February 14, 2007 ____®*#ortia«b oiMiaeruer Black History Month Page B6 OFitiamr 2007 BMW 335i Coupe lo t • s e rv e r A u f o R e v i e w News and reviews on new motor vehicles K \ i h i 1 is C arr T he heart o f every BM W worth rem em bering is in it's engine, and the new coupe is no exception. The 335i features B M W 's m ost pow er­ ful engine ever offered in a 3 Series T w in-turbocharged e n g in e with 3 .0 -lite r in-line six, 3 0 0 - eoupe or sedan. If you erave bliss­ h p / 3 0 0 Ib-ft.; S te p tr o n ie & s p e e d tra n s m issio n ; MPG: fully boundary-free power, B M W 's C ity-20 m p g . / H ighw ay-29 m p g .; M S R P is sparkling new bit o f reciprocating $ 4 5 ,7 0 0 .0 0 ; Q uarter m ile a t 1 0 5 . 9 m p h .: 1 3 . 3 m achinery: a 3.0-liter, tw in-turbo- s e c o n d s , 0 -6 0 m p h : 4 . 8 s e c o n d s charged 3(M)-hp, and intercooled, BM W , with light cream leatherand gressive m aneuvers w ithout a hint direct-injection inline six-cylinder and deceptively fast. B M W 's six- sign that gives the illusion o f accel­ carpets with dark burl walnut trim, o f seat-slide. The thick-rim m ed, motor with variable valve timing, all speed Steptronie autom atic trans­ erated m ovem ent, even when this creating a warm, rich and luxurious three-spoke steering wheel has a sleek beauty is sitting still) leaving m ission with paddle shifts is a posi­ milled from the finest Bavarian alu­ tive enhancem ent. It's the auto­ environm ent in contrast with the natural-fit feel to it: com bined with behind a g o th ic -p erfe ct arched minum engine should be just the ticket. T he exciting new tw in- tur­ matic that acts like a manual with no roofline and a tastefully tapered standard BM W interior. The best the optional ¡Drive cockpit con­ bochargers enhance the cream y sacrifice in fun or perform ance. ta il. U p fro n t, ro u n d x e n o n aspect o f this hospitality was the trols. O f course BMW leaves no d e­ T he 335i is not only blazing fast, headlam ps w rap deftly into a low e x tre m e ly su p p o rtiv e and s u ­ smooth engine’s w illingness to rev. This is a great engine! The 335i it is one sexy tw o-door co u p e ! The hoodline. In back, trim taillam ps prem ely com fortable Sport Seats. sire unansw ered. You will never blazes from 0-60 in 4.8 seconds, visual sensory appeal grabs your bracket a tight rear end th a t's punc­ They were adjustable in eight ways, want for entertainm ent with pre­ w ithout the slightest turbo lag. But attention from every angle o f the tuated by twin chrom ed exhaust but my favorite feature was the side w iring for Sirius satellite radio, bolster adjustm ents that cinch you B luetooth co n n ectiv ity and o p ­ this hardly does ju stice to the right- 335i. Its striking bodyw ork casts pipes. T he interior o f the 335i is one o f into your seat allow ing the driver tional iPod integration kits. M ajor here. any-gear eagerness o f this o ff reflections as that o f a speed engine. The speed com es sm oothly dem on with flam e-surfacing (a d e­ the most elegant I’ve seen in a com plete authority to execute ag- standard features such as clim ate by Smoking Hot Sexy — Blazing Fast Mother of the Year’ con tin u ed fro m M etro C h a n g e C h r is tia n C e n te r, a m outhw atering dow n-hom e dinner was catered by Victory O utreach and Ma & Pa S trong's Kitchen. O th e r sp e cia l g u est p e rfo r­ m ances included a concerto by Dr. G ashi, pianist for the Oregon S ym ­ phony, an interpretive dance by Linda M itchell. A dram atic rendition o f an origi- nal poem was perform ed by Harold W illiam s o f the African A m erican C ham ber o f Com m erce. The evening ended with a bio­ graphical slide p resen tatio n by grandson Stephen Strong. The Portland O bserver is proud to honor Strong for her decades spent helping people and for her state and local service, w hich con­ tributed to the w elfare and better­ ment o f people and com m unities. 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T h is is a ear in w hich to test y o u r ow n ab ilities. T h e 3 3 5 i’s th re sh ­ o ld is so high it q u ick ly su rp asses legal speed lim its, and ev en tu ally the local au th o rities w ill ju s t start m ailing y o u r sp e ed in g tick ets d i­ rectly to y o u r hom e. W ith c o m ­ plete d isdain fo r o rd in ary d riv in g co n d itio n s an d u tte r m astery o f p u b lic roads, the 335i step s so lightly and q u ick ly th ro u g h any ch a llen g e to co m p lete su p e rio r­ ity that I co u ld alm o st feel it ch u c k lin g sm ugly as I ex p lo red my lim its, clearly not yet the U lti­ m ate D river. M aybe so m ed ay , w hen I can live up to th is c a r’s p o ten tial. WF < Trip to Boost New Orleans Recovery Local residents can do more than read ab o u t the d iffic u ltie s and red ev elo p m en t o f N ew O rlea n s afte r H u rrican e K atrina, th e y 're b e in g e n c o u r a g e d to v is i t the city. 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