- Model driven: BMW 335d Coupé
- Bodystyle: Coupé
- Engine: 3.0 twin-turbo straight-six
- Fuel: diesel
- Transmission: 6-speed automatic
- Date of test: Oct 2006
The latest of the BMW 3 Series Coupé - BMW 335d Coupé is the best model in the expanding 3-Series Coupé range. Forget the 335i Coupé with its petrol engine, this 3.0-litre straight-diesel with its twin turbochargers is the model on the run now, within the range. It’s exactly the same unit which impressed us in the X3 and 5-Series, but this does more of the same under the bonnet of the Coupé. It’s just the diesel’s greater economy that’s won us over, even if 37.7mpg on the official combined cycle is very good, but the incredible performance of it’s the engine. With 282bhp and 428lb ft of torque driving through a vastly improved six-speed automatic transmission, the 335d Coupé delivers the sort of performance that makes even BMW’s mighty M6 feel slow off the line.
Currently it sits at the top of the BMW 3-Series range. Both engines are available in the saloon and estate 3-Series models, but the two-door coupé is more expensive and more exclusive than its four-door brethren. The 335i petrol will eventually be knocked off the 3-Series top spot by the M3 with its V8 engine, and the cabriolet versions with their folding hardtop roofs will also cost more, but the 335d Coupé will remain the range-topping diesel model. Rivals in this class are few in the coupé sector, the Peugeot V6 HDI 407 Coupé and Mercedes CLK 320 CDI being possible alternatives. I tell you, neither can match the 335d Coupé’s performance or poise. Of course, you may not agree with them because every single individual has different taste. You may want to have a look at the comparism of the three cars.
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