Test drive BMW 3 series of E93 convertible since 2010 Cabriolet

Accelerator

For many years, the BMW motor ideology was based on high -speed atmospheric engines. And then two turbochargers were installed on the in -line six. Refusal of traditions? No, a gift to fans of the brand!
The new BMW 335i Coupe went to me for a test in Los Angeles. The flow of cars on Hyveu, like a viscous resin: there is no dull traffic jam, but everyone goes tedious at a speed of 3040 km/h. Suddenly, the clearance appeared in the accumulation of cars, and I drowned the gas pedal. He did not even switch as he was traveling in the 3rd program, and accelerated. The pickup is so smooth and powerful that there is a feeling that under the hood V8. The steaming thrust, however, is incorrectly to give such a comparison in relation to a car woven from modern technologies. In other words, it is very likely that I am not in a duck car, but in the compartment of the TGV super-speed train. The resemblance to the high -speed train is enhanced and the rifling of the wheels at the joints of Highwey's concrete slabs. Ahead, at the exit from the highway, a bunch of turns. A short deviation of the steering wheel, and here it is happiness!
 
The BMW company presents the coupe of the 3rd series as a more expensive and prestigious car compared to traditional threek. The basic price of an all-wheel drive Sedan BMW 3 of the series is 44400 euros. For the same money, you can buy only an rear -wheel drive compartment 325i. Is it worth overpaying? If you want emotions, then it is worth it.
 
You get used to everything. Let us recall what a wave of indignation of the BMW style tributaries caused the first work of Chris Banlla as a representative seven chef of the company. But this design, despite the disputes (or thanks to them), attracted his eyes, and with the development of the model range, he received the necessary share of the rapid, powerful elegance that we used to see in the cars of the Bavarian brand. Moreover, this elegance was achieved by smoothing out the sharp corners, as, for example, on the new Audi A5 or Infiniti G37 compartment of direct competitors of the BMW. At the Bavarian car, sharp edges intersect with roundness, and perfection is born at this intersection. The BMW coupe 3rd series is a provocative, fashionable and very beautiful car. The rarest combination!
 
Despite the fact that the coupe was created on the basis of the sedan of the 3rd series (the size of the wheelbase and the design of the chassis are exactly the same), the appearance of the compartment is fundamentally different. Two related cars do not have a single common body panel. The compartment looks elongated and squat due to a longer (60 mm) trunk. The rear lights became much more expressive compared to the usual third. They built spectacular overall lights in the form of horizontal stripes of red LEDs.
 
Inside the compact, despite compact dimensions, it is convenient. I experienced it. The front seats are magnificent both in form and in content, but impose increased requirements for the figure. A person with a weight of 100 kg, pronounced side support of the seats can hide sides.
 
The rear sofa is divided by a console with a boxing box into two cozy chairs. Two men and two girls are an ideal crew for this car. If the rear row passengers are not long -legged models in 190 cm tall, and the girls are quite standard 160170 cm, they will conveniently arrange in the second row behind their gentlemen. One of the most funny options that makes girls a much greater impression than, for example, a double turbocharging motor, a telescopic hand that automatically serves the driver and front passenger seat belts. She leaves the middle rack, when the doors are closed, immediately after the engine starts. After the belt is fastened, the voluntary assistant hides back, masking under the chrome molding.
Inexhaustible breathing
In Beverly Hills, the prestigious area of \u200b\u200bLos Angeles, the concentration of Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini and other supercars, I think one of the highest in the world. BMW 335i Coupe, despite its quite civil appearance, feels its own in this company. And there is good reason.
 
Despite the common chassis with the sedan of the 3rd series, the cope suspension is reconfigured. More rigid shock absorbers, springs, stabilizers and silent blocks are installed. Road clearance is reduced by 15 mm. The body of the compartment is 10 kg easier than that of the sedan. Losing weight occurred thanks to the use of plastic wings. A lightweight coupe, nevertheless, is tougher than that of a 4-door treshka. Nevertheless, not only and not so much the design and settings of a sports chassis allow you to compare 335i Coupe with supercars. This car has a miracle motor!
 
