

#G POWER E46 330I MANUAL#
The list includes reprogrammed engine management, hotter cams, a six-speed manual gearbox (a first for a non-M 3-series BMW), and a shorter final-drive ratio-3.07:1 versus the 2.93:1 rear end used in the base 330i with manual transmission. In any case, it's the go-faster bits that set this enhanced Bimmer apart from the rest of the 330i establishment. Reduced to verbiage, it sounds a little glitzy, but BMW's execution is subdued and tasteful. That's the price of BMW's new Performance package, a collection of cosmetic and mechanical upgrades that make a 330i four-door quicker and slicker.Ĭosmetic elements include a so-called aerodynamic package (deeper air-dam and rocker-panel extensions), Alcantara faux-suede seats and steering-wheel cover, black-anodized interior aluminum trim, and gauges with red needles. That's still true, but for about four grand, you can be a little less out of luck than before. If you wanted M3 performance but you needed four portals, you were out of luck. was the only market with strong four-door M3 sales, the business case didn't add up. Unlike the E36, the E46 four-door shares very little sheetmetal with the coupe and convertible. Owing to the need for extensive body revisions (read "fenders") to accommodate the M wheels and tires, BMW balked. With that kind of track record, you might have expected to see a four-door M3 in the new body style.
