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Never seen that before, not sure I understand what it's suppose to do. If you want more noise remove the primary cats, and replace them VRSF items. These get good review, they are cheap, and fit well. http://www.vr-speed.com/vrsf-3-stainless-steel-catless-downpipes-n54-07-10-bmw-335i-08-10-bmw-135i.html If you want more muffler noise you can cut open and mod your OEM exhaust to make it similar to the official BMW performance items (£1000+ last time I checked). http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=739970

Not heard or seen anything like that on the 335i before. The main 'issue' with perceived lack of noise in the 335i is due to how well the interior is insulated. Even the standard exhaust is quite loud to everyone outside the car. This is probably why virtually every new BMW produces 'fake' engine noise through the speakers, even the F10 M5 and the new M3. A lot of the aftermarket items suffer from dronning at M way speeds, so pick your back boxes carefully.

Isn't this just a case of the 'perfect' mixture of circumstance enforcing a whole number of stereotype, therefore the media love it.... Rich caucasian male from the first world, goes to the third world, 'lures' a nationally recognised animal out of its 'protected' habit, and than kills it with a bow and arrow before finally putting a picture of him self with the dead animal on social media.... I mean come on, what else could you want as a journalist. Social injustice, animal rights, hints of 'imperialism', and lots of photos....If the guy had been a lawyer from Dallas, and than tried to bribe some local officials to cover up the story I suppose that would have made it 'perfect' from the reporting aspect

The M3 is a decent car, but they are getting old theses days. I wouldn't touch one without a BMW AUC warranty. My mate bought one after I bought my 335i, he sold it after 18 months. Running costs was one of the reasons he got rid of it....and his pockets are deeper than mine!! I think his longterm average was 14mpg.

Good effort, funny how adrenaline on race day gets you that bit faster. I keep on trying to make my self do a 10K run. I can just about manage 5k as part of sprint triathlon, but after that I'm dead.....Just watching people do the 10K runs on TV makes my legs tired. At least with the cycling your basically just sitting down, and the swimming bit, well if you don't move your arms your drown so not much choice there

Been there, done that, it was alright but for me it's time to move on. Life is too short to waste on experiencing the same thing again and again

Yes but your having to put up with having an internal combustion engine

I was originally going to go a Model 3 to replace the Leaf, but actually its likely because Tesla is trying to lower the price of entry on the Model 3, it's not going to have a battery any where near the size of the Model S, so for me, a 100 kWh Model S will be pretty much perfect, I suspect by 2017 a 100kWh Model S will on-sale for the same price as the current 85 kWh model. Assuming 100 kWh of battery will get you an extra 10-15% more range than the 85 kWh, even in cold conditions, and driving at 70mph, the real life range should be easily more than 200 miles. Looking at the Supercharging network in Norway they are pretty much spaced out at 250km apart, with a few with-in 150Km of each other. Which you will be cover comfortably in a 100kWh Model S with no issues. This is more than enough range for our holiday needs. In 4 years of owing the BMW, the only time I fuelled it up at a service station was on the European road trip. Our daily use of the car is the odd 100-150 mile trip to see the parents, which even the current 70 kWh Model S can cover non-stop - and once we get to the destination, simply plug it-in overnight, and when we are ready for the return trip, we wouldn't even have to go and find a local petrol station. I've already now covered over 2000 miles in the Leaf with its 70 mile range battery - and no access to any Tesla supercharger, haven't had any problems with 'range anxiety' or running out of charge yet, so I'm sure a Model S with nearly three times the range of the Leaf will do me fine

