FIRST DRIVE IN MY BMW 335D X DRIVE.. THE ULTIMATE DAILY?! 

I've had my 335d xdrive touring for 2 years and it's the best daily. 50mpg on a long run, around 370bhp and 580lbft after a remap. 0-60 3.9 seconds. Mapped gearbox and Goodyear asymetric 5 (non run flat). Room for my German shepherd, heated wheel and pan roof. Does everything 😍

They are impressive cars, my stage 2 335d xdrive was 430bhp done 0-60 in 3.7 sec 👌🏻

I have the touring version with a stage 1 remap. Transforms the car so well worth doing and retesting the 0-60. Also, it does have a proper launch mode - put it in sport+ and manual mode, foot on the brake and mash the accelerator pedal right down and it will say ‘launch active’ and away you go! It will change gear for you also. Another video needed once you’ve remapped it I reckon 😏

Having owned a 335d saloon for about 5 weeks I can honestly say a fantastic choice, everything you say is correct I think they are fast but not mind blowing fast. As a daily I'm averaging around 35mpg but I've had 50mpg on a run which was fantastic. Looking forward to following your next steps regarding tuning. Great channel Keep the videos coming.

Alot of the harshness over the potholes is because of the Run Flats, PS5 or sport contact 7's really do transform these cars, still not the best over potholes but much more liveable 😊

That's actually very quick off the line. Mind blowing how just a family saloon does low 4s to 60 yet recovering 40+ mpg. Now waiting for another video with some NVM sauce on👌

Can not underestimate these. Absolute weapon of a car considering its a daily. It goes on to be next level once they get hardware tuning and suspension mods. The only thing i will say is servicing is especially important with these cars on the engines and gear boxes. It can become very costly if you dont keep up the maintenance 😊

I have a 2017 f30 330d stage 2 tune and I love it... Its quick enough daily... Mad love for your channel from South Africa

Great video Jamie. As a fellow f34 335d the lack of noise is it’s downfall. But it did get remapped. Ran 13s fully loaded two up and a full tank. Hoping for low 12’s this year,

Thank you for being the best, as well as the most positive automotive channel on RU-vid. Much respect brother!

Congratulations welcome to the daddy group. Love the 335d definitely the ultimate daily like you said best of both worlds keep the content coming brother 👌👍

I have owned my 335d xdrive for 7 months and love it. Definitely ticks all the boxes for a daily. I have had mine mapped along with the gearbox. That made a big difference.

Your review is v accurate mate , i had a 330d mapped and was a great all rounder ! I found once tuned fuel was great & 3rd gear pulls like mad !

I bought my 2015 330d MSport in Oxford in 2016 with 7,600 Miles on it and had to get a car with all the options. I loved it and it looked exactly the same as your car Alpine white with black leather interior. I am out and out petrol head but I loved the sound of that engine.I traded it in against my 2018 F80 M3Competition in 2019. I miss my 330d , the 335d is next level and the 0 to 60 times you were doing there is fractions of the M3 , what a machine , enjoy !

It is the ultimate daily. And its a beast when its lowered with better suspension. Handles like a beast, i had one of these and i destroyed so many golf r’s and s3’s

F11 530d here, I wanted rwd so the 535d was out of the question. Has been dead reliable and remapped the midrange is really good. Because its a 5 the take off is a little slower without xdrive but once going the punch is great.

Nice vid. Got a white 335 touring myself, absolutely love it.

Cheers for the review and insight dude, congrats on the car, getting mine tomorrow hopefully... Had a 330d a few years back, I know you know how excited I am for tomo. 👍

Excellent choice,Jamie,i own 2008 330d sport,&2007 335i e93 sport i absolutely love them & give them a good tear down,1 330d is dct,& 335i is manual.

Helluva pick for a daily. Awesome ride. Grats I know ur gonnareally enjoy it.

Jamie I’ve had a LCI 335d and had eibach pro springs which are a game changer. Also, it’s the run flats that make it so rough. PS4s tyres may fix your issues The xdrive BMWs run on SE suspension that’s why they sit high.

I had one of these stage one at 380bhp and there wasn’t a lot it struggled against. All weather launch beast sub 4 seconds to 60 and 50+mpg

The ultimate would be a touring version

What a car, looking forward seeing the progress!!

