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Old January 23rd 05, 08:39 PM
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Hello BMW-Enthusiasts,

here are selfmaded Pictures of the new BMW 320i Model E90 on my private
Website:

http://www.hadel.net/autos/html/d_pkw_bmw_320i.html

All the Cars are Righthanded-Drives for the Export to Asia


Best Regards from Germany


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Old January 23rd 05, 10:37 PM
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Thanks for the post.

As for the looks of the cars...what a convoluted mess. Maybe they look
better "in the flesh". Sure hope so. Sure doubt it.

I sense the value of E46 3-Series is on the rise.

- GRL

Jens Hadel wrote:
> Hello BMW-Enthusiasts,
>
> here are selfmaded Pictures of the new BMW 320i Model E90 on my private
> Website:
>
> http://www.hadel.net/autos/html/d_pkw_bmw_320i.html
>
> All the Cars are Righthanded-Drives for the Export to Asia
>
>
> Best Regards from Germany
>
>
> Jens Hadel
> www.hadel.net
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Old January 23rd 05, 11:44 PM
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GRL > haute in die Tasten:

> I sense the value of E46 3-Series is on the rise.
>


LOL

Whenever [insert brand name here] replaces a car with a new model, some
guys begin to whine and tell funny things about the resale value of the
soon to be replaced car.

When the E38 was replaced by the E65, the huge depreciation of this car
became even worse, so it was with the E39/E60, and I bet that it will be
the same with the E46/E90. BTW: I just read the first review on the E90,
published by german car mag auto motor sport, and they were amazed. The
only negative things they found ot during their first test ride, was the
fact that you need to push a button for starting the engine - instead of
just turning the key.

Frank

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Old January 24th 05, 12:48 AM
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On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 22:38:19 -0000, "tim"
> wrote:

>
>
>> As for the looks of the cars...what a convoluted mess. Maybe they look
>> better "in the flesh". Sure hope so. Sure doubt it.

>
>Hmmm, what HAVE they done to the radiator grills!


Made it look like the new Audi?
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Old January 24th 05, 05:37 AM
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I'm sure the point about E46 values to go up was (mostly) a joke. I
also don't doubt that the E60 will be mechanically very competent (if
not particularly reliable, since BMW has had trouble with that of late,
as have all the German brands) and mostly better overall than the E46.

On the other hand, as far as looks go, and that was the point after
all, I find it hard to believe that, given the photos in the posted
link, anybody will call the E60 an improvment over the E46. It appears
to be an awkward looking beast, at best. The rear 1/4 view I found
particularly unattractive. Say what you will about the E46, it is at
least a pleasant shape and in some colors and from some angles quite
beautiful. Maybe the E60 look will grow on those of us who don't like
it now, but I doubt it.

I think this leaves a giant opening for Infiniti and especially Lexus
with the IS replacement. The G35 is no beauty, but at least it's a
mostly harmonic shape. We don't know yet what Toyota will do with the
IS. The old one was too boy racer, a little small and needed 50 hp, but
that's about all it needed.

- nopcbs

Frank Kemper wrote:
> GRL > haute in die Tasten:
>
> > I sense the value of E46 3-Series is on the rise.
> >

>
> LOL
>
> Whenever [insert brand name here] replaces a car with a new model,

some
> guys begin to whine and tell funny things about the resale value of

the
> soon to be replaced car.
>
> When the E38 was replaced by the E65, the huge depreciation of this

car
> became even worse, so it was with the E39/E60, and I bet that it will

be
> the same with the E46/E90. BTW: I just read the first review on the

E90,
> published by german car mag auto motor sport, and they were amazed.

The
> only negative things they found ot during their first test ride, was

the
> fact that you need to push a button for starting the engine - instead

of
> just turning the key.
>
> Frank
>
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Old January 24th 05, 09:02 AM
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"nopcbs" > haute in die Tasten:

> On the other hand, as far as looks go, and that was the point after
> all, I find it hard to believe that, given the photos in the posted
> link, anybody will call the E60 an improvment over the E46.


