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Originally Posted by I Vtec, do you?
Yeah I don't know about an SI being evenly matched with a 328i...
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I'm behind a firewall that won't let me access a picture hosting website such as Photobucket so I just did a copy and paste from Consumer Reports online and included a .pdf. I threw the EX Sedan so you could get dimensions because the Si Consumer Reports used was a coupe. Keep in mind that Consumer Reports is generally pretty conservative in their performance numbers with a manual transmission and these numbers are with the base all-season tires:
convertible, coupe, sedan, wagon coupe, sedan coupe, sedan
Trim lines 328i, 328xi, 335i, 335xi DX, LX, EX, Si, Hybrid, GX, Mugen Si DX, LX, EX, Si, Hybrid, GX, Mugen Si
Base price range $32,400 - $49,100 $14,810 - $29,500 $14,810 - $29,500
Drive wheels Rear or AWD Front Front
Seating 2 front, 3 rear 2 front, 3 rear 2 front, 3 rear
Engines available
3.0-liter 6 (230 hp)
3.0-liter 6 twin-turbo (300 hp)
4.0-liter V8 (414 hp) 1.3-liter 4 hybrid (110 hp)
1.8-liter 4 (113 hp)
1.8-liter 4 (140 hp)
2.0-liter 4 (197 hp) 1.3-liter 4 hybrid (110 hp)
1.8-liter 4 (113 hp)
1.8-liter 4 (140 hp)
2.0-liter 4 (197 hp)
Transmissions available NA NA NA
Tested model
2008 328i sedan, 3.0-liter Six, 6-speed automatic
2006 Si coupe, 2.0-liter Four, 6-speed manual
2006 EX sedan, 1.8-liter Four, 5-speed manual
Tires as tested Bridgestone Turanza EL42, size 205/55R16 91H Michelin Pilot HX MXM4, size P215/45R17 87V Bridgestone Turanza EL400, size P205/55R16 89H
Performance
Acceleration
0 to 30 mph, sec.
2.6 2.7 3.0
0 to 60 mph, sec.
6.9 7.0 8.6
Quarter-mile, sec.
15.3 15.4 16.8
Quarter-mile, mph
95 94 85
45 to 65 mph, sec.
4.8 4.5 5.6
Transmission
RPM at 60 mph 2,100 2,655 2,630
Routine handling
Emergency handling
Avoidance maneuver, max speed
53.5 54.5 54.0
Braking
Braking from 60 mph dry, ft.
130 132 136
Braking from 60 mph wet, ft.
142 141 136
Length, in. 178 175 177
Width, in. 72 69 69
Height, in. 56 54 57
Wheelbase, in. 109 104 106
Turning circle, ft. 37 38 38
Road clearance, in. 4.0 4.5 4.5
Curb weight, lb.
3,485 2,885 2,740
Percent weight, front/rear
50 / 50 61 / 39 59 / 41
Max. load, lb. 1,060 850 850
Towing capacity, lb. NR NR 1,000