 sounds a whole lot better. They must have redone the exhaust notes as its the same engine.

fusion01 · 02-02-2012, 02:13 PM

No prize as to which I watched first

red-sauerkraut · 02-02-2012, 02:29 PM

Thanks for posting this.

Joey, you just made my coffee break that much better!!

Greenkirby21 · 02-02-2012, 02:57 PM

that was cool. great guys

OdomPHD · 02-02-2012, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by red-sauerkraut

Thanks for posting this.

Joey, you just made my coffee break that much better!!

+1

Bimmerpost has to be in my top five iPhone apps. I love getting these short videos to watch during break, especially videos about my future ride

k2e15 · 02-02-2012, 03:05 PM

nice video

StealYourFace · 02-02-2012, 03:23 PM

i watched the 328 first and thought "wow no need for a 335" ...but then I watched the 335 video

The sound is awesome.

And a lot less shifting with that meety torque band. Gearing looks different in both cars too.

328inGE · 02-02-2012, 03:28 PM

nice vids. i do prefer the sound of the 335i.

Jason · 02-02-2012, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StealYourFace

i watched the 328 first and thought "wow no need for a 335" ...but then I watched the 335 video

The sound is awesome.

And a lot less shifting with that meety torque band. Gearing looks different in both cars too.

Good observation. The gearing for the 328i and 335i manual transmissions are different.

You can see the exact gear ratios for both models and transmissions @ http://www.f30post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=643183

ibarry92 · 02-02-2012, 03:35 PM

First off, I must say that was a lovely review. Secondly; after being forced to watch the dash for 6 minutes, I think I just feel in love with it. BMW has done it again, they have won me over with the F30.

But one thing, the display on the 328i is different than the one on the 335i. The 328i seems like it has a border around it and the 335i seems like it look like an iPad.

justinnum1 · 02-02-2012, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ibarry92

First off, I must say that was a lovely review. Secondly; after being forced to watch the dash for 6 minutes, I think I just feel in love with it. BMW has done it again, they have won me over with the F30.

But one thing, the display on the 328i is different than the one on the 335i. The 328i seems like it has a border around it and the 335i seems like it look like an iPad.

the 335 had the technology package which includes nav and the bigger screen, the 328 had regular 6.5" display

Xcution · 02-02-2012, 03:50 PM

335i does sound better, just not worth the extra cash to me.

Mo_power · 02-02-2012, 03:53 PM

amazing cars and amazing track

Mahlzeit · 02-02-2012, 04:00 PM

Now THAT is quality entertainment.

Thank you team bimmerpost and BMW for making my Thursday just that much more enjoyable!

Diver · 02-02-2012, 04:21 PM

Nice!

feaganszhp · 02-02-2012, 04:22 PM

yahtzee!!!

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bmrm396 Major Drives: '08 335i Sedan 6MT Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: sD, CA Posts: 1,194 iTrader: (2)	whats wrong with the 335 video? skips a ton ... anyway does anyone know if the cars they drove were using the adaptive steering? adaptive suspension or passive? (we know its sport suspension cause of the sport line but ...) __________________ Formerly addicted to e46fanatics Last edited by bmrm396; 02-02-2012 at 12:38 PM.

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Evice Major Drives: BSM 128i M-sport and '98 M3 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Somewhere here Posts: 1,391 iTrader: (1)	Now this is the REAL review for me! Love Joey's review. __________________ -- '09 BSM 128i - MSport trim, 6MT, Heated Seats, Xenons, Premium Sound. -- '98 E36 M3 - BMWCR IS #718 BMWCCA Instructor and Club Racer. http://www.youtube.com/alisalih Last edited by Evice; 02-02-2012 at 01:50 PM.

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epiphone3 Lieutenant Colonel Drives: 2013 BMW X3 35i Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Calgary Posts: 1,641 iTrader: (0)	the 328i sounds so candy-ass compared to the 335i. The 335i has that beautiful and vicious and classic BMW inline 6 sound!

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red-sauerkraut . Drives: m-car / x-car Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: northern hemisphere Posts: 2,767 iTrader: (0)	Thanks for posting this. Joey, you just made my coffee break that much better!! __________________ Joy

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StealYourFace Lieutenant Drives: 2006 330i sport Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Shakedown Street, Buffalo NY Posts: 499 iTrader: (1)	i watched the 328 first and thought "wow no need for a 335" ...but then I watched the 335 video The sound is awesome. And a lot less shifting with that meety torque band. Gearing looks different in both cars too. __________________ 330i ~ BMW Perf. Susp. ~ M3 Front Control Arms ~ BMW Perf Exhaust ~ 3.38 lsd ~ 230s ~ Pilot Super Sports

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328inGE Lieutenant Drives: BMW 328i Sport Join Date: May 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 546 iTrader: (0)	nice vids. i do prefer the sound of the 335i.

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ibarry92 Second Lieutenant Drives: 2010 BMW 328xi Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: North America Posts: 228 iTrader: (0)	First off, I must say that was a lovely review. Secondly; after being forced to watch the dash for 6 minutes, I think I just feel in love with it. BMW has done it again, they have won me over with the F30. But one thing, the display on the 328i is different than the one on the 335i. The 328i seems like it has a border around it and the 335i seems like it look like an iPad.

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Xcution Lieutenant Drives: 2011 135i mSport Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 464 iTrader: (0)	335i does sound better, just not worth the extra cash to me.

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Mahlzeit Lieutenant Drives: 1M Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Location Location Posts: 425 iTrader: (0)	Now THAT is quality entertainment. Thank you team bimmerpost and BMW for making my Thursday just that much more enjoyable!

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