I have seen the E90 (E60 ist the 5'series) several times in real life
because some BMW guy seems to live in my neighborhood and so a slightly
camouflaged pre-series sedan was parked in my street several days. My
general impression is:

1. I like the design. The car looks nice and sporty.
2. Given the fact that the E90 is substantially larger than the E46, they
succeded in hinding this fact somehow.
3. IMHO the visual difference between E46 and E90 is smaller than the
difference between E38 and E65 and between E39 and E60. I would like to
call the designs of those cars revolutionary (which does not mean that
every revolution is a good thing), while the E90 is more of an evolution.
4. Yes, I think the design is an improvement.

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Old January 25th 05, 12:01 AM
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I stand corrected. It was the E90 I meant, not E60. E-confusion.

In the end, I guess everyone will have to decide for themselves if the
new series is a stying success. You've seen it and like. I have seen
only photos and don't care for the look. At least, as you imply, Bangle
was reigned in a bit.

- nopcbs


Frank Kemper wrote:
> "nopcbs" > haute in die Tasten:
>
> > On the other hand, as far as looks go, and that was the point after
> > all, I find it hard to believe that, given the photos in the posted
> > link, anybody will call the E60 an improvment over the E46.

>
> I have seen the E90 (E60 ist the 5'series) several times in real life


> because some BMW guy seems to live in my neighborhood and so a

slightly
> camouflaged pre-series sedan was parked in my street several days. My


> general impression is:
>
> 1. I like the design. The car looks nice and sporty.
> 2. Given the fact that the E90 is substantially larger than the E46,

they
> succeded in hinding this fact somehow.
> 3. IMHO the visual difference between E46 and E90 is smaller than the


> difference between E38 and E65 and between E39 and E60. I would like

to
> call the designs of those cars revolutionary (which does not mean

that
> every revolution is a good thing), while the E90 is more of an

evolution.
> 4. Yes, I think the design is an improvement.
>
> Frank
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Old January 25th 05, 12:21 PM
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This week's review in the UK Sunday Times was very favourable:

http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/art...450589,00.html

The model tested was the 320d. The journalist did not like the appearance
both inside and out, but still thought the best small car just got better.

DAS


BMW 3-Series
By Andrew Frankel of The Sunday Times
Who can catch it now?


I first drove a car at 150mph exactly 20 years ago. It was a
Ferrari. I can remember the anticipation as the toll booth barrier released
me onto a deserted French autoroute and I booted it. Its 3 litre V8 engine
got me to 135mph fairly quickly but that last 15mph took an age. After
howling at me for what seemed like days, the engine finally pushed the
speedo needle to the magic ton-and-a-half mark.
I did 150mph again last week, but in rather different
circumstances. This time I was not in an Italian supercar but a 2 litre
diesel saloon. Again it took a long time, and I can't vouch for the accuracy
of its speedo, but what I do know is that, given a sufficiently long stretch
of road, the new BMW 320d will comfortably reach 150mph. Twenty years ago
you'd have struggled to find a 2 litre diesel that would do 100mph.

Such is the pace of change in this industry in general and at
BMW in particular that with the new 3-series BMW finds itself in the curious
position of replacing a car that's still the best in its class and selling
in massive numbers despite being six years old. Last year in Britain it
outsold the likes of the Vauxhall Vectra and Volkswagen Polo.



Although the coupé, touring and cabriolet models will continue
until they're gradually superseded over the next two years, the new saloon
will be in the showrooms from March. It is slightly larger in every
direction, considerably less attractive and even more able than the car it
replaces.

The showpiece of the new range is clearly the 320d. It will sell
as many as all the other 3-series models put together and, for the money, it
offers the best value.

In SE trim the 320d costs £24,390, or just £1,800 more than a
similarly specified 320i. Yet it offers more power (163bhp v 150bhp) and
better acceleration (0-62mph in 8.3sec v 9sec). It will also depreciate much
more slowly, but the killer is its fuel consumption: this car, which even
BMW says will do 140mph, will return around 50mpg. The petrol car can't get
close to 40mpg.