In principle, by rated power, BMW atmospheric engines achieve excellent indicators without the use of turbocharges. For example, an atmospheric 3-liter six on the BMW 330i produces 272 hp, and the BMW 335i motor (the actual engine volume is 2979 cubic meters) with direct fuel injection and two turbochargers 306 hp. It would seem that the difference is small, but the torque of this engine reaches a record for this class of power units of 400 nm values! The engine develops such an impressive traction in the range of 13005000 rpm. In practice, this means that in the 3rd program you can, without twitching, go at a speed of 2030 km/h, and then drown the accelerator pedal to the floor and accelerate to 200 km/h (did not measure more accurately, fearing the merciless American road police), not Touching the lever of the gearbox. And no turbo!
 
The secret of smooth and powerful operation of the motor in a combination of direct injection technology and turbocharged. Due to the direct injection, gasoline is optimally distributed and mixed with air in the combustion chamber, guaranteed to ignite at various positions of the throttle.
 
Two turbochargers of the Japanese brand Hitachi complement the injection and begin to escalate air into the cylinders from 1300 rpm. Thus, it is possible to avoid the notorious turboyam.
 
In fact, there is no other engine of this class of power on the market that would be as light and compact as the new BMW turbo engine. I met a similar motor only at the VW Touran 1.4 TSI. That engine also has two boosts. True, at low speeds in the Volkswagen Motor cylinders, the compressor creates additional pressure, and only then, at higher speeds, a turbocharger comes into business. But the strategy is the same: an easy and compact motor gives the maximum moment (240 nm) from 1,500 rpm.
 
Six 335i, even with two turbochargers and interculers, weighs 70 kg less than an 8-cylinder engine. However, if you do not know which motor the compartment has a complete feeling that the V8 engine is under the hood.
 
Light motor is a huge plus for handling. At the wheel of 335i you feel like a whole with a car. The sensations are amazing! How did I miss the turns on the dull American highweacs. I rejoiced at every denouement like a dog who saw a stick or ball in the hands of the owner. There are not the slightest complaints to the settings of the steering and suspension. However, someone 335i Coupe may seem excessively susceptible to joints and petty irregularities in the asphalt. But with an increase in speed, the car ceases to be a hard compartment literally creeps on asphalt.
 
On this car it is impossible to drive a shift. Nevertheless, despite the aggressive starts and overtaking, the dashing passage of turns, the fuel consumption was surprisingly modest: about 13 liters per 100 km. A paradoxical combination: not angry, understandable in management, economical and practical (the volume of its trunk is an impressive 430 liter) a car and yet a real supercar.
 
In my opinion, the BMW 335i Coupe deserves this title, even despite the fact that it does not fit into the standards typical for supercars: acceleration up to 100 km/h faster than 4 s, speed of 300 km/h, the circle on the northern noorburgering loop is faster than 8 Min (335i passes through this route takes 15 C more). Nevertheless, 335i is a real supercar on emotional effects. He extends the concept of speed and is able to give the driver sensations close to ecstasy.
Technical characteristics BMW 3 Series Coupe
Dimensions, mm 4580x1782x1395
Base, mm 2760
Equipped mass, kg 1600
Front/back, mm 1500/1513
Diameter of the turn, m 11.0
Engine type gasoline 6-cylinder biturbo
Working volume, cubic meter. cm 3498
Max. Power, L.S./rpm 306/5800
Max. moment, nm/rpm 400/13005000
Mechanical transmission 6-speed
The rear drive
Max. Speed, km/h 250
Tires 245/45 R18
Acceleration time 0-100 km, with 5.5
Fuel consumption (average), l/100 km 9.5

Igor Komarov
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Source: Avtopanorama magazine