The current Model S is already at close to 300 miles of range, with Supercharges been able to deliver 80% charge in about 30 minutes - Time needed for brake/food. It's likely the battery capacity is going to go up 5-10% per year for the same cost, so come 2017 a 100kWh battery pack will be the same cost at the current 85kWh pack - which even at a relative un-efficent 3.3 miles per kWh translates to a range of well over 300 miles....Which is more than what my 335i could manage on £70+ of unleaded in day to day use. It takes a bit more planning to an European tour , but actually not that hard with Tesla Supercharges...oh and there are NO fuel costs. Looking at the number of Superchargers planned for Europe by the end of 2015, I could easily repeat the pan-european road trip I did last summer in the BMW in a Tesla Model S next summer without any issues, and with the added advantage of no fuel costs. But sadly due to been a pleb I cannot justify spending £50K on a car when I already have a perfectly good car on lease/interest free PCP, so need to wait till end 2016 before I can order anything like a Tesla for delivery in early 2017. But once we do get hold of a car that can access the Tesla Supercharger network, the holiday for 2017 is already planned, blast to Norway, and than spend a week or so exploring the Atlantic highway....Cannot wait Slightly tempted to do commit some finical suicide by ordering a Model S now anyways and just leave the Leaf parked up on the driveway, but that really wouldn't do down well with the wife. Still no harm in waiting till at least early 2016, when Tesla announce some details the up and coming model 3.....

Actually you could probably buy TWO M4s for the same price as a P90D L. But why would buy a M4 in the first place, it's essentially got the same engine as my old 2008 335i. Pick up a used 335i for <£10k, spend £5k on a Quaife LSD, Birds B3 suspension, a remap and your have 95% the performance of a new M3/M4....Minus the fake engine noise ofcourse

Actually looks like 1.5 seconds is ready been done....in a MX5 of all things....Anyone fancy shelling out their MX5 for a sub 1.5 second machine

That's quick, but am sure it'll get quicker, let's wait see what happens in a few years time when EVs continue to develop. Though by the time you get to 1.5 seconds G forces will really start to come into play!! I think sub 2.5 second 0-60 times will become accessible on quite a few road going mass produced EVs, rather than just a handful of supercars. There will than be some horrendous crashes, and a new 'temporary' law will be passed to enforce a minimal limit for 0-60 time, we'll than spend the next 50 years arguing about why the law is pointless when it's 3 am and your on empty dual carriage way

Ok so maybe I wasn’t 100% clear with my last post: In regards to battery: Last June when the first RHD Model S arrived in the UK, £50K bought you: 60kWh battery = 215 mile official range Now, your £50K buys you: 70kWh battery = 260 mile official range a 10 kWh increase in base spec may not seem like much, but my Leaf only has 24 kWh battery. The latest updates also introduced Silicon coated Anodes - This is another step in improving battery capacity, in theory this will lead to a 20% increase in charge density when the technology matures. In regards to supercharging: In 2013 Tesla superchargers delivered 100KW In 2014 Supercharger were upgraded to deliver 120KW In 2015 Tesla have started to introduce liquid cooled cables, and its highly likely 150KW will be introduced soon. ALL these are FACTS not just rumours. In regards to rumours, I’ll be amazed if Tesla don’t update the top spec battery to 100kWh by the end of 2016. I may be a Tesla fan, but I’m not stupid, whilst I have means to buy a £50K Model S now, I recognise this is all very new immature technology, and the rate at which Tesla is updating its range shows this. For now I’m quite happy to wait to see how things go - Whilst enjoying my Leaf. There is a number of new battery technologies been tested by VW/Nissan/GM which are all at the prototype stage. So for now I’ll happily wait for things to carry on developing before jumping in……If you really believe the rumours, battery density is going to make a massive jump sooner rather than later, but we have to wait and see There is more than enough information about the pros/cons of hydrogen fuel cell cars. The ONLY hydrogen fuel cell car you can buy now is a Hyundai, and in the UK there are currently 3 public hydrogen fuel stations. Whilst you can go and buy a battery EV from Kia/Nissan/Renault/VW/BMW right now, and use it every day. World wide have Hyundai sold less 300 of their hydrogen fuel cell cars over the last 18 months, compare that to sale figures of battery EV/Hybrids from this year. http://www.smmt.co.u...-registrations/ http://www.autoblog....missing-target/ The up and coming Toytoa Miria has 314 miles of range, barely more than a 90kWh Model S (300 miles), 0-60 is slower than my Leaf, only seats 2 in the back due to the hydrogen tank/batteries, and costs £60K AFTER a £15K ​government grant, so just as expensive as a Tesla. More importantly unlike a battery EV car which you can refuel anywhere with a plug point (such as your house), unless you live near one of the three hydrogen fuel stations, its essentially a Dodo. That's if you can get one....Even Toyota, which all their experience and money CANNOT figure out how to mass produce fuel cells, hence the Miria is hand built on the LFA production line. Toyota is currently trying to raise $4 BILLION to help develop fuel cell technology - Ironically thats about how much Tesla are spending building their battery factory, difference been the first stage of the Tesla battery factory is nearly complete, and due to start production of batteries by end of 2016 (maybe the 100kWh battery packs), hydrogen fuel cell mass production is still a distant dream... http://www.hybridcar...ion-investment/ You don’t need to be genius to see which way the market is going in regards to alternative fules. BMW aren't stupid, their main focus is actually on introduction of lightweight materials such as carbon fibre into chassis production. A light weight chassis will benefit any future drivetrain technology. Don't forget the only two alternative fuel cars BMW have actually put into production is the i3/i8, neither use hydrogen fuel cell technology.

