Thinking of buying 2012 G37 Sedan
11-14-2014, 07:54 AM
#46
Always thought 335 was considerably quicker, and at a glance (google), looks like performance, at least accel, is not neck and neck
At best, BMW is favored by 0.5 sec 0-60, at worst, a whole sec, depending on the publication.
Pretty significant IMO (but hardly worth the price IMO)
At best, BMW is favored by 0.5 sec 0-60, at worst, a whole sec, depending on the publication.
Pretty significant IMO (but hardly worth the price IMO)
The BWM has ugly brake calipers.
11-14-2014, 09:01 AM
#47
Always thought 335 was considerably quicker, and at a glance (google), looks like performance, at least accel, is not neck and neck
At best, BMW is favored by 0.5 sec 0-60, at worst, a whole sec, depending on the publication.
Pretty significant IMO (but hardly worth the price IMO)
At best, BMW is favored by 0.5 sec 0-60, at worst, a whole sec, depending on the publication.
Pretty significant IMO (but hardly worth the price IMO)
Wrong brah, when I say neck and neck, I mean neck and neck (with the G actually being a tad better at acceleration........
).Same magazine (car and driver ) tested it so apples to apples. Keep in mind the g is a 2009 and the beemer is a 2012, but not much has changed since then anyway.
335i sedan
C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 5.3 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 13.0 sec
Street Start, 5-60 mph: 5.9 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 13.8 sec @ 103 mph
g37S sedan
C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 5.2 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 12.8 sec
Zero to 130 mph: 23.3 sec
Street start, 5-60 mph: 6.2 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 13.8 sec @ 104 mph
Last edited by AroundTheG37; 11-14-2014 at 09:13 AM.
11-14-2014, 02:06 PM
#48
Registered Member
Ok carefully pick and choose numbers to suit your argument, only convincing yourself bruh...
11-14-2014, 02:39 PM
#49
It was for $ 25k with around 30k miles.
11-14-2014, 02:48 PM
#50
Since you're looking at a TL. I would recommend you to check out a 335i. You'll get everything in one package. It will whoop both g37 and TL ***. Handle better than both, interior is not bad. Plus has slightly better gas mileage.
The only reason I chose the G over the 3 series is because similarly equipped bimmer would have cost me $10000 more than my G. But since you were looking at an m3, it will be cheaper than that.
The only reason I chose the G over the 3 series is because similarly equipped bimmer would have cost me $10000 more than my G. But since you were looking at an m3, it will be cheaper than that.
One of my friends is a huge bmw fan, he owned only bmw and he know a lot about those cars + his brother was bmw tech.
He said 335i is not real able at all. He would lease it only.
He told me that most reliable BMW are 328i and M3 - it may be crazy but he swore by M3.
I actually checked BimmerFest and people there pretty much say the same - lots of problems with 335i, 328i and M3 are pretty reliable. Also they say to stay away from X5 and X3.
11-14-2014, 02:52 PM
#51
Registered User
He's provided numbers from the same source, and you can clearly see that the difference is .1 sec in favor of the G37.
The BMW makes 28HP less and even requires a turbo to do so...though it has more torque which is nice to have. Not sure where you think that whole second is going to come from.
The curb weight is only 112lbs difference in favor of the BMW, so if a fat guy is driving the G37 and a skinny guy drives the BMW, I can see that you'd perhaps get a half second difference.
The numbers don't add up to .5-1 second of difference in favor of the BMW. Sorry, they just don't.
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11-14-2014, 02:54 PM
#52
I think 335i and G37 are pretty close. I read some comparison long time ago in some car magazine and they said 335i performs slightly better.
I probably won't be racing against anyone so that 1 or even 2sec difference is not a big deal.
I probably won't be racing against anyone so that 1 or even 2sec difference is not a big deal.
11-15-2014, 01:33 PM
#57
The 335i is actually faster than a G period. Go to a drag strip, it will be ahead of you. Now don't even bring mods into this because there is a guy in our local meet who has a bolted and tuned 335i who makes 50 more hp than my supercharged G.
However, this doesn't automatically make the 3 series a better car. From what I heard, yes it's unreliable and yes a comparatively equipped 335i is 10-15k more than a G. That's why I bought a G and NOT a 335i.
However, this doesn't automatically make the 3 series a better car. From what I heard, yes it's unreliable and yes a comparatively equipped 335i is 10-15k more than a G. That's why I bought a G and NOT a 335i.
11-15-2014, 01:54 PM
#58
The 335i is actually faster than a G period. Go to a drag strip, it will be ahead of you. Now don't even bring mods into this because there is a guy in our local meet who has a bolted and tuned 335i who makes 50 more hp than my supercharged G.
However, this doesn't automatically make the 3 series a better car. From what I heard, yes it's unreliable and yes a comparatively equipped 335i is 10-15k more than a G. That's why I bought a G and NOT a 335i.
However, this doesn't automatically make the 3 series a better car. From what I heard, yes it's unreliable and yes a comparatively equipped 335i is 10-15k more than a G. That's why I bought a G and NOT a 335i.
but lets not beat this dead horse anymore. Both cars are nice and everyone will have a different opinion towards them. In the end it's up to the buyer what's most important and I have to say modding the G has left me somewhat unimpressed.
11-15-2014, 03:15 PM
#59
Registered Member
Boom. Case closed. Next
no prob admitting the perf is closer than I led on, saw something like 4.6 for the BMW, not bothering to look it up again, but anyways, lets agree discussion based on "0-60 times" is really a low quality one
no prob admitting the perf is closer than I led on, saw something like 4.6 for the BMW, not bothering to look it up again, but anyways, lets agree discussion based on "0-60 times" is really a low quality one
11-15-2014, 03:43 PM
#60
Well, numbers and opinions are very different as one is based on facts while the other is not but I digress.
Yes, the "new" 335i's were timed at 4.6 0-60 which is quite impressive. This thread however was talking about the older g37 sedan and equivalently priced beemers hence the reason it was omitted. I could care less about the new q variants from infiniti because they do not have a manual trans which is the other reason they were left out (what can it do anyway since I don't care to look, lol).
I want so bad to buy an e92 m3 for my next car (should have done it this time instead of buying the G) but chit happens. All I know is cars keep getting better so I can't wait until it's time for the next one.