Agree with you 100% in this video, I’ve owned my 335 for a year. First thing I did was get rid of the run flats, changed the springs with some spacers 12/15mm and it changed the ride completely! Can’t wait to see what you do with it

Haha the pothole example is spot on 😂 i found h&rs helped a tad and have heard rear subframe mount inserts make a huge difference on that. I have this yet to do! Along with the m135i arb

Had my 335D for about 6 months now, my daily driver. Loving it, just recently discovered it has been mapped by the previous owner. Can surprise a few boy racers when needed, the suspension is brutal though.

I had a mk6 golf 2.0 gttdi and after a few little mods and a stage 2 map from around 140 to 190hp 230 to 300ftlbs it livened up the car. Night and day difference. The car felt more response and the power didn't die off at high revs as it did before. It wouldn't call it fast but it was fast enough to for a daily and to have some fun and put a smile on my face while still getting about 45-50mpg mixed driving with launches and pulls.

Ive had my touring for a few months now and absolutely love it

I love mine. 400hp map and gearbox map, awesome!

great vid, all the best with the little one

I love mine for the family needs. 335Dx GT version, which isn't quite as tidy in looks or handling, but hatchback practicality with a huge boot, and longer wheel base improves room in the back for the missus to climb and in and out when we have 3 kids in the car (with 1 in the front). Makes a nice-ish noise when pushed. It picks up well but less so in comfort mode. 35mpg day-to-day and 45mpg on a long run. Mine is loaded nicely including the HUD. It pulls but to get the most of out if you need to catch the revs right. Would love to have mine mapped... maybe one day! The only spec I don't have is adaptive suspension and I would love that. I have swapped out the run-flats, and I think it's quieter and better all-round.

Darkside developments let’s go!

Perfect daily, family car, performance car, really good all rounders. Jaime my one year old son even watches your vids with me. He loves it when you do the sound checks n the cars rev up their engines lol.

I nearly spat out my coffee at youre hitting a pothole demo 😂😂 epic as always geezer

I daily a stage 2 330d x,they do have launch control, gearbox over to sport,select sport+, hard on the brake & the loud pedal & away......... gearbox tune improves it quite a bit 👌

With sport plus it turns traction off but keeps stability on so it goes to kick out but won’t I’ve got a 2013 1 series and if you hold down the traction control button for something like 5 seconds it becomes a bit more playful loving the content keep it up 👌

Once at operating temperature. Into sport plus, gearbox in sport. Hard on the brake, floor the throttle and launch control activates. Should bring a flag up on the dash.

Before I even watch, I’ve been waiting for this video since it went in for work done. 😊

Yes J Bone loving the build

BMW fast tourers are great fun - love the 335d and the new 340i touring 👍🏻

Yh it's a good choice for sure 👍🏻 I'm rocking the b8 s4 these days for my daily

Commented on your video the other week when you revealed this saying I was getting a e9x 335d for a family car finally got a e90 msport 335d couldn’t find a touring in the spec I wanted either but loving it so far 🤟🏻

Had the 330d E90 Stage 1, 40d XDrive X6 Stage 1, now a 520d M Sport Touring as I'm a family man now ... the BMW diesels are just amazing. Don't think i'll ever buy anything else. When I can afford one i'll be getting the 335d or 535d X Drive Touring

Jamie, the fast car's you are used to can't compare lol. Hope everything is coming along well with the little one🙌🏾🙌🏾😊❤️

I got a black with black interior(wanted red) e91 335d m sport jamie im so glad to have got the estate, theres a lot of space in it man. 379bhp and torque limited. Shit takes off like an aeroplane to a 180mph and loves skids (has a dtc fault)😂 id keep an eye out for an estate still if i were you!

Big up Jamie another great video

Absolutely love these torque monsters! Best daily you'll ever have. Big ups Jamie 💪

I have one, stage 1, and it’s bloody brilliant. I will say though, I completely agree about the suspension and potholes… my god it sounds like you’ve ripped a tyre off 🤣

X Drive: 🙅‍♂ Great car Jamie definitely the ultimate daily, can't wait to see more power in this car

Glad you are liking the 35d m8 I love mine,very smooth power they don't feel fast like an hot hatch does, until you look down at speedo lol Map it and it keeps you pinned in the seat with the big lump of torque

I have an 2010 e92 330d 6sp manual mapped to 310bhp n 620nm...to this day it puts a smile on my face n still hangs wiv a lot of stuff...i use my 2021 hyabusa for the really fast stuff tho lol

Should have launch control, both my previous F31 335d’s did, Sport Plus, Traction Control fully off, Gearbox in Manual mode, hold brake fully down and mash the accelerator to the floor, you should get a flag appear on the dash and it’ll launch - Again massive congrats, you’ll make a fantastic dad and boy or girl will no doubt be an ultimate petrolhead!

