Performance BMW — September 2017

70 PERFORMANCE BMW

Take the hugely capable 335i, throw in a few choice

performance mods and 4WD and you’ve got yourself

an awesome all-season road rocket.

STORM CHASER

T

he E9x 335i is without

doubt one of the greatest

performance bargains of our

time. Eminently tunable,

with a glorious turbocharged

straight-six under the bonnet, a sublime

chassis and sky-high modding potential,

it’s a package that’s hard to beat and one

that’s almost impossible to resist as owner

Jeremey Cornitcher will attest.

“I’ve loved BMWs for years, the styling

of them was always classic,” he tells us.

“I remember seeing an E30 M3, that was

stunning, and since then I’ve been in

love with the brand. I purchased the E92

because I needed a car to drive in the

snow due to my new job and commute.

I know that’s an odd reason to buy a

BMW, but I wanted a daily driver that

could perform in any situation I put in it,”

he explains and so should we because

Jeremey’s 335i is an xDrive model. Here

in the UK we never received the option

of BMW’s four-wheel drive system but in

markets that have a lot of mountains and a

lot of heavy snowfall, you could enjoy your

turbocharged straight-six with the added

benefi ts of adaptive four-wheel drive, and

that’s a devastating all-season combo that

is incredibly appealing.

“I found the car at a BMW dealership

and had a good friend, who is a BMW

Technician, go over it with a fi ne-toothed

comb for me,” he continues. “It was a

CPO (Certifi ed Pre-Owned) car so it was

in pretty good shape overall. I chose

this particular car because of the colour

combination; Alpine white with Saddle

leather I believe is one of BMWs best

colour offerings. The contrast between the

white and brown is amazing. My car also

had all the packages that I was searching

for as well. I did a bunch of research as

far as going N54 vs. N55 as both have their

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