Difference between E90 320d M Sport & 318d Performance

[alesio99]

i didnt see an introduction thread so i will say hi here....

im within days of buying an E90 BMW 320d or 318d M Sport....i have earmarked one of each but havent decided whats more important, the leather interior, 184bhp, 17" wheels with normal tyres etc. off the 320d or the £30 tax, slightly higher MPG, 18" wheels with RFT off the 318d.

another dilemma i have, and this is the big one....i have just recently come across 2 318d Performance Edition models within my £13k budget and im loving them....what i really need to know and i was hoping to get from this forum is the difference between the M Sport and the Performance Edition, mainly, does the Performance Edition come with M Sport suspension or any other M badged items....is it just an M Sport with better fuel economy or is it a completely different car.....

i have looked on the internet but dont seem to be able to find any info about the 318d Performance Edition....

any help or info would be greatly appreciated....

thanks.....

[Smuler]

For convenience Read the thread here on the "325d manual v auto" and then use the links in the later post to find Vin Number (last 7 digits is all you need) of your car/s of interest and then use that for build sheet; that should tell you if the 318 has the sports suspension. Should say M sport suspension.

[alesio99]

thanks for the response Smuler....the reg link in that thread requires me to register and seem to be for the actual vehicle owner so i cannot get the ViN No. this way...i have just searched the internet for something similar but all require a subscription....im going to have a look at the 318d PE tomorrow so would still appreciate any other info anyone can provide....

thanks again Smuler...

[Smuler]

Generic answers can be flawed as sometimes sports suspension was deleted by first owner; so you need to be sure what's on your car of interest. however, for a generic answer the auto express article says they have sport seats / suspension so fingers crossed you should be okay.

[Trailhead]

The performance edition 3 series is based on the ES model but with the following upgrades:

M-sport body kit
multi-function leather steering wheel
sport seats (cloth)
floor mats with blue piping
18-inch alloys
chrome tailpipe
London 2012 exterior badges

OP an M sport spec car is likely to be a higher spec vehicle. The performance edition is literally just a £500 pack on an ES.

[Gremlyng]

I recently bought a 2011 BMW 320d Sport Performance edition finished in White, my dad has an older E90 320d M-sport in Le-mans Blue, my car has more in the way of extra styling over and above his, granted his is an older car being a 57 plate, but this surely doesn't add much weight to the fact that the Performance edition is just a relatively small £600 upgrade over the SE model? If this is the case this upgrade is a bargain in my opinion!

Mine has heated sports front seats, factory tinted windows, blue stitching on the black leather dakota interior, 18" alloys finished in a darker grey, sports suspension and the same or veryvery similar body kit although the bonnet on mine has a 'v' molded into the bonnet and the dash inserts are aluminium. Mine is 183bhp stock and his 172 bhp stock. I have driven both lots, and despite mine being newer with lower milage they both drive almost indentically, although I would genuingly say that mine is noticably quicker on acceleration in standard map. This is despite my dads being re-mapped up to 215BHP. His car despite being a 57 plate is still sub 80k mileage and in fantastic condition as it is very well looked after.

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Edited by Gremlyng on Friday 8th April 22:42

Edited by Gremlyng on Friday 8th April 22:43

[Sbm007]

Gremlyng said:

I recently bought a 2011 BMW 320d Sport Performance edition finished in White, my dad has an older E90 320d M-sport in Le-mans Blue, my car has more in the way of extra styling over and above his, granted his is an older car being a 57 plate, but this surely doesn't add much weight to the fact that the Performance edition is just a relatively small £600 upgrade over the SE model? If this is the case this upgrade is a bargain in my opinion!

Mine has heated sports front seats, factory tinted windows, blue stitching on the black leather dakota interior, 18" alloys finished in a darker grey, sports suspension and the same or veryvery similar body kit although the bonnet on mine has a 'v' molded into the bonnet and the dash inserts are aluminium. Mine is 183bhp stock and his 172 bhp stock. I have driven both lots, and despite mine being newer with lower milage they both drive almost indentically, although I would genuingly say that mine is noticably quicker on acceleration in standard map. This is despite my dads being re-mapped up to 215BHP. His car despite being a 57 plate is still sub 80k mileage and in fantastic condition as it is very well looked after.

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Edited by Gremlyng on Friday 8th April 22:42

Edited by Gremlyng on Friday 8th April 22:43

That is the Sport Plus trim (not Sport Performance - that does not exist as far as I know on E90's) which provides you with everything the M Sport trim does as standard and in addition: Dakota Black leather seats with blue stitching, darker ferrite chrome 18 inch alloys, privacy glass, darker exhaust tip, Edition grille (fully chrome) and Edition door sills (rather than M Sport ones), bluetooth calling... and there might be a few other things too which I can't think of just now.