These figures are extraordinary. A shame, then, that such a
superlative engine is fitted to such a disappointing looking car. It's not
ugly like the 1-series or 7-series. BMW couldn't afford to risk doing
anything radical to a car responsible for 60% of its sales. If anything, it
has been too conservative. The car is bland on the outside, drab on the
inside and a poor shadow of its sleek looking predecessor. It looks like a
committee car. When I tested it in Spain it attracted very little attention,
even after a couple of hundred miles in and out of Spanish towns.

Once, I got stopped by the police. They had a good look over the
car but even after I had won them over and got chatting they seemed unaware
they were in the presence of perhaps the most important car to be launched
in Europe this year.

BMW has worked hard on the interior and has liberated more leg
and shoulder room in the back. Then again it has largely negated these
advances by reducing headroom. If you're 6ft or more, the rear of the cabin
will be as off-limits as ever.

But owners of this, the fifth generation of the 3-series, will
never sit in the back and will care rather more about how it drives. And by
its class standards it is exceptional. Quicker and dramatically more refined
than its closest rival, the noisy Audi A4 2.0TDI, it rides and handles with
more aplomb, too. On the motorway the engine remains unobtrusive even at
high speeds and when the roads start to curve you'll find the 3-series a
more willing partner than ever. There's more grip, the steering is sharp and
full of feel and, in extremis, its manners are utterly impeccable.

The other 3-series I drove, the £28,455 330iSE, was slightly
less impressive, not least because BMW had chosen to fit it with its ghastly
(and mercifully optional) active steering system. This varies the steering's
gearing according to road speed with the result that you never quite know
how far the car is going to turn when you move the wheel. But its new 3
litre 258bhp engine is a masterpiece, hurling this staid-looking saloon to
62mph in 6.3sec. It would go past 155mph, too, were it not for electronic
intervention.

But the little diesel is the star and the only thing that really
depresses me is that it's soon to become the weapon of choice for all those
thousands of neanderthal single males who currently use the 3-series as a
guided missile in their quest to get from one end of the motorway to the
other faster than anyone else. I can already hear the drooling.

BMW is not to be blamed for the excesses of its customers.
Unlike its last effort, the deeply disappointing 1-series, BMW has judged
the 3-series if not to perfection then certainly to a level damn near to it.
It may look a little dull inside and out, but do not let that mask the true
significance of the new 3-series: the finest small saloon in the world just
got a whole lot better.

Vital statistics

Model BMW 320d SE
Engine type Four-cylinder in line, 1995cc
Power/Torque 163bhp @ 4000rpm / 251 lb ft @ 2000rpm
Transmission Six-speed manual
Fuel/CO2 49.6mpg (combined) / 153g/km
Performance 0-62mph: 8.3sec / Top speed: 140mph (officially)
Price £24,390
Verdict The best small saloon in the world
Rating 4/5

The opposition

Model Mercedes C220 CDI Classic SE, £24,650
For Comfortable ride, good handling, frugality
Against Limited performance, too costly

Model Audi A4 2.0 TDI SE, £21,950
For Great-looking and beautifully built
Against Noisy engine, chassis not up to BMW's

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"nopcbs" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>I stand corrected. It was the E90 I meant, not E60. E-confusion.
>
> In the end, I guess everyone will have to decide for themselves if the
> new series is a stying success. You've seen it and like. I have seen
> only photos and don't care for the look. At least, as you imply, Bangle
> was reigned in a bit.
>
> - nopcbs
>
>
> Frank Kemper wrote:
>> "nopcbs" > haute in die Tasten:
>>
>> > On the other hand, as far as looks go, and that was the point after
>> > all, I find it hard to believe that, given the photos in the posted
>> > link, anybody will call the E60 an improvment over the E46.

>>
>> I have seen the E90 (E60 ist the 5'series) several times in real life

>
>> because some BMW guy seems to live in my neighborhood and so a

> slightly
>> camouflaged pre-series sedan was parked in my street several days. My

>
>> general impression is:
>>
>> 1. I like the design. The car looks nice and sporty.
>> 2. Given the fact that the E90 is substantially larger than the E46,

> they
>> succeded in hinding this fact somehow.
>> 3. IMHO the visual difference between E46 and E90 is smaller than the

