UK 328i + 335i coupe prices released

spikes111 · 04-21-2006, 06:31 PM

Reported by Steved in the press release thread

BMW 325i SE Coupé £28,090 (+1.8% on the E46 325ci SE)
BMW 335i SE Coupé £33,420 (+9.3% on the E46 330ci SE)

Edited: here is the portion of the UK press release announcing UK pricing.

eshamas21 · 04-21-2006, 06:35 PM

How does that translate into American dollars?

BMW F22 · 04-21-2006, 06:36 PM

so it will start around $41,500? damn that isnt bad but once you add in a few options it would be ~$50k+

bos · 04-21-2006, 06:38 PM

Well, by currency exchange rates, that is about $50k and $60k respectively. But, this is mostly meaningless to determine what US pricing will be. Except perhaps the %age comparisons.

Daneel · 04-21-2006, 06:39 PM

NINE percent increase over the 330Ci?

Daneel · 04-21-2006, 06:39 PM

Maybe that's because the Brit's are charging some kind of tax for even a turbocharged engine? *please let it be so*

BMW F22 · 04-21-2006, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bos

Well, by currency exchange rates, that is about $50k and $60k respectively. But, this is mostly meaningless to determine what US pricing will be. Except perhaps the %age comparisons.

yeah I just took the base price for the 330ci ($37,800 is what I thought it was) and added 9.3% on top of that and got abour $41.5k starting price. It might be higher or lower with the official pricing.

E90Fleet · 04-21-2006, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steved

Prices just released for UK models:

BMW 325i SE Coupé £28,090 (+1.8% on the E46 325ci SE)
BMW 335i SE Coupé £33,420 (+9.3% on the E46 330ci SE)

So
E90 330i SE £29,170
E92 335i SE £33,420

= 14,6% increase

Using same numbers

USA E90 330i =$36,600
USA E92 335i = $41,943

eshamas21 · 04-21-2006, 06:44 PM

Yea its hard to translate it from UK pricing because of there taxes... we would need maybe german pricing to be able to do that... or how about they just give us U.S. pricing, would make things easier

mundo74 · 04-21-2006, 06:45 PM

On the GB site, the current 330Ci starts at £30,570. So if this ne price is correct it is £2,850 over the current model or otherwise ~8.5% more.

Traceaz · 04-21-2006, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Daneel

NINE percent increase over the 330Ci?

Keep in mind, we dont know what options will come standard on the 335i. It may end up being 3-4k more than the 2006 E46 330, but it may include a few more options standard too.

Personally, I'm fine with a base price in the 41-42k range, and hoping they add in a few options I want anyway that are built into the price. I'd like my final cost to be in the 45k to 47k range, maybe 48k, plus TTL etc.

3aficionado · 04-21-2006, 07:02 PM

I went another way in figuring pricing and came up with a similar number to most of you (obviously).

I took the difference between the current US 325i sedan and the UK 325i sedan and applied that percentage to the UK 325i coupe to get the US 328i coupe price.

Then I took the difference between the US 330i sedan and the UK 330i sedan. I applied that percentage to the UK335i coupe to get the US 335i coupe price.

My numbers are:
Percentage difference between UK & US 325i sedan: 0.195820433 (19.6%)
Percentage difference between UK & US 330i sedan: 0.254713747 (25.5%)
325 percentage applied to UK 325 coupe pricing to get US 328i coupe price: $33590US
330 percentage applied to UK 335 coupe pricing to get US 335i coupe price: $41932US

So 335i coupe in the US would be approx. $42K (or probably as BMW likes to price things, $41,900).

Daneel · 04-21-2006, 07:10 PM

Looks like no 335 for me

RichReg · 04-21-2006, 10:41 PM

So let's just say the Coupe starts at $40,995, just to play it safe.
Where does that leave the Sedan when it shows up?
It has to start at at least $40K, right?...which is about $3500 more than the current 330.

chonko · 04-21-2006, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RichReg

So let's just say the Coupe starts at $40,995, just to play it safe.
Where does that leave the Sedan when it shows up?
It has to start at at least $40K, right?...which is about $3500 more than the current 330.

