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Ruergard
February 17th, 2009, 13:44
BMW Performance Power Kit for 335i and 135i Debuts in Geneva

Kit boosts performance by 20 hp and up to 50 Nm of torque for BMW's 135i and 335i range of vehicles.

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At the Geneva auto show next month, BMW will be presenting its Performance Power Kit for the 135i and the 335i.

The 135i and the 335i both feature BMW's 3.0 liter, twin-turbo, in-line 6-cylinder engine which comes with a standard 306 hp and 400 Nm of torque (295 lb-ft). The BMW Performance Power Kit boosts that by 20 hp to 326 and takes torque to 450 Nm (332 lb-ft) on the automatic gearbox. The manual transmission gets only a bump up to 430 Nm (or 317 lb-ft of torque).

Apart from some software tuning for improved engine management, the Performance Power Kit also features an additional radiator on the outside of the engine, a high performance fan on the main radiator, and air flow ducts to help deal with all the extra heat.

The kit is available for the following BMW models: the 135i Coupé, 135i Convertible, 335i Saloon, 335i Touring, 335i Coupé, and the 335i Convertible. It improves performance on the 335i Saloon by 0.2 seconds on the 0 to 100 km/h sprint, coming in at 5.4 seconds. Mid-range acceleration, 80-120 km/h, is half a second quicker with the kit.

The Performance Power Kit can also be combined with BMW's 7-speed automatic sports transmission on the BMW 335i Coupé and the BMW 335i Convertible models.

No details on pricing or when the kit becomes available were included in the press release.


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Source: BMW.

Press release:

BMW Performance Power Kit: entering a new level of performance.

Going beyond the maximum limit, re-defining the conventional - precisely these are the challenges successfully mastered by the engineers responsible for developing the BMW Performance Power Kit. The result is an increase in output on the straight-six power unit featured in the BMW 135i Coupé, the BMW 135i Convertible, the BMW 335i Saloon, the BMW 335i Touring, the BMW 335i Coupé, and the BMW 335i Convertible.

On all of these models the BMW Performance Power Kit increases engine output by 15 kW/20 hp to 240 kW/326 hp, boosting maximum torque to 450 Newton-metres/332 lb-ft. On the road the most important result of this enhancement of engine power is significantly faster acceleration and flexibility the driver will clearly notice and enjoy on all models.

The power unit further upgraded by the BMW Performance Power Kit is already the most powerful six-cylinder within the wide range of BMW engines. Featured in the top versions of both the BMW 3 Series and the BMW 1 Series, this outstanding power unit comes with Twin Turbo Technology and High Precision Injection, offering maximum output in standard trim in the BMW 3 and BMW 1 Series of 225 kW/306 hp and maximum torque of 400 Newton-metres/295 lb-ft.

In the BMW Performance Power Kit this top-of-the-range engine now enters a new dimension of engine power, the BMW Performance Power Kit being made up of software and hardware components perfectly matched to one another in their functions and specially developed for the 3.0-litre straight-six.

Appropriate modifications in engine management have a positive effect on the development of power, an additional radiator outside of the engine itself as well as appropriate air flow ducts and a high-performance fan on the main radiator serving to adjust the engine to the change in thermal conditions.

Apart from the increase in maximum power to 240 kW/326 hp, the BMW Performance Power Kit boosts peak torque to 430 Newton-metres/ 317 lb-ft on manual-gearbox models and an even more significant 450 Newton-metres/332 lb-ft on models with automatic transmission.

On the BMW 335i Coupé and the BMW 335i Convertible, the BMW Performance Power Kit may also be combined with BMW's seven-speed automatic sports transmission complete with double-clutch operation.

Whatever combination he chooses, the driver will always enjoy a significant increase in power and performance clearly confirmed by actual measurements. As an example, the BMW 335i Saloon with the BMW Performance Power Kit accelerates from a standstill to 100 km/h in 5.4 seconds, thus completing this standard sprint 0.2 seconds faster than its regular production counterpart. And acceleration from 80-120 km/h (50-75 mph) even comes 0.5 seconds faster than in the regular model.

BMW Performance Power Kit for 335i and 135i Debuts in Geneva - worldcarfans (http://www.worldcarfans.com/9090217.015/bmw-performance-power-kit-for-335i-and-135i-debuts-in-geneva)

I really like the new seats and other details, will be interesting to see the pricetag for this. :mech:

AndyBG
February 17th, 2009, 14:12
They had to come up with some kind of answer for S4s 333 hp... :D

Bingocaller
February 17th, 2009, 15:50
Sounds promising! And looks at those sport seats! Drooool

Leadfoot
February 17th, 2009, 16:05
When it says
The Performance Power Kit can also be combined with BMW's 7-speed automatic sports transmission on the BMW 335i Coupé and the BMW 335i Convertible models. does that mean the DKG dual clutch gearbox or is there a new 7speed automatic being launched?

P.S.
Those seats are to die for, I bet there will be M3 owners who will be jealous. :hihi:

andreadebi
February 17th, 2009, 16:15
When it says does that mean the DKG dual clutch gearbox or is there a new 7speed automatic being launched?

P.S.
Those seats are to die for, I bet there will be M3 owners who will be jealous. :hihi:

dkg

http://www.sportauto-online.de/test_U_technik/einzeltests/hxcms_article_517161_14550.hbs?ext_site_number=1

Leadfoot
February 17th, 2009, 16:18
Thanks, it's what I thought but just wasn't sure. There's so much talk going on about 7 and 8 speed automatics being launched that anything is possible.

What's the price of DKG in the normal 3 series?

Edit: Just found the price, £1605. Dearer than the S/Tronic in the S4.

Ruergard
February 18th, 2009, 21:45
P.S.
Those seats are to die for, I bet there will be M3 owners who will be jealous. :hihi:

They have been available since last year. Very nice indeed.