ROAD TEST

BMW 335d

(AS TESTED)

$55,270

BASE: $44,725

Vehicle type: front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door sedan Options: Premium package, $2650; Sport package, $2150; navigation system, $2100; Cold Weather package, $1150; park-distance control, $750; Sirius satellite radio, $595; Comfort Access system, $500; iPod and USB adapter, $400; Smartphone integration, $150; sport steering wheel, $100 Standard: power windows, seats, locks, and sunroof; remote locking; cruise control; tilting and telescoping steering wheel Audio system: AM, FM, Sirius radio; CD/DVD player; minijack and USB inputs; iPod connector; 6 speakers DIMENSIONS
W E I GH T: Curb: 3800 lb Per horsepower: 14.3 lb D I S T R I BU T I O N: Front: 50.5% Rear: 49.5% Width: 71.5 in

Fuel Capacity

EPA CITY HWY

16.1 gal

OBSERVED
REQUIRED FUEL: ULTRA-LOW-SULFUR DIESEL

INTERIOR

Front: 3-point belts; driver and passenger front,

RESTRAINT SYSTEMS

T O W I N G C A PA C I T Y: 0 lb G V W R : 4883 lb Drag area: Cd (0.30) x frontal area (23.3 sq ft) = 7.0 sq ft

VEHICLE

side, and curtain airbags Rear: 3-point belts, curtain airbags

SEAT ADJUSTMENTS

Front: fore-and-aft, seatback angle, front height,

REAR SEATS

rear height, 4-way lumbar support, torso bolster, thigh support

NO YES NO

Folding

Pass-Through

YES NO

Height:

MEASUREMENTS (in) Head

FRONT REAR

55.9 in

Ground clearance:

38.5 37.5

41.5 34.6

Shoulder

55.4 55.1

5.7 in

Front track:

SAE VOLUME

51 cu ft

41 cu ft

59.1 in

Wheelbase: 108.7 in Length: 178.8 in

12 cu ft

Rear track: 60.2 in
Chassis type: unit construction with a rubber-isolated
rear subframe Body material: welded steel stampings STEERING
ENGINE Twin-turbocharged and intercooled diesel inline-6, aluminum block and head Bore x stroke: 3.31 x 3.54 in, 84.0 x 90.0mm Displacement: 183 cu in, 2993cc Compression ratio: 16.5:1 Fuel-delivery system: common-rail direct injection Turbochargers: BorgWarner KP39 and K26 Maximum boost pressure: 26.8 psi Valve gear: chain-driven double overhead cams, 4 valves per cylinder, hydraulic lifters Power (SAE net): 265 bhp @ 4200 rpm Torque (SAE net): 425 lb-ft @ 1750 rpm Redline: 5000 rpm

DRIVETRAIN

Transmission: 6-speed automatic with manumatic shifting Final-drive ratio: 2.81:1 GEAR RATIO MPH PER 1000 RPM SPEED IN GEAR
Rack-and-pinion with electrohydraulic power assist

Steering ratio:

16.0:1

Turns lockto-lock: 3.0

Turning circle curb-to-curb: 36.1 ft

POWERTRAIN

I II III IV V VI
4.17 2.34 1.52 1.14 0.87 0.69
6.2 11.0 16.9 22.5 29.7 37.2
31 mph (5000 rpm) 55 mph (5000 rpm) 85 mph (5000 rpm) 113 mph (5000 rpm) 128 mph (4300 rpm) 128 mph (3450 rpm)

SUSPENSION

CHASSIS
Front: ind, strut located by 1 lateral link and 1 diagonal link, coil springs, anti-roll bar Rear: ind; 2 lateral links, 2 diagonal links, and 1 toecontrol link per side; coil springs; anti-roll bar
WHEELS+TIRES Wheel size/type: F: 8.0 x 18 in, R: 8.5 x 18 in/ cast aluminum Tires: Bridgestone Potenza RE050A RFT; F: 225/40R-18 88W, R: 255/35R-18 90W Spare: none BRAKES Hydraulic with vacuum power assist, anti-lock control, and electronic panic assist F: 13.7 x 1.2-in vented disc R: 13.2 x 0.9-in vented disc

Stability control:

TEST RESULTS

HANDLING

ROADHOLDING UNDERSTEER

FULL THROTTLE

INTERIOR SOUND (dBA)
fully defeatable competition mode launch mode

0.89 g

300-ft-dia skidpad
MINIMAL MODERATE EXCESSIVE

70-MPH CRUISING

Understeer on the skidpad makes the front feel heavier than the weight balance suggests. Wallop from the turbos when the boost comes on kicks your head back.
WEATHER Temperature: 67F Humidity: 55%
Barometric pressure: 29.15 in Hg

ACCELERATION

-mile: 14.2 sec @ 100

TOP SPEED

SEC MPH

4.1 50

7.4 70

11.6 90

17.9 110

gov ltd

ODOMETER
Test-vehicle mileage: 734
560 street start: 6.5 sec

Top gear, 3050: 3.3 sec

Top gear, 5070: 3.9 sec

BRAKING 700 MPH

TIRE INFLATION

161 ft

Test pressures:

35 psi

41 psi

APR 2009

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