Hyundai 3.3 Turbo GDi V6 Engine

[Aquineas]

#1. YOU had a lemon.
#2. It was not the turbos but the high pressure fuel pump that caused so many problems for the 335i. That particular part is now, if I'm not mistaken, covered passed the warranty period as it was a manufacturer defect.

I'm quite familiar with the 335i since I owned own for awhile and spent endless hours researching it before I bought and in order to modify it. The turbos were not a problem. You had a lemon. All brands have vehicles that end up being problematic to the point of no return. It happens. It just so happens that you owned one of those cars... Plenty of people - most who never go online talking about it - had a completely positive experience with their 335i.

Okay, I agree that he had a lemon, and I also agree that every tree grows a lemon from time to time. I don't agree that the problems are as uncommon as one would like to believe.

 

[FastDEW1]

Yep... Get your context. And agree for the most part. If F150, seems like the 3.5 is a durable powerful option. It is good to have choices. From what folks hear, it is good for 350-400k miles before scrap time.

But then, Nissan now will have the Cummins V8 turbo diesel in the new revamped pickup. Should do better under massive load than gas V6 turbo. And good mileage under light load. I have not heard about how the Italian diesel in the 1500 Ram does in situations like yours.

I am at a Hyundai dealer as we speak. Just drove a 5.0 ultimate. Waiting on them to find a Monticello blue. With its extra weight, a TT 5.0 would be nice. much slower off line than my current first gen. It is a great car, though. Cannot imagine a Ultimate Genny with a 3.3 turbo that may sound less manly than the already less than manly SHO 3.5TT. And I will not buy a car with some goofy sound injection system into the interior to fake out the mind, changing wheezing sputtering non V8 sounds into fake V8 like sounds.

Not sure how the new Nissan is going to be. The older Titan was terrible for ride and had major axle and brake issues. But certainly the Cummins V8 is interesting. I have read that it will only be in a larger version, much like a 250/2500 equivalent. But still interested to see.

As for the RAM little diesel, that is a great engine for MPG and smooth pulling power to boot. But it will not pull a load or have the driving dynamics of the 3.5TT.

I cannot agree more on engine sounds. The 3.5TT sounds sad. LOL. Really sad.

 

[DRS]

^^ +1 And it is a Dodge chassis and interior too... Not up to professional grade. Just kidding Ram fans. They made huge strides. Like the coil springs in the back too. Ok, back to Gennys.

 

[Subninja]

For the record, the 335i was about as far as you can get from luxury. Mine did not have navigation or even heated seats. The interior looked like something straight out of a new $15,000 car. Even my head unit had the whole bottom row of pixels burned out. It was just an aweful car. But hey, you don't have to take my word for it. If you feel the need to get one go right ahead. I'll just say that my 3.8 Genesis is head and shoulders above that car in every category. Better brakes, better performance, better mpg, better interior, better ride quality, quieter interior, better reliability, cheaper replacement parts, and subjectively the Genesis sedan looks better than the Pre-LCI 335i which I had.

 

[DRS]

For the record, the 335i was about as far as you can get from luxury. Mine did not have navigation or even heated seats. The interior looked like something straight out of a new $15,000 car. Even my head unit had the whole bottom row of pixels burned out. It was just an aweful car. But hey, you don't have to take my word for it. If you feel the need to get one go right ahead. I'll just say that my 3.8 Genesis is head and shoulders above that car in every category. Better brakes, better performance, better mpg, better interior, better ride quality, quieter interior, better reliability, cheaper replacement parts, and subjectively the Genesis sedan looks better than the Pre-LCI 335i which I had.

Thank you for validating my impressions. That is why for decades I have called the 3 series the "German Nova". [emoji41]

Choice is good. I am sure others like their cars austere, with radios like you have pictured designed like a Radio Shack Emergency Radio.

 

[Subninja]

I found most everything about the car to be of this quality. The base coat of the pain on my roof and hood began to crack underneath the clear coat. So it looked like somone had scratched it a thousand times. The interior left door handle was sticky as if the plastic had melted. There were always issues with the CANBUS system so I always had some light on the dash. There was no physical dipstick. The clutch chattered on engagement. The brakes clunked whenever I came to a stop. The steering wheel was was to heavy. The only good think I can say for the car is that the leather on the seats seemed like really good quality.....lol.

 

[EXBMWGUY]

Haha - hence my name, EXBMWGUY!

 

[Rancejunge]

I just hope my 3.5T GV80 is as good as my 3.5tt Ecoboost in my Ford Explorer Sport which has 142,000 miles on it and never had a single problem. I always changed my oil myself with Mobile 1.