Official 1///M revealed
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Blitz
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Alex
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that front end looks mental 
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Bring back Paul Bracq, BMW styling has reached a complete dead end 
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Like the looks.
Like the dimensions
Hate the engine choice
Hate the lack of 4 pots on the front!
It's too close to just being a 135i PLUS. Not enough "M"
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Do like this 'shop though.
Like the dimensions
Hate the engine choice
Hate the lack of 4 pots on the front!
It's too close to just being a 135i PLUS. Not enough "M"
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Do like this 'shop though.
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it looks good but not wild enough
performance wise will it be much over a 135i with a map ?
the M badge is a marketing tool and has been ever since the e36 M3.
the M models need to be naturaly aspirated, they need to be a Motorsport car, a focused drivers car like the CSL, like the e30 M3.
i remember a story about the e30 M3, some people who wanted the top of the range e30 were confused why the M3 had less cylinders and less capacity than a 325i. they didnt understand what it was about.
my view is that BMW are again in this stupid horse power race with Audi and MB, where is it going to stop ?
by all means, make silly powerful 5 series, and add a few spoilers here and there but call it a M Sport edition with the fancy packaging but not an M5. the M badge is very special but needs to be used less.
the 1 series M coupe should in my opinion be a hard edged car, they could have used the s54 or the e90 320si engine which was a homologation special for WTCC. big brakes, race seats, a wing on the back etc. who cares if it wasnt as powerful as 135i. you could price it higher for having less kit like a 911 GT3RS and people would buy it
limit the numbers, limit the colours limit the option and you can still market it an make a killing.
as good as the car is its not an M, the badge is being de valued in the name of marketing and money.
however i'd still have one
performance wise will it be much over a 135i with a map ?
the M badge is a marketing tool and has been ever since the e36 M3.
the M models need to be naturaly aspirated, they need to be a Motorsport car, a focused drivers car like the CSL, like the e30 M3.
i remember a story about the e30 M3, some people who wanted the top of the range e30 were confused why the M3 had less cylinders and less capacity than a 325i. they didnt understand what it was about.
my view is that BMW are again in this stupid horse power race with Audi and MB, where is it going to stop ?
by all means, make silly powerful 5 series, and add a few spoilers here and there but call it a M Sport edition with the fancy packaging but not an M5. the M badge is very special but needs to be used less.
the 1 series M coupe should in my opinion be a hard edged car, they could have used the s54 or the e90 320si engine which was a homologation special for WTCC. big brakes, race seats, a wing on the back etc. who cares if it wasnt as powerful as 135i. you could price it higher for having less kit like a 911 GT3RS and people would buy it
limit the numbers, limit the colours limit the option and you can still market it an make a killing.
as good as the car is its not an M, the badge is being de valued in the name of marketing and money.
however i'd still have one
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TouringTash
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I would vote for you to have a place on the board Kos. Shame its just a pissing competition now a days
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Blitz
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No its not powered by M. its lifted from the Z4 35IS
I want both.
This car is a bit like a M535i. Body and suspension bits but normal engine.
I want both.
This car is a bit like a M535i. Body and suspension bits but normal engine.
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Why would you want one of these for the 120d is bloody made fast 
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Blitz
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I just thinking, imagine if it had a CSL engine.
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That's what EVERYONE wanted. Sadly BMW can bang on about it being "pure M" but everyone knows that it's just a 135i with a chip and some wheels! There's no "M" in that lump. And that's ALL that matters to me.Blitz wrote:I just thinking, imagine if it had a CSL engine.
And where are the uprated front calipers from the 135i? They were this --> <-- close to getting it perfect and shifting thousands....
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I bet they are going to charge M servicing costs on that engine.Rich_W wrote:That's what EVERYONE wanted. Sadly BMW can bang on about it being "pure M" but everyone knows that it's just a 135i with a chip and some wheels! There's no "M" in that lump. And that's ALL that matters to me.Blitz wrote:I just thinking, imagine if it had a CSL engine.
They were this --> <-- close to getting it perfect and shifting thousands....
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What's the price on it by the way?
Any performance spec aswell?
Any performance spec aswell?
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Blitz
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BMW has finally unveiled its latest M car: the 1-Series M Coupe. With 335bhp, a 0-62mph time of less than five seconds, and a £39,990 list price, BMW has gone straight for the recently-announced Audi RS3’s jugular.
The baby M’s 3.0-litre twin-turbo straight six - as seen in the Z4 35is - produces peak power at 5900rpm. There’s 332lb ft of twist between 1500 and 4500rpm, but an overboost facility increases this to 369lb ft under full throttle (the V8-engined M3 generates 414bhp and 295lb ft).
That power and torque equates to a 0-62mph time of 4.9secs (we often find that BMW’s outperform their claims, though and would expect the M Coupe to rival the RS3’s 4.6secs claim), 0-124mph in 17.3secs, and on to a limited 155mph top speed.
Read our drive and see Chris Harris' video review of the 1-Series M development car
Gearbox purists will rejoice that it is only available with a six-speed manual ”˜box, which is hooked up to BMW’s Variable M differential. Pressing the M button on the steering wheel puts the car in M Dynamic Mode, giving the driver access to the highest power levels.
Aluminium suspension components are borrowed from the M3, as are the cast iron discs - 360mm at the front and 350mm at the back.
BMW have said the M Coupe will lap the Nurburgring quicker than an E46 M3. That’s perfectly plausible ”“ we wouldn’t be surprised if it gave the current M3 a fair fight round the ”˜Ring either.
Read our early 'M1' news story
Compared to the standard 1-series, the M coupe has a 71mm wider track at the front and 46mm at the rear, and it has been lowered by 20mm. It weighs 1495kg, which is a bit porkier than we were hoping.
For those with less talent than money the car comes fitted with a wealth of safety tech that includes: Dynamic Stability Control (DSC), anti-slip control (ASC), Dynamic Brake Control (DBC), Cornering Brake Control (CBC), an anti-fading function and a dry brake function.
The baby M’s 3.0-litre twin-turbo straight six - as seen in the Z4 35is - produces peak power at 5900rpm. There’s 332lb ft of twist between 1500 and 4500rpm, but an overboost facility increases this to 369lb ft under full throttle (the V8-engined M3 generates 414bhp and 295lb ft).
That power and torque equates to a 0-62mph time of 4.9secs (we often find that BMW’s outperform their claims, though and would expect the M Coupe to rival the RS3’s 4.6secs claim), 0-124mph in 17.3secs, and on to a limited 155mph top speed.
Read our drive and see Chris Harris' video review of the 1-Series M development car
Gearbox purists will rejoice that it is only available with a six-speed manual ”˜box, which is hooked up to BMW’s Variable M differential. Pressing the M button on the steering wheel puts the car in M Dynamic Mode, giving the driver access to the highest power levels.
Aluminium suspension components are borrowed from the M3, as are the cast iron discs - 360mm at the front and 350mm at the back.
BMW have said the M Coupe will lap the Nurburgring quicker than an E46 M3. That’s perfectly plausible ”“ we wouldn’t be surprised if it gave the current M3 a fair fight round the ”˜Ring either.
Read our early 'M1' news story
Compared to the standard 1-series, the M coupe has a 71mm wider track at the front and 46mm at the rear, and it has been lowered by 20mm. It weighs 1495kg, which is a bit porkier than we were hoping.
For those with less talent than money the car comes fitted with a wealth of safety tech that includes: Dynamic Stability Control (DSC), anti-slip control (ASC), Dynamic Brake Control (DBC), Cornering Brake Control (CBC), an anti-fading function and a dry brake function.