I think they will keep the 335i sedan below $40k, my guess is between $37.5K to $39.9K

Pretender · 04-22-2006, 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chonko

I think they will keep the 335i sedan below $40k, my guess is between $37.5K to $39.9K

How can they do that? You get 45 HP over the e90 330 + extra stuffs (probably) for only $900-$3300 more? I doubt it. Look at the 325i and 330i price difference: $30.9K vs. $36.6k (40HP and some extra stuffs, but the same class design). Now, 335 is a coupe which is always more pricey than the sedan and also a new design. I'm not so surprised to see the price starting from above $42K. My guess is $42K-$44K...h

Daneel · 04-22-2006, 12:44 AM

Pretender, that is not a valid argument. Keep in mind that they did a similar thing with the 323 to 325 shift and 328 to 330 shift a few years ago. The first few 323s did not even have cruise control or cd players as standard. Within two years, they made a similar increase in horsepower and standard equipment, and raised the price by about 500 bucks. So the argument that they will charge extra for the horsepower is not valid

The argument that they are moving the coupe upmarket, on the other hand, *is* valid. The question remains, what happens to the 330. As many, people have pointed out, if the 330 is REPLACED by the 335, BMW cannot afford to raise the price more than a grand or two, at the most. But if the 335 is added to the lineup (again, sedan lineup, not coupe, which has only the 328 and 335), then the 335 sedan will probably be 4-5k more than the 330.

Greginaz is convinced that the current 325 and 330 sedans will stop production in august, and a 328 sedan and 335 sedan will REPLACE them. In this case, it is highly unlikely that the price increase will be much higher. Greginaz has sources which have been extraordinarily reliable for the past year on this matter; despite all the wavers between the mythical 3.5 liter engine, and the turbocharged, and all the other debates that have happened, he stuck to his guns, and was proven right. So it is quite likely that he is correct about the sedans being REPLACED

On the other hand (playing Devil's Advocate here, because I want the 330 replaced as well), the EURO lineup of the new coupe is 325, 330, 335. The 330 in the Euro coupe has 272 hp (268hp as measured in the US). This means that it is possible that BMW might make the sedan lineup as a 325, 330, and 335. The 330 sedan might get the 268hp engine of the Euro 330 coupe, and the 335 would then be placed as a high end model. I haven't heard anyone put this theory out, I have no sources, and it is merely a possibility (ie, might not be probable, but it is possible).

Finally, the last piece of "evidence" is the California emissions document thingie that surfaced a few days ago; there was a 323 and a 328 on that. So that might mean that there will in fact be three models in the sedan lineup, but the extra model will be a LOW end model, and not a high end one, with the lineup being 323, 328, 335.

This is pretty confusing, but hopefully, my rambling made some sense.

Daneel · 04-22-2006, 12:46 AM

Btw, I don't need to say this, but the 330 is a phenomenal car; if the 335 does in fact replace it, it does not diminish the enjoyment that you get out of your car. So the only thing that is really hurt, is your satisfaction at driving the top model of the series; I doubt that depreciation would be hit very much.

BMW F22 · 04-22-2006, 12:57 AM

even better if the 330i gets replaced. THat means less people will be driving that car. The last thing I want to see is the E90s becoming Camry's.

Daneel · 04-22-2006, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by TracerHawk

Keep in mind, we dont know what options will come standard on the 335i. It may end up being 3-4k more than the 2006 E46 330, but it may include a few more options standard too.

Personally, I'm fine with a base price in the 41-42k range, and hoping they add in a few options I want anyway that are built into the price. I'd like my final cost to be in the 45k to 47k range, maybe 48k, plus TTL etc.

We now know what will come standard on the coupe. And it's nothing special. Nothing whatsoever, beyond that was standard on the E46 coupe. So if the base price really is 42K, the 335 is out for me.

climkt · 04-22-2006, 03:27 AM

wow. 336coupe 2006 seems quite expensive for a non m car- 33k pounds. having said that 300 horses in your right foot and a sub 6 sec century sprint may make it worthwhile! I remember when i left UK in 2002, E46 m3 coupe basic was about 38k / under 40k for 6 speed manual

THE JEDI · 04-22-2006, 03:37 AM

MAn don't even worry I can see maybe a 4 grand premium over the 330i, not 9.3%, remeber they don't sell as many cars in Brit-land, so they have to make it up per car, instead of the volume like here so relax...keep the faith...they will get it right i'd say about 38k for a 335, throw in a sport package and leather maybe 44k 45k with other options

