E90 325i Sports Edition

[Toffeeman]

Fully agree with E46 fanatic....that's the reason why I will change only next year

 

[Schwepps]

I think pricing pressure will be downwards too, with the threat of the Merc W204 reaching our shores pretty soon. BMWM lost the golden window of opportunity to capture C-class share with the E90 in the last 2 years of the W203.

Unbelievably Disasterous Marketing.

 

[3er]

In your face...

It almost looks like it needs fatter rears....

Btw, this is Monaco Blue indoors under mixed lighting (overcast day, indoor lights)

 

[Schwepps]

Errr...do those look like 255s to you?

 

[KennyG]

Saw one with 295/25/20 rear tires with Hartge rims . Awesome

 

[E46Fanatic]

Errr...do those look like 255s to you?

Yes it was shod with 255's rears. We also saw CKD 325i's at the showroom and re-checked the rears, and it was only 225's. The CBU 325i's were shod with 245 rears if I remember right.

 

[Juan Powerblow]

I met up with someone in DC who's in the know about the C-Class, the first CBU units being brought in by DC are only expected to reach our shores towards the end of this year while mass CBU and CKD units can only be expected in 2008. This does not discount the likes of Naza bringing in the cars earlier to gain first mover advantage. I'm not inclined to wait so long.

 

[Schwepps]

Someone from C&C told me that a 4th quarter launch is the present DCM position, but the remaining W203 units are almost all gone and there'll be pressure to bring it in earlier or MB sales will drop like a rock this year.

 

[ALBundy]

New pricing from DCM...only those that are equipped with engines over 3 liter are affected....pricing wise ADVANTAGE to BMW (in my biased opinion of course )

News
Friday February 2, 2007

New Mercedes-Benz price list

DaimlerChrysler Malaysia has issued a new price list for its Mercedes-Benz CBU and CKD passenger cars. This follows on the reduction in excise duty on vehicles above 3.0l. Prices are for private registration, on-the-road, without insurance.

A-Class (CBU)
A 170 Avantgarde - RM183,888.00
A 170 Avantgarde (High Specs) - RM198,888.00

B-Class (CBU)
B 170 - RM204,888.00
B 170 (High Specs) - RM220,888.00
B 200 T - RM288,888.00

C-Class (CKD)
C 200 Kompressor Elegance - RM238,888.00
C 230 Avantgarde V6 - RM268,888.00
C 230 Avantgarde V6 Sports Package - RM288,888.00

CLK-Class (CBU)
CLK 200 Kompressor Coupé - RM488,888.00

SLK-Class (CBU)
SLK 200 Kompressor - RM468,888.00
E-Class (CKD)

E 200 Kompressor Elegance (New Generation) - RM353,888.00
E 280 Avantgarde (New Generation) - RM423,888.00
E-Class (CBU)
E 200 Kompressor Sports Package - RM398,888.00

CLS-Class (CBU)
CLS 350 - RM679,888.00
CLS 350 (High Specs) - RM729,888.00
CLS 55 AMG - RM1,291,888.00

S-Class (CKD)
S 350 L-V221 (SE) - RM754,888.00
S 350 L-V221 (SEL) - RM828,888.00
S-Class (CBU)
S 350 L-V221 (SE) - RM908,888.00
S 350 L-V221 (SEL) - RM978,888.00
S 500 L - RM1,411,888.00

M-Class (CBU)
ML 350 - RM504,888.00
ML 350 Sports Edition - RM554,888.00

R-Class (CBU)
R 350 L - RM502,888.00

 

[KL2DC]

Yes it was shod with 255's rears. We also saw CKD 325i's at the showroom and re-checked the rears, and it was only 225's. The CBU 325i's were shod with 245 rears if I remember right.

yep...the 325i Sports should be riding on 225/40/18-F and 255/35/18-R

325is on 159s ride on 225/45/17 all round; and 225/45/17-F 255/40/17-R for those on 161s.

Both the 193Ms and 161s are 8.5 inches wide for rear fitment and 8.0 inch wide for front fitment.

 

[3er]

Fronts are 225/40/18 Bridgestone RFT.

(Its hard to see, i know, but its there)

 

[3er]

Rears 255/35/18.

 

[E46Fanatic]

yep...the 325i Sports should be riding on 225/40/18-F and 255/35/18-R

325is on 159s ride on 225/45/17 all round; and 225/45/17-F 255/40/17-R for those on 161s.

Both the 193Ms and 161s are 8.5 inches wide for rear fitment and 8.0 inch wide for front fitment.

Ya, I think thats right. The CBU 325i's riding on the 17"s had 255 rears as well. Makes me wonder why different specs of rear tyre sizes offered for the 17" rim option.

Similar to the E60 530i whereby the CBU 17"s had wider rears than the CKD 530i 17's.

 

[danc]

325i CBU comes with 255 rear tires. Yup the pics looks deceiving. They look smaller than 255s

 

[Juan Powerblow]

Yeh, the picts look deceiving and the 255s certainly add to the value of SP against standard version.

 

[Juan Powerblow]

There's always a serious concern posed by car jacking when it comes to buying a new BMW and even some of our forum friends have not been spared. I was just wondering if there's any anti-theft feature with the 325i SP since it has GPS and other high tech stuff. I've been watching a lot of the TV series, 24 and thinking with GPS, one should be able to track car thieves and microwave 'em in your car with the touch of a remote button?!!

 

[Equalizer]

Yeh, the picts look deceiving and the 255s certainly add to the value of SP against standard version.

I am not sure whether this is inherent in most RFTs but the Continental 225/40/17s that I am using certainly look much narrower than similarly-sized Pirelli P-Zeroes (normal tyres), for example ..... they tend to have rounded tyre walls as opposed to squarish ones.

 

[Equalizer]

..... with GPS, one should be able to track car thieves and microwave 'em in your car with the touch of a remote button?!!

I heard the story of a guy who once called and immobilized a stolen car and guess what? They came back and looked for him at home the next day .....

 

[Schwepps]

I am not sure whether this is inherent in most RFTs but the Continental 225/40/17s that I am using certainly look much narrower than similarly-sized Pirelli P-Zeroes (normal tyres), for example ..... they tend to have rounded tyre walls as opposed to squarish ones.

In the rear-on pix posted by 3er, the tyre doesn't even look like a 225 to me, let alone a 255. Looks like a 215!

Normal 255s look decidedly fat. Must be the RFT profile. Very strange huh?

 

[Schwepps]

Still no demo units of the Sports at any of the dealers. Don't think there will be before CNY. Very strange indeed!