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That's exactly what I said when I saw it last night, especially the rear is better, just looks so much better than what's out now, and it's a TT. 
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Originally posted by hmouta:
the redesign is MUCH better than whats out now. lines flow better. headlights flow better. now if they can redesign the 5 6 and 7 with these new lines bmw would be back in business, not that i can afford any of them.
Agreed. While I don't care for the current design, even the subtle changes in headlights and grille make it fit together as it should. I actually like those taillights better than what was on the previous gen 3-series (currently my favorite gen.) as well.
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It's a shame that it appears you will only be able to get the TT engine in the coupe. 
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Meh... i like the looks of the current generation better. The current M3 is the best looking coupe in existance in my opinion (excluding supercars)
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70 hp actually sounds about right if they are using the popular with the manufacturers, but not so much with the aftermarket twin-scroll design. Remember the old Supras? the TT versions weren't that huge of an upgrade and the tuners hated them with a passion, usually replacing the TT with one BIG single turbo...
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FWIW, each turbo in the 335I (the name, by the way) is designated to provide boost to 3 cylinders, rather than have a small/large setup like the old Supras had. The reason for which, btw, was to eliminate lag while the bigger turbo was spooling. /tangent
Think of the I6 as two banks of 3 cylinders (kinda like a v6), then dedicate a turbo to each of the two banks. Granted, the turbos only provide a 70hp kick, but that's about a 15% gain in hp output for each turbo...not half bad...and there will be TONS of aftermarket. Oh...and with the 335i, there's NO lag. Take it from a 1.8t owner, Audi is going to have an extremely difficult time selling the 200hp FSI turbo a4's to all their turbo nuts with a boosted beemer in town.
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Boosting half the engine independent of the other half seems like a bad accident waiting to happen to me.
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Originally posted by sigma:
Boosting half the engine independent of the other half seems like a bad accident waiting to happen to me.
But BMW has a ton of experience with twin engine-management systems. I'm pretty positive that their V-12 is run practically as two I-6s, and I think the M5's V-10 has each bank managed more or less independently, but in sync.
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