Actually Tesla have made big changes to the range over the last 24 months aside from 0-60 times. The 2014 base spec £50k car use to only come with a 60kWh battery, no free supercharging, no live software updating etc. 12 month on and £50k buys you a 70kWh battery, includes free for life supercharging and all the tech you need. The top spec 85kWh battery has also been upgraded to 90kWh, and it's been hinted a 100kWh version will be with us next year. The largest battery in any other EV is a Kia Sol with 30kWh. The latest update has seen the introduction of a Silicon Anode rather than using Carbon in the battery. In theory this technology will improve energy density by at least 20% and up to 50%, hence a 100kWh battery pack is almost a certainty. The rate of charging on the Model S is also improving. Current rate of charge is 120 KW, but they have just introduced a liquid cooled charging cable which will likely see 150 KW+. Rumours suggest they are pushing for 100 miles of range for every 10 minutes plugged in - roughly 180 KW. Finally there is the 0-60 time. The power generated by an electric motor is limited by the size of the magnet, the density of the coils, and most importantly the amount of charge/amps that can be moved from the battery to the motor. The P90D has the SAME motors as the P85D. The improvement in power has come from changing the design of the cable linking the battery to the motor. Previously the peak Amp delivery was 1300, this has improved to 1500....But scarily the motor can apparently handle a current of 2000 amps!!! The Model X is set to be the fastest accelerating production SUV of all time. I suspect once Tesla deploy the 100 kWh battery, and future refine the power delivery your see a <2.5 second 0-60 time and power ratings on the P100D approach 1000 BHP there wouldn't be much on the road (If anything) that can out accelerate a P100D Model S. As for the 'unnecessary' 0-60 times...You could argue anything that does 0-60 quicker than a bog standard Fiesta is 'unnecessary'. All Tesla is doing is demonstrating the performance advantage electric motors have over the internal combustion engine. Personally I cannot wait to see what's coming, but the rate at which Tesla is coming out with updates is frankly insane. The first RHD P85D are only due to arrive on the UK this month, but already it's been superseded. The Models S will be 4 years old next year in the U.S market so am sure a face-lift is on the way. It wouldn't surprise me if a 2.5 second 0-60, 100kWh battery, face-lifted Model S is put on sale before the end of 2016. I cannot think of any other car company that updates its range so quickly??

I'm not sure why you think I'm just blindly following anyone, I have a perfectly good understanding on how to critically read literature and come up with my own conclusion. The technology is actually already here, and its good enough to relive some-> alot of the demands in regards to electric power generation. Indeed if you look economics of it, as battery costs fall (which they are doing), it will simply become a matter of economics - Nothing to do with environmental concerns. After initial infrastructure investment, solar/wind etc power is 'Free' because the Sun/Wind is free to everyone. http://www.thousandh..._03-05-2015.pdf http://cleantechnica...r-in-australia/ http://www.bbc.co.uk...onment-33544831 This article was written in 2003 (Same year as Tesla was founded), where an Saudi oil minster said “The Stone Age did not end for lack of stone, and the Oil age will end long before the world runs out of oil.†The main holdback at the time (2003) to stop the developed world from moving away from oil was the need for oil in transportation. http://www.economist.com/node/2155717 Fast forward 10 years or so, and now we have real viable transport solutions that no longer requires oil. Exxonmobil has been developing battery technology for while. These are the views of the oil rich countries/oil companies - not just of hippies dancing around some camp fire http://www.exxonmobi...es_battery.aspx http://oilprice.com/...l-Age-Last.html

