Bmw E46 330Ci Convertible Portable In A

Do you love the 330i Performance Package sedan, but wish all its loveliness came in coupe or convertible body style.

According to BMW, the 330Ci Performance Package will accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 5.9 secondsabout half a second faster than a standard 330Ci.

Complementing the added power are a new sports suspension, which is more aggressively tuned than the 330Cis standard sport suspension, and 18-inch wheels with mixed-size performance tires.

Outside, the 330Ci Performance Package is distinguished by an aero package, high-gloss Shadowline trim, and a specially tuned exhaust, while inside, cloth-and-Alcantara sport seats, an Alcantara sport steering wheel, and anthracite headliner with Black Cube aluminum trim relay the cars sporty character.

Production of the 330Ci coupe and convertible Performance Package will begin in March, with the first cars arriving at dealers in April.

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The cabriolet suffers a weight penalty for all of the extra bracing and add on braces, not to mention the floating battery tray.

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But who cares Most of the convertibles I see men drive are bald, fat, smoke an expensive cigar and flash their Rolex Prez.

But do you know how much Does is it make much of a difference I am assuming the top is not down.

How often are you hopping over the inside curb going into 5b At that point, the convertible is more flexible than the hardtop.

Bmw E46 330Ci Convertible Portable In A

Up until that point, lose the Rolex and the cigar, spend a little time in REAL driving school, (you know, the one thats in a portable in a paddock next to a race track with more than 4 turns) and dont worry too much about it t bought a vert once, as a parts car.

In older cars, the car shape made a huge difference and so did top down vs.

The 1966 VW beetle vert had a drag of 0.5, which got 35 worse when the top was down (.66).

In modern German verts, the difference is about 10 worse with the top down, from a better starting point of.3-.35 or so.

Guys, I absolutely love the e46, but none of them is fast or quick enough to worry about drag (in which case Id want drag to go up, not down.

F1 cars have drags of 0.7 to get downforce).

Theyre just fun to drive.

So, there are more lower mileage, rust free verts in my area, which is what I settled on.

E46 M3 coupe vs vert drags are published online:.32 vs.35 or 10 higher.

VW, Audi and others have studied top down.

Bald with a cap hiding, chrome dome, requesite cigar in hand.

And, as e46 in general s pretty heavy, it isnt meant to be a bullet on start.

It isnt camri 3,5)) And, after all, all fun starts after 150kmh.