That's apples to oranges, the B5 came out at the end of the E36's life and imo would have been aimed at the E46.
Once again, I thought B7 came out closer to the arrival of the E90 chassis in 2006?
I would take a 335i over a B8 S4 and not think twice, all it takes is a tune to crack 11's not to mention being several 100 pounds lighter and having better weight distribution, etc. I don't mean to shit in your thread because this up coming car looks great and if it can actually stay near 3,000 pounds it's another winner to me. However, Audi has a record of making their street cars quite heavy.