Yes, even I'm getting bored of repeating the same answer to same questions.... As above for the sake of not having to repeat myself, the solution really isn't rocket science, I'm sure most 10 years old can grasp the concept of paring a solar panel with a battery to enable 24/7 power generation….. http://fortune.com/2...nge-everything/ http://www.350z-uk.c...40#entry1499340

Insurance on the Leaf for me is £300 fully comp The Leaf is more Astra size than super mini, and I paid £0 deposit and really wanted to try an EV. If pure money saving was my aim I would have bought a £500 Micra. It's the EV drivetrain of the Leaf I love. I'm certainly NOT considering buying a £50K Tesla just because it's cheap to re-fuel. Has anyone else here tried any EV?

Very sad news, just a reminder of what these guys do in the name of 'entertainment'

We do need to change the way we generate electricity - and move away from current models. This is the coverage from one of the major oil company magazines http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2015/07/is-teslas-model-s-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-oil/ http://fortune.com/2015/07/14/tesla-cto-low-cost-batteries-change-everything/

I have no problems been ladled a Tesla fan, sadly not a shareholder - Not enough funds. The base version of model S is now a decent saving compared to before - over £4k off and nearly below the £50k mark. It's good to see Tesla driving down the price of entry as well introducing stupidly quick versions In regards to the 'battery rental' on the Leaf, you have to take the total cost into consideration. My 'battery rental' on the Leaf is £70/month, but the rest of the car is £108/month - bare in mind my Sky bill is £60/month a total cost of £208/month to run a brand new car is cheap which ever way you look at it. A used Leaf can be had now for £8k - including all battery costs. Despite a brand new Tesla now with-in my budget, you guys will be glad to hear I wouldnt be in a position to buy one till late 2016 due to the Leaf deal....So prepare for lots more electric car news....Just waiting for Nissan to formally announce their next lot of EVs

So Tesla appears to have gone mad, less than 10 months ago they added the 691 BHP, 0-60 3.2seconds with 'Insane mode', the P85D to the Model S range.... Now they have announced a P90D with 'Ludicrous' mode....0-60 is now 2.8 seconds with a 1/4 time of 10.9 seconds....That's getting close to Veyron levels of acceleration!!! The power delivery at full throttle is up to 1500 amps....A diesel electric locomotive ONLY produces about 5000 amps of Peak power. So in just 3 years of launch the 'P' versions of the Model S dropped its 0-60 time from 4.2 seconds to 2.8 seconds....Yes I know 0-60 times isn't everything, but I for one have never thought I'll be able to experience, let alone buy a family car that can get any where near the accelerative force of a Bugatti Veyron!! What's more, there's no hint this is it for Tesla, the Model S will be due a 'facelift' in 12-24 months time. A P100D is 100% on the cards, so who knows that kind of power is coming down the line....Oh they have also announced a cheaper £52K 330bhp RWD only 70S. So the choice is yours, £52K for a basic RWD version or £90K+ for the 'Ludicrous' P90D, all wrapped up in a family friendly shell, with running costs cheaper than a Fiesta (not counting depreciation) ...or wait 12 months for a facelifted P100D with even crazier levels of performance ....Bring on Xmas 2016, because that when I'll be ordering what ever crazy Model S Tesla has onsale at that point!!! Strange as it may seem, all of a sudden a 0-60 time of more than 3 seconds just seems to slow

If you need any coding help, or a coding cable let me know. Once you start modding these BMWs your soon become obsessive about retrofitting OEM stuff

I take it that's on top the congestion charge...So £24/day to drive into inner London!!

Pretty soon you wouldn't have a choice, with the introduction of a 'ultra low emission zone' in inner London your need a car rated at <50 Co2 to get in. https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2015/march/london-s-first-all-electric-bus-route-to-be-operated-by-arriva https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2015/new-vision-for-cleaner-greener-taxi-and-private-hire-services-in-the-capital

I'm clearly very enthusiastic, but that because when you look at the objective evidence, the solution is very obvious, hence my enthusiasm. Read the papers I've cited and draw your own conclusions - Those papers are by far the most un-biased and purely scientific literature on the topic.