Not chosen by Hogwarts or Sauron, but chosen by you, the customer who wants his BMW’s life to be improved. If you have a Bavarian product that has lost its way, this is where it goes to a weight watcher program.

Actually, that’s not the most comprehensive part of the discussion. There is some weight loss, but it’s more of a makeover and gym schedule.

There’s some carbon fiber bits here and there and something in there that has Race Prep Weight Reduction package written on it but we get to find out later about that.

Starting off with the 335i’s twin-turbocharged 3.0 liter straight six engine, a massive amount of modifications is swung at it.

Its N55 stock power gets ramped up with a Signature exhaust system, an A+ ECU Management system and a Stage 2 Flash chip, an upgraded downpipe and finally, a custom charge pipe.

A new body kit comes fitted from Active Autowerke, featuring some carbon fiber, extended side skirts, replaced rear view mirrors and extended lips.

Finally, the list of changes comes with forged alloy R10 wheels. They are from the Strasse Forged collection, feature polished step lips and gloss black inner barrels.

These are borderline touching the fenders now that they’re riding on a set of Eibach R2 Coilovers instead of the standard suspension.

All I wish is I knew exactly what power gains we can expect from this.

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With these new ADV rollers we get to see an E90 BMW M3 Sedan that’s finished in white, comes with a new body kit and some contrasting black accents.

Speaking of which, these accents are to be found on the side view mirrors, the front bumper side vents and in the newly fitted wheels.

The wheels showcased here come from ADV.1’s Advance One Wheels sets. That means they come with a tweaked look as well as some refined performance.

Officially, they are designated ADV5.2TS.SL units which is probably going to be something none of us is going to remember.

What we might remember is the fact that the new wheels look more than smooth on the sharp suited business sedan of the E90 BMW M3.

Something the drivers may notice is the fact that the wheels are lighter, the un-sprung weight is reduced and that the handling is even more finely tuned than before.

The entire press release from ADV speaks of stuff like Track Spec, Super Light series but let’s not kid ourselves here, when there’s this little play in the suspension you will never risk hitting a kerb.

You might also wan to be extra careful anywhere else. Let’s be fair, this sort of car will not get to utilize its extra lightness as much as brag about it.

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There’s plenty with more performance and there’s plenty with more aggressive body kits but the AC Schnitzer ACS 99d is miles more impressive.

This is because it gets a new (and unexpected) engine and it also loses a whopping 507 pounds off what is already a decently lightweight vehicle.

The first part is taken care of as AC Schnitzer have dropped the engine originally fitted by the factory and opted for the one you get in the 320d EfficientDynamics Edition.

Well known as an incredibly efficient powerplant, AC Schnitzer have taken it one point further and while they were at it they made it a little more powerful as it now develops 190 horsepower.

Team that up with a new body kit that’s made completely out of carbon fiber, the reduction of unsprung weight and the fitting of 19″ lightweight alloy wheels with titanium bolts and you get a lot of benefits.

Lighter weight, better distribution of what’s left and even better fuel economy levels. It is also part of helping the handling.

That’s where the revised AC Schnitzer suspension, new brakes and Continental Sport Contact high performance tires help finish the thing off.

The end result is that the AC Schnitzer ACS 99d is a sports car which goes from 0 to 62 in 6.9 seconds yet only consumes 3.8 l of fuel per 100 km and emits less than 99 g of CO2 per km.

This is the sort of efficiency that is impressive even in horrid little eco-boxes let alone great handling and fun sport cars.

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