2009 BMW 335d Engine Sound

[FUACLU]

I can fall asleep to that engine sound. Love this car - I got to have it.

[Raghav88]

amazing cars! 335i bi turbo you can't touch that sound! its on another level!..

[rowan4life]

Noise isn't the issue, the issue is it still sounds like a canal boat

[joffeloff]

@rowan4life try revving it, and you'll see it sounds like a perfect straight 6.

[tim3058]

sure sounds like a loud diesel to me....

[MegaBlackberryuser]

i was sitting at thew traffic light and there was a mercedes benz ml 350 bluetech next to me i had the windows closed and the truck was loud.

[HelloNewYorkCity]

i think the american car business should have just ended right there in 1995 and let the japanese and other manufacturer's do the work.

seriously why on earth get a grand caravan when you can get a sienna for a little more and pay less in repairs and have a safer, better, and comfortable ride?

or any other comparable car ie the toyota corrola vs. the chevy malibu.

[pineapplepootytang]

what if i prefer a louder engine? ^_^

[bilalahmed2123]

Diesels are the best, and the 335d is the car to get !

any word on a 535d?

[SirJazz]

@bilalahmed2123 its bigger, slower, higher consumption, but its more more beautiful and more luxuary

[bilalahmed2123]

@SirJazz

what i meant was any chance for it to come to Canada too ?

I think the 3 big enough, just wondering though !

[SirJazz]

@bilalahmed2123 luckily i live in germany :)

[04smallmj]

@bilalahmed2123 They must be good because the traffic cops here use them!

[pacificlightsmusic]

HAHA The valve train on my 89 BMW 325i makes it sound like its a diesel. Have to see if I can tone it down with a valve adjustment

[LOLitsJono]

335d>335i

No HPFP failure, more MPG, and I believe cleaner exhaust with some kinda filter or cleaner installed in the muffler (or is that Mercedes Bluetech?) with a great amount of power/torque (esp) 425ft/lb! (+125~ 90 ft-lb more than the gasoline version).

Not to mention TAX CREDITS ARE YOU KIDDING ME, 335d is a no brainer vs the 335i.

[AyeSoFly]

sounds like my gti

[xxnissansilviaxx]

it still sound louder than a reg petrol engine but its quite

[kenneykole]

I love that sound, 

[gogole4]

sorry folks but the average joe in america still doesnt know enough about technological advancements made outside their ''world''

[dingleonurroof]

@gogole4 Please enlighten everyone with the advancemtns "YOU" made?



[derbigpr500]

For the people who say its loud and sounds like a tractor. You've clearly never heard it in person. It sounds like a tractor only when it in neutral, because it only works at 600-700 rpm. Any petrol engine would sound like that as well at 600 rpm, but instead, petrols work at about 1000-1100 rpm while in neutral. And this diesel sounds better than petrol when accelerating.

[qwerty123456789jhdtg]

@derbigpr500 ; Although idle for petrols may be higher, usually it's still below 1000 revs.

[theoperative85]

@derbigpr500 So is that the reason they have that distinct sound? I have a 06 nissan altima (gas) which always sounded similar to a diesel engine. Can I then assume that my altimas engine runs at lower rpms than the typical gas engine? If so is that the only reason they have that sound? Are there other factors? I ask because I am curious about gas engines all sounding slightly different but yet most diesels sound very similar. My experience is limited I live in Hawaii and there are few diesels.

[micahaaaa]

@theoperative85 different bores, stroke, compression etc.

[propanemower13]

@micahaaaa Also what makes new diesel quiet is the injection system. Called common rail. Uses high pressure fuel injectors that deliver precise amounts of fuel. These pressures can exceed 27,000 PSI. The big thing that changes sound is how many times the fuel injector fires per power stroke. The bosch fuel injection system which the bmw's have injects fuel about 5-6 times. and the first injection gets the explosion going then the injector keeps feeding the flame.

[micahaaaa]

@theoperative85 different bores, stroke, compression etc.

[AmartoSengupta]

When he says smooth, what he's supposed to say is "canal boat"...

[coolerdude44]

it still sounds like a tractor, but that usually comes with colder weather.

[MooperSC]

cameras amplify the noise... its not AS loud as it seems and the fuel savings is significant...

[wncheeta]

It's still loud !!

[GoogleGSM]

It is a great engine and sounds wonderful when you put your foot down but very quiet at idle... Great economy too if you drive it correctly!

[nil1230]

theyve lowered the volume..

[therealdeal989]

Its quieter than my MINI cooper turbo with direct injection!!!!!!

[tomp575]

it sounds pretty good when you give it some salad as well!

[nursingswu]

yup its a diesel engine..

[bajabusta]

sounds like a diesel to me!!

[areitu]

Any volkswagen or audi with a 2.0T sounds about as loud at idle.

[bajabusta]

now that is true!!!

[buyjunk]

@areitu The 2.0T isn't a diesel engine.

[propanemower13]

@buyjunk yeah but the new ones sound like that becasue they are direct injected and can have higher compression it sounds like the vw 2.0 tdi for sure

[robbie1490]

@areitu yeah but those engines are much smaller and less powerful than this engine.

[rudolphna54]

While muffled, and smooth, and pleasing to the ear, you can still hear the diesel growl under it.. not that its a bad thing.

[kenjoje]

exactly, I read that vw.s 2.0 tdi 170 hp diesel sounds closest to petrol and revs a lot for diesel engine but bmw's sounds just like diesel

[maxiz111]

@kenjoje

VW 2.0TDi is loud and sounds like a sewing-machine.

Absolutely no compare to BMW or MB diesels!

[kenjoje]

@maxiz111 you are not informed well, I am atalking about new COMMONRAIL diesel, not old pd which is louder