>
>> difference between E38 and E65 and between E39 and E60. I would like

> to
>> call the designs of those cars revolutionary (which does not mean

> that
>> every revolution is a good thing), while the E90 is more of an

> evolution.
>> 4. Yes, I think the design is an improvement.
>>
>> Frank
>> --
>> please replace spam-muelleimer with fk-newsgroups for e-mail contact
>>
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>




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Old January 25th 05, 01:10 PM
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"Dori A Schmetterling" wrote in message

> This week's review in the UK Sunday Times was very favourable:


The Telegraph liked it too:


Bigger, safer, cleaner, faster and better all round, BMW’s fifth-generation
3-series is nothing less than excellent, says Tony Dron

We knew BMW had to do it, but it was intensely aware of that need. Now the
Munich company has finally unveiled the fifth generation of its
class-leading 3-series and this stunningly good new car deserves to maintain
its position at the top of the all-important premium sector of the market.

This is where BMW really earns its living. Admittedly the firm has reduced
its dependency thanks to other models, especially the successful 1-series
launched last year, but the 3-series remains the major profit centre and
failure here would risk a plunge into dangerous times. But there is no need
to worry just yet.

Style, high quality and performance were in part the factors that put BMW at
the top of the sporting saloon sector in the first place but, above all, it
was the feel of the cars and their superb balance that made them the first
choice of the saloon-driving enthusiast.

If you go back far enough, BMW once held an extraordinary advantage there,
but that's ancient history: the particular magic associated with the BMW
badge has gone because we live in a different world now. There are serious
rivals where once there weren't any, while social conditions and driving
itself have changed almost beyond recognition since BMW began to soar to the
top in the 1960s.

Nevertheless, everyone at BMW recognises the need to carry on delivering
those goods: whatever else changes around them, they know that outstanding
roadholding and handling are quintessential qualities never to be lost.
These they have achieved to an amazing degree with the latest 3-series, the
new car gripping the road tenaciously while being uncannily predictable and
safe.

If you need to chuck it into corners, it responds superbly to the challenge.
Improved and lightened suspension components, plus ever-increasing
electronic sophistication, have produced a car that makes a mockery of the
old rear-wheel drive versus front-wheel drive debate.

With Dynamic Stability Control, your risk of losing the back end of a new
3-series is so small that it can be ignored. For more performance, there are
stages by which this interference can be reduced and, ultimately, turned
off. Even then, the 3-series responds safely and predictably to good driving
practice. It would be hard to over-praise this aspect of its character.

On reflection it is odd, yet curiously pleasing, to report that piston
engines, mounted up front and driving the rear wheels, remain at the cutting
edge of automobile design and performance in the 21st century when so many
other options are being pursued, yet this car proves it to be a fact.

Core values having been satisfied magnificently, what about the rest of the
car? Well, it has grown a bit, again. This incessant growth in cars amused
me until BMW pointed out that people are also getting bigger, on average by
about 1mm per year, and that's why the 3-series has been enlarged.

Slightly bigger all round than before, 40 per cent of that goes to the
occupants, 40 per cent to increased luggage space and the rest to yet more
safety equipment. The extra room inside is especially welcome, as are the
superb new seats.

It's pretty comfortable in the back. Perfect examples of the previous four
generations, dating back to 1975, were on static display during the launch
of the latest model. Casting a nostalgic eye, I sat in each one in turn. The
original had tremendous charm but the 2005 version is far better than any of
its forebears.

The urgent bid to keep weight down in the face of this increase in size
means bodies are now lighter, yet considerably stiffer, and there is
extensive use of ultra-lightweight, magnesium-alloy castings in the new
engines, which are not only lighter but more efficient than before.

Luxury items, previously available only in 5-series models or above, have
reached the 3-series for the first time. One, on six-cylinder models only,
includes the option of Active Steering.

This is now so sophisticated that it's hard to tell it's there; it just
makes the car even easier to drive. The software has been enhanced to
respond to a variety of situations, not just easier passage around car
parks; if opposite lock is required, for example, it adds five degrees of
front wheel movement to help you.

That means there's 60 degrees less movement of the steering wheel required,
but even on a twisty skidpan circuit you don't notice a thing, except that
it's easier work. If I mention that I overheard two colleagues arguing about
whether Active Steering was even fitted to the car they had both just
driven, I feel the point is made.