Hope youre going with GKR for the tuning. Also, im 99% sure they do have a launch control

Yessss . been waiting to see this

Best colour hope your going to do a build on this . Keep looking at these myself

Wait until you start to tune it Jamie! I'm running the 35d Xdrive (all be it in coupe form) in my 435d and with just bolt on mods and a stg2 tune it runs 3.3s to 60 and mid 11's on the 1/4. Throw enough money at it and you can run 10's. Awesomely capable cars and as you say, very much an exceptionally capable daily 🥰

Had one of these a little while ago, decent grunt with a stage 1 remap, lacks a bit of excitement and feel, but an absolutely top tier mileage muncher. Got bored of it after about 24 months so swapped it for something a bit quicker but over about 40k miles couldn't fault it at all.

I've owned my 335d xdrive since 2020, and I absolutely love it. Performance and economy. 2015 model only 45k on the clock, someone's going to own a true beat of a motor when I part with it next year 😢

Sport+ turns off traction control and enables dyanmic stability control which is basically a bit more leary but will still help you. You can turn it off altogther with the traction control button. Apply xdelete and you can have RWD.

I’ve owned my sunset orange shadow edition 335d for about 8 months now, and it’s the best car I’ve ever had, I don’t drive it fast, just whaft around in it, but get 44 mpg daily on my work commute of around 11 miles or so. Love it.

The way u explained it feeling fast when it first kicks down but trying to speed it doesn’t. That just described my LS400 perfectly 🤣 i know exactly what u mean

Many Thanks, Peace From London!! 🙏🙏

I’ve got a 430d xdrive remapped to 315bhp & 660nm similar power to 435d. These 3.0 diesels embarrasses most hot hatches. Best all round car imo.

Love this car, can't wait to see more content

Iv just bought one Jamie and I love it tbh 🙂

Yess Jamie! Iv owned 335 manual gearbox 15 plate and the thing was sick especially being rear wheel drive! I would love to see this Xdrive on the channel Vs a golf R or a Ford RS cause that Xdrive has a serious takeoff 🚀

A mate in work bought one of these a few weeks ago but not the X drive. Took me around the industrial estate, I was in tears laughing, so unexpected for a family wagon to be squirming up the road at the speed he was doing 🫣😂 fell in love with it, great cars

My dad has this and it is a true beast of a car 👌

Sport mode plus , traction off , break on smash accelerator = full send 🙌🏻

The video for activating launch control is on RU-vid. I love mine. Going from a 2015 2.0 TDI Leon FR to this is worlds apart. Going from a tuned 911 Turbo S to this maybe not so much 😁 This will easily keep up with the A35 and S3.

Should have subbed ages ago, done now 👍….summed up the diesel feeling brilliantly….although I should add I have a modified 330d touring running 329bhp and believe it to be the better car as it’s the less practical but more ultimate Bmw driving from the rear only (I have a set of winter / snow wheels for winter and it performs brilliantly) I trek up and down the country visiting suppliers for work in it, what a weapon and the torque you speak of means I haven’t lost to a Tesla yet! 😂 “toast a Tesla 🙋‍♂️” Can’t think of an all round faster more versatile and efficient car…love it…just needs an lsd from birds. Oh and change the oil every 7k to avoid crank and timing chain issues

Such a descriptive review ,

Getting one tomorrow can't wait,

The updated gearbox software makes a big difference on the changes, it also changes at peak boost in auto, the manual mode is as fast as a DSG it’s well worth doing.

I’ve got a 2017 335d touring xdrive remapped and it goes well. Lol not specced as nice as yours through Good review I agree with the points you’ve mentioned. I’ll be following this closely incase you go on a mad one and take this to new heights lol. (I wouldn’t put it past you) lol There is launch control by the way. Put it in sport plus, put the gearbox in sports too by flicking the gear lever to the left. Foot down hard on the break and accelerator all way down beyond the kick down button and it’ll initiate launch. You know the rest 😉 Have fun with that bro. Be careful with the diff though lol 😂

content creation really pays! lol. Great video.

Just a tip😊 your car has launch control, you need to put the car in sport + and the gear box to Manuel. Then just as usual floor the accelerator and the brake to activate

It’s a very nice daily. It doesn’t sound like a diesel at all, through my phone speakers it sounds like an oldskool bmw straight 6! Very nice, wish I had one lol! 😅

I highly recommend you getting catless downpipe and tune and also xhp stage 3 that will really wake up your F30!

