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yes it is, but after the 330xi (or ci), all you have left in the 3series is the M3 .


No, now you have the 335i for that very reason -- to fill the gap between the 330i (which isn't that great of a performer) and the M3 (which is pretty much the best of the best). Now that's a car that's just a step shy of the M3 (the last-gen M3 anyhow).

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