E90

[Chesty Bonds]

i also read somewhere that the new i6 will have the 3.5L as the high hp powerplant.

Yeah now that would be nice, although i haven't heard anything to that effect.

There's nothing quite like a big inline six. Remember the E34 M5 with the 3.8L six? Now that was an engine [headbang]

 

[MrElussive]

I think that the 265hp and 231hp numbers are more true. He said the they were asked questions about how much they would pay for BMWs with the higher output specs. Not necessarily that they were gonna produce the higher displacement engines. Still, BMW will finally compete evenly with the G35s and 350Zs.

Better than before, but I'm still not sure. Let's just hope BMW still does more with less on the new engines because for 2005, all G35 Sedans get 280hp and G35 Coupe 6MT's (not the autos) get 298hp. I have a feeling that the E90 330 Sedan will have the same acceleration as the G35 Sedan and Coupe, whereas the Coupe 6MT will be a tad faster.
The problem with the G35 Coupe is that it just has way too much horsepower for its class (although I'm not complaining) and it just makes its competitors look slow in comparison, when they're really not at all.