This is the reason i love diesel's because of the low down torque amazing fuel economy and still family/ daily car ,i will say though i do love petrol cars for the sound and the drivability rev matching and full send through Mexico back lanes 😁💯 , great video jamie 👍👊

Had my 35d xdrive for nearly 5yrs now and the first thing I changed was the springs. The standard handling is border line dangerous. Put a set of 12mm/15mm spacers on at the same time to beef it up a bit. Not long after, a bigger darkside intercooler and ecotune map was put on and made 400bhp/730nm. Only downside is the noise.

Interesting review and it's funny seeing someone say the same things you tell people, xdrive cars like yours and mine are 15-20mm higher on the front than a normal m sport I think they assumed you may use it off road on grass and stuff and the suspension does surprise you , now the gear box does make these cars they do do everything well now I find with mine it feels quick in comfort on a roll with 2 thirds on the go pedal if you boot it to the floor it holds the gears where if you part throttle it jumps up the gears and the torque pulls hard in the low end try it Jamie see what you think I feel my car feels quicker? They are amazing at towing the only criticism they get is they will easy pull a caravan apart they have so much grunt😂

It would be nice to see you up the power and do more draggy times. Mines stage 1 atm 380 bhp 750 nm. Still haven't launched it😂

They do have launch control if you aren’t aware, flick the stick over to manual, sport plus on the button, hard on the break, throttle past the little click point right to the floor and a flag should appear on the dash saying launch control or launch ready.

😂😂 “ x drive & pot hole 🕳️ “ parts done me in bro 👍🏽😂

It does have launch control you have to put the gearbox in sport set traction to DTC hold the brake and throttle then go 💨

Big love Jamie ❤

Its the Swiss Army Knife of cars, and is every inch the Q-car that the original M5 was - especially as a Touring. Did an epic (but effortless) 145 at Millbrook in 2021 and often cruise at 120 on the M45 (M1 end) 4-up with full boot. Its a 'mood car' - it very much encourages the cruise in comfort mode - I think also the psychology of 'knowing' you can trounce 95% of cars around you does that. But hitting the sport button - whilst not really necessary - transforms the car and it literally goads you into attacking every opportunity to put load into the tyres and chassis. I also have the adaptive dampers, which are amazing and completely change the nature of the car. Its probably the most important option for me. Very fortunate to find one with it as not many bothered to pay the money - or preferred to spec the big sunroof, which I do wish I had tbh. The only thing I don't like is the gap between wheel and arch, but I live in London where speed bumps are everywhere, so I thought against getting it lowered. Oh and ditch the run flats if you can. will sort out the pot hole thing.

Ive just bought a 335d wagon today, and I can't wait to really get to use it. Coming from a B8 RS4, im curious to see how it compares.

My next car. Thanks OG

I've got one of these, the suspension is so strange like you said, AC Snitzer springs are what everyone recommends but I've ran eibach on other BMW's and they've been amazing. Speed wise, I think for a daily it's more than enough, unless you're on constantly empty roads, dust 90% of cars off the lights and overtaking is easy. Suspension is the only thing that lets this down in the corners a bit, but it does make you want to just woft around everywhere

Nothing beats OG on a Saturday morning 🌄 🚗👌👌

Can’t wait for the video on this car with the nvm tuning on it

So right about the pot holes, i thought it was my shocks having a wobbly 🤣🤣🤣

I run a m140i and used to have a mapped 330d, they're a pretty competent car, and the 3.0 diesel is a nice lump.

These cars awesome. Awesome! My only worry is the timing chain scenario on these engines. I know regular servicing even prior to the recommended intervals does help i e. every 6000 miles. Then the usual dpf, egr delete and so on. It will be nice to know peoples experiences with these engines especially at high mileages. Brilliant engines though. To do 4 secs to 60 and 40mpg on average is just superb!

I’ve had a 330d but now got an SQ5. Best car I’ve had.

liked this for the suspension

My mates dad has one of these and they go really really well lots of torque but for me,for a daily,I’m not looking for something that’s faster than my weekend car,the 335d is a decent size it’s comfortable decent MPG and does what it’s meant to do,I’m looking to by one wen a good spec one catches my eye,only thing I’d change on the 335d is a good set of coilovers KWs or something maybe a stage 1 map & gear box map