BMW 335i News

Now two generations back, the E39 5-series was a virtual shoo-in at our annual 10Best competition.

Drive a BMW 335d, as I just did for a week, and you don't attract a second glance.

The BMW 7-Series smaller brother both in terms of size and styling, the new 5-Series, was officially launched today.

Heading into 2010, BMW has expanded its mid-size line with the new Gran Turismo body style already on sale.

Trying to describe the BMW 5-series Gran Turismo can sound a bit like trying to solve a riddle: What has the rear seat of a 7-series, the driving position of an X5, and the over-the-road dynamics of a 5-series? To achieve those disparate attributes, the 5-series GT is necessarily ungainly.

With the formation of the Infiniti luxury lineup in 1989 Nissan pretty much sealed the fate of the then highly lauded Maxima by channeling all of its sporty, rear drive intentions into the new marque.

How much quicker? The regular 335i is rated at 300 horsepower and 300 pound-feet of torque .

All the while, its competition from Germany, Japan and the U.S. have augmented their luxury lines with mid-level or super high-performance cars like the BMW 335i/ M3 , Audi S4 / RS4 and Cadillac CTS-V . Volvo, meanwhile, put all its egg into a basket that touted refined design and safety.

German tuning shop ATT TEC is trying to further close the performance gap between the BMW 335i and M3 Convertibles with the release of a new sport package that includes two stages of power upgrades.

Cons: Exorbitant as-tested price, artificial steering feel, questionable value of Drive Select system.

Petrina Gentile Published on Wednesday, Nov. 04, 2009 6:04PM EST Last updated on Wednesday, Nov.

BMWa TMs ultimate all-weather driving machine. WHAT IS IT? How do you sharpen the BMW 3-series to keep pace with the threat of the new 2010 Audi S4 ? You buy an M3, seeing as the supercharged Audi beat out the 335i sedan in our recent comparison test of the two .

October 29, 2009: For the third consecutive year BMW Group has dominated the 2009 Wheels Gold Star Car Awards.

For one thing, Walter de'Silva's designs are almost universally lauded whereas the new crop of Bangled Bimmers are... controversial to put it as nicely as humanly possible.

Even entering its fifth year of production, the 2010 BMW 3 Series remains the best entry-level luxury sedan you can buy.

Audi ices a mighty 3 by shedding price, and even power. All the sports-sedan action is below a $50,000 base price, we're told by Audi's marketers.

Lap after lap we've failed to shake them. As if fused to our doors, the 2008 BMW 335i and 2002 BMW M3 keep pace with our 2008 BMW 135i.

There is a point in our lives when that 2-seat sports car becomes an impractical dream.

In some ways, the most common Infiniti G37, the rear-drive model with a 7-speed automatic, is the best.

The 2009 BMW 335i and the redesigned Z4 grab the spotlight this week. Both have hard tops, but one cleverly folds down for open-air driving.