[quote=Ren]I just wish it was a little bigger than 2 liters. Definitely better than the previous, but for someone like me who would modify it, the cost to match the 335 performance might be close to the cost of a 335 anyway.[/quote]
2.0L is ideal for I4 though. Just like 3.0L is ideal for I/V6. It allow you have you a square bore/stroke ratio. I don’t mind 2.0L at all. But I wish they would have incorporate in variable lift into it. Nissan had a turbo 2.0L with variable lift many years back in Japan called the SR20VET. It allow the engine to rev higher and breath better at the higher RPM. That SR20VET was making 280HP many years ago. Too bad Nissan has gotten away from its root (i.e. turbo engines).
I personally would take the 335i over the 328i as well. I was just saying that with the new 328i and turbo I4, I personally think it put it over the G37 in my mind. Would be interesting to see what’s Infiniti’s answer to the 328i/335i in the next generation. It’s definitely nice to have competition. Before the G35 came on the scene, everyone was happy with low 200 HP. I would say because of the G35’s 280HP that got BMW to come out with the 335i. The people who benefit most from these competition is the consumer.
I don’t think it would take much to get the 328i to match the stock 335i’s power. However, there’s no replacement for displacements. Which mean the 335i would definitely have a higher ceiling and would not feel too peaky at 400+WHP.
