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      06-03-2014, 12:34 PM   #191
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Originally Posted by 3.0L View Post
Ah, no. The factory states that the M235i does 0 to 60 in 5.0 seconds with the 6-speed manual transmission and 4.8 seconds with the 8-speed automatic transmission. Recent reviews by popular magazine road testing drivers are consistently seeing 0 to 60 times of 4.3 to 4.5 seconds with the automatic transmission.
Indeed. I had an f30 328i M-Sport loaner for 2 weeks a while back and it most definitely accelerates quicker and shifts quicker than any BMW I've driven. I attribute that largely to the 8spd gearbox. While the constant shifting feels intrusive at times, it was definitely quick on the butt dyno.
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