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BMW F22 Major General 3566 Rep 9,788 Posts Drives: ///M235i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (8)	so it will start around $41,500? damn that isnt bad but once you add in a few options it would be ~$50k+
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bos Private 0 Rep 86 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Jose iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	Well, by currency exchange rates, that is about $50k and $60k respectively. But, this is mostly meaningless to determine what US pricing will be. Except perhaps the %age comparisons.
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Daneel Second Lieutenant 4 Rep 244 Posts Drives: It's very old Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	NINE percent increase over the 330Ci?
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eshamas21 First Lieutenant 35 Rep 390 Posts Drives: '06 330i Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: So. California iTrader: (0)	Yea its hard to translate it from UK pricing because of there taxes... we would need maybe german pricing to be able to do that... or how about they just give us U.S. pricing, would make things easier
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mundo74 Lieutenant 65 Rep 563 Posts Drives: F10M5 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: P.Pines, FL iTrader: (2)	On the GB site, the current 330Ci starts at £30,570. So if this ne price is correct it is £2,850 over the current model or otherwise ~8.5% more.
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Daneel Second Lieutenant 4 Rep 244 Posts Drives: It's very old Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	Looks like no 335 for me
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RichReg Colonel 121 Rep 2,099 Posts Drives: 2015 435Xi GC & 2000 323Ci. Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (0)	So let's just say the Coupe starts at $40,995, just to play it safe. Where does that leave the Sedan when it shows up? It has to start at at least $40K, right?...which is about $3500 more than the current 330.
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04-22-2006, 12:44 AM	#17
Daneel Second Lieutenant 4 Rep 244 Posts Drives: It's very old Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	Pretender, that is not a valid argument. Keep in mind that they did a similar thing with the 323 to 325 shift and 328 to 330 shift a few years ago. The first few 323s did not even have cruise control or cd players as standard. Within two years, they made a similar increase in horsepower and standard equipment, and raised the price by about 500 bucks. So the argument that they will charge extra for the horsepower is not valid The argument that they are moving the coupe upmarket, on the other hand, is valid. The question remains, what happens to the 330. As many, people have pointed out, if the 330 is REPLACED by the 335, BMW cannot afford to raise the price more than a grand or two, at the most. But if the 335 is added to the lineup (again, sedan lineup, not coupe, which has only the 328 and 335), then the 335 sedan will probably be 4-5k more than the 330. Greginaz is convinced that the current 325 and 330 sedans will stop production in august, and a 328 sedan and 335 sedan will REPLACE them. In this case, it is highly unlikely that the price increase will be much higher. Greginaz has sources which have been extraordinarily reliable for the past year on this matter; despite all the wavers between the mythical 3.5 liter engine, and the turbocharged, and all the other debates that have happened, he stuck to his guns, and was proven right. So it is quite likely that he is correct about the sedans being REPLACED On the other hand (playing Devil's Advocate here, because I want the 330 replaced as well), the EURO lineup of the new coupe is 325, 330, 335. The 330 in the Euro coupe has 272 hp (268hp as measured in the US). This means that it is possible that BMW might make the sedan lineup as a 325, 330, and 335. The 330 sedan might get the 268hp engine of the Euro 330 coupe, and the 335 would then be placed as a high end model. I haven't heard anyone put this theory out, I have no sources, and it is merely a possibility (ie, might not be probable, but it is possible). Finally, the last piece of "evidence" is the California emissions document thingie that surfaced a few days ago; there was a 323 and a 328 on that. So that might mean that there will in fact be three models in the sedan lineup, but the extra model will be a LOW end model, and not a high end one, with the lineup being 323, 328, 335. This is pretty confusing, but hopefully, my rambling made some sense.
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Daneel Second Lieutenant 4 Rep 244 Posts Drives: It's very old Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	Btw, I don't need to say this, but the 330 is a phenomenal car; if the 335 does in fact replace it, it does not diminish the enjoyment that you get out of your car. So the only thing that is really hurt, is your satisfaction at driving the top model of the series; I doubt that depreciation would be hit very much.
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BMW F22 Major General 3566 Rep 9,788 Posts Drives: ///M235i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (8)	even better if the 330i gets replaced. THat means less people will be driving that car. The last thing I want to see is the E90s becoming Camry's.
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climkt Bimmer Manual all the way 66 Rep 1,811 Posts Drives: e90 320i manual Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: singapore iTrader: (0)	wow. 336coupe 2006 seems quite expensive for a non m car- 33k pounds. having said that 300 horses in your right foot and a sub 6 sec century sprint may make it worthwhile! I remember when i left UK in 2002, E46 m3 coupe basic was about 38k / under 40k for 6 speed manual
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THE JEDI Major 123 Rep 1,461 Posts Drives: 2005 Z4 2.5i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: JAPAN, Okinawa iTrader: (0)	MAn don't even worry I can see maybe a 4 grand premium over the 330i, not 9.3%, remeber they don't sell as many cars in Brit-land, so they have to make it up per car, instead of the volume like here so relax...keep the faith...they will get it right i'd say about 38k for a 335, throw in a sport package and leather maybe 44k 45k with other options
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