Great efforts have also gone into reducing any deterioration in ride comfort
when sport packs and run-flat tyres are fitted. Not so long ago, it was like
chalk and cheese but now it's harder to detect any loss of quality.

I drove the 330i and the 320d versions, the latter sure to be by far the
bigger seller. Diesel sales have leapt: last year the previous 320d
accounted for 46 per cent of UK 3-series sales, whereas the contemporary
330i made only 2·7 per cent. Both replacement engines are excellent, the
six-cylinder petrol version being smoother and considerably more powerful
but the less expensive turbodiesel packing impressive mid-range punch and
requiring far fewer fuel stops.

There was some vibration at low speed with the diesel but it was not a major
fault. The growing switch to diesels has resulted partly from dramatic
improvements in technology and partly from tax benefits for business user
but if you can quantify those precisely today you're a lot cleverer than I
am. If in doubt, consult a tax expert.

The new 3-series will be phased in by stages, starting with three petrol
versions and a turbodiesel available from March 12. Coupés in the new style
will not reach the showrooms until late next year and replacements for the
ultra-sporting M3 and the convertible will follow some time after that. A
foldaway hardtop remains "under consideration", perhaps two years away. With
the 1-series launched, there's no need for 3-series Compacts.

In short, BMW has produced another winner. As for the new look, all I can
observe is that the stylists have not been given free rein with such a
vitally important new model. The new 3-series is certainly different but
there's nothing outrageously controversial about it.

To me, it looks considerably better around the rear three-quarter view than
any previous 3-series ever did; too often I have felt that the front of a
BMW looked great but somehow the designers lost the way behind the driver's
door. But what do I know about that? I'm no fashion guru so please make up
your own minds about its beauty or otherwise. I can assure you that it's a
great car to drive.

Mind you, if you want almost equal exclusivity, think about a top of the
range Ford Mondeo. Don't laugh; it too is an outstanding car in its own way.
But it only just managed to outsell the 3-series in the UK last year.

BMW 3-series
Price/availability: from £21,090 for saloon 320i to £28,455 for 330i SE. On
sale March 12.

Engine/transmission: 320i: 1,995cc, in-line four-cylinder petrol; 150bhp at
6,000rpm, 148lb ft of torque at 3,600rpm. 325i: 2,497cc, in-line
six-cylinder petrol; 218bhp at 6,500rpm, 184lb ft of torque at
2,750-4,250rpm. 330i: 2,996cc, in-line six-cylinder petrol; 258bhp at
6,600rpm, 221lb ft of torque at 2,500-4,000rpm. 320d: 1,995cc, in-line
four-cylinder turbodiesel: 163bhp at 4,000rpm, 251lb ft of torque at
2,000rpm. Six-speed manual or (on 325i and 330i) optional six-speed
sequential manual; optional (on all models) six-speed Steptronic automatic.
Rear-wheel drive. Performance: 320i manual (Steptronic in brackets): top
speed 137mph (134mph), 0-62mph in 9·0sec (9·7sec), EU Urban fuel consumption
26·4mpg (25·7mpg), CO2 emissions 178g/km (190g/km). 325i: 152mph (150mph) /
7·0sec (7·7sec ) / 23·3mpg (21·9mpg) / 203g/km (218g/km). 330i: limited to
155mph (155mph) / 6·3sec (6·6sec) / 22·2mpg (21·9 mpg) / 210g/km (216g/km).
320d: 140mph (137mph) / 8·3sec (8·6sec) / 36·2mpg (31·0mpg) / 153g/km
(179g/km).

We like: Stunning improvements in an all-new version of an already
outstanding car; safer, faster, cleaner, more economical, more luxurious,
excellent engines and transmissions, superb handling.

We don't like: Nothing worth mentioning.

Alternatives: Alfa Romeo 156 2·4 JTD, from £20,850. Ford Mondeo 3·0 V6, from
£21,480. Jaguar X-type, from £19,995. Lexus IS, from £18,850. Mercedes-Benz
C-class, from £21,200. Volvo S40 2·5, from £23,113.


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Old January 25th 05, 02:07 PM
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Looks like the (awful) MG ZT.




 




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