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"  The pundits have spoken, and the resounding take on the new BMW 3-series is that the 328i (pipsqueak turbocharged 4-cylinder engine seen here) steals the show from the beefier twin-scroll turbocharged inline-6 powered 335i. Surprised? You shouldn&amp;#039;t be. I certainly saw the argument when I sampled both rides at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The 328i was lighter and more tossable than its more premium stablemate. It&amp;#039;s also no slouch, accelerating to 60 mph as quickly as a 1995-era M3, while returning 36 mpg on the highway. However, and this is a big however, I did miss the bigger engine&amp;#039;s meaty-yet-silky-smooth torque avalanche, especially while pulling uphill out of turn 5. You can also forget the critics for a moment and consider the BMW loyalists, such as my good friend who&amp;#039;s a current-gen 330i driver considering an upgrade to a new 3. &amp;quot;I like the idea of the 328i,&amp;quot; he recently told me, &amp;quot;but I can&amp;#039;t get away from the feeling that I&amp;#039;d be downgrading if I didn&amp;#039;t get a 335i.&amp;quot; Say what you will about less being more, but sometimes there&amp;#039;s no accounting for the allure of status. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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