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F30 328i Massacres Seven Other Sports Sedans in Motor Trend Comparison

Motor Trend has the 2012 F30 328i as the top gun among 8 sports sedans that it recently tested against each other. The 328i took first over the Volvo S60 T5, Mercedes Benz C250, Audi A4 Quattro, Lexis IS 250, Acura TSX, Infiniti G25 and Buick Regal GS. MT editors ... CONTINUED

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F30 M Performance Brakes Detailed. Coming in Red, Orange, Yellow

Some days ago, BMW has officially announced the M Performance Parts lineup for the F30 3 series (and the F10 and the F20). Today, we're happy to share more information on the M Performance Brakes. Thanks to E90Fleet for this information! The M Performance brakes are manufactured by Brembo, and calipers ... CONTINUED

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First BMW F30 European Delivery Underway!

Follow along as our first member to take European Delivery of an F30 documents his week long trip. John has already taken delivery and will be updating the thread throughout his and after with photos, reactions, and more. Be sure to subscribe to the thread for updates.

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3 Series GT Reveals Retractable Spoiler, First on a BMW

Perhaps the 3 Series GT (F34) has sportier intentions than most would expect. If the retractable spoiler spotted on this F34 prototype for the first time is any indication, BMW expects the 3 Series GT to be driven with plenty of gusto and not relegated to only people and cargo ... CONTINUED

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Modified BMW F30 335i Photoshoot – Melbourne Red with Black Out Parts

Aftermarket tuners and fabricators are wasting no time in customizing and modifying the F30 3 series sedan. LTBMW has certainly wasted little time in customizing the look of their barely two week old Melbourne Red F30 335i. What you see inside features the following mods: Front license plate bracket deleteFront ... CONTINUED

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New Australian 3 Series F30 Ad: 40 Years Ago We Stopped Making Sedans

New F30 3 series commercial from down under which invokes the history and heritage of the BMW 3 series sedan.

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Airstrip Attack: JB4 335i vs Procede 2 335i (Runway Race)

We continue our coverage of this past weekend's Airstrip Attack. BIMMERPOST sponsored this past weekend's Airstrip Attack, a runway shootout race event held at the Trona Airport near Death Valley, California. The event saw some of the most powerful European, Domestic, and Japanese cars from California go head-to-head on a ... CONTINUED

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F30 335i Reaches 0-60 in 4.7sec and Pulls Nearly 1g (Motor Trend Video Review)

Motor Trend's performance review of the F30 2012 335i sedan. The review puts the 335i F30 through the performance tests 0-60mph, 60-0 braking, quarter mile, lateral G's. They were able to accomplish a 0-60mph of only 4.7 seconds and the quarter mile in just 13.3 seconds. They ... CONTINUED

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Full F30 3 Series Catalog Uploaded. 54 Pages of F30 Info, Including M Sport

The full F30 3 series English catalog (international version) is now available. We've posted it in the "Catalog" portion of our Official F30 Info Thread for you to download. It's 54 beautiful pages of F30 goodies and includes info on all the model lines (Sport, Luxury, Modern), as ... CONTINUED

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H&R Releases Lowering Springs for F30 328i and 335i

With the 3 series traditionally having the largest aftermarket support of any BMW model, it usually doesn't take long for the first aftermarket parts to become available. And one of the first parts are usually suspension components. H&R has now released its F30 springs application for the 2012 328i and 335i ... CONTINUED

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Production Videos Show How the 2012 3 Series F30 Sedan is Manufactured

Now that the F30 3 series retail sales have launched worldwide, check out how the 6th generation 3 series sedan is manufactured and produced. We bring you a set of five F30 production videos, covering the press shop, body shop, paint shop, assembly, and final assembly.

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New BMW 2012 3 Series Ad Spot – Which Means

New commercial spot for the 2012 BMW 3 Series (328i) - Description: The all-new BMW 3 Series comes with Efficient Dynamics which means 0-60 in 5.9 seconds and 36 MPG. Which means this Ultimate Driving Machine has all of the performance you expect from a BMW along with the fuel ... CONTINUED

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Spy Photos: BMW 3 Series GT Drops Some Camo

Now that the F30 3 series sedan has been released, testing continues on all the other F3x variants - the F32 coupe, F31 touring, and this F34 Gran Turismo (GT) model. These photos provide the best look yet at the trunk, tailgate, and rear portions of the roofline. The 3 Series ... CONTINUED

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First F30 335i (N55) Dyno Results Are In. Also Underrated from Factory.

We bring you the first dyno results from a 2012 335i (F30) sedan, performed by Challenge Mfg. USA (GTM_Challenge) on their recently delivered 335i. The F30 335i is powered by the N55 6-cylinder TwinPower twinscroll turbo engine and its factory quoted power figures are 300hp / 300lb-ft. The 335i N55 dyno ... CONTINUED

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2012 BMW 328i (F30) Track Test Performance Results [Video]

Insideline puts the 2012 328i (F30) through a battery of performance tests on their own track to get some real life test results. Here are the results: 0-60mph: 5.9 sec0-60mph (with 1 ft rollout): 5.5 sec1/4 mile: 14.1 sec @ 98.9mph60-0mph braking: 115ftSkid Pad: 0.88gSlalom: ... CONTINUED

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A Look Underneath the F30 328i N20 Engine Cover

Evolution Racewerks didn't take much time to tear into their F30 328i's N20 engine, removing the engine cover and revealing some of the plumbing underneath. Check out the photos inside.

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2013 F31 3 Series Touring Spied Nearly Naked. Debuts at AMI in June

The next 3 series variant to make its debut will be the 3 series touring / wagon (F31). We've now spotted it with virtually no camouflage remaining. Combined with the recently revealed F31 rear design patent CGIs (images inside), we now basically know how the F31 will look when it ... CONTINUED

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BMW N54 Tuning Hits New Levels: 335i Single Turbo Build Puts Down 627whp. Targets 700hp.

Vishnu Performance Systems has pushed the tuning of the N54 platform to unprecedented levels with its N54 335i single turbo build, the first one successfully dyno'd. The latest dyno has already achieved 627whp / 477 lb-ft. torque @ 22.5 PSI. The final power goal is an incredible 700whp! See ... CONTINUED

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