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As the sort of right-thinking, snappy-dressing individual that frequents TopGear.com, you'll probably be quite excited about the new three-door 1-Series. Even more so about this M135i concept.
It's one of the first 'BMW M Performance' cars - a new brand that sits between M-Sport models and full-fat M-cars that includes the awesome M550d. And it's fruity.
How fruity? This fruity: it gets a Twin Power Turbo tech-equipped 3.0-litre straight six engine that produces what the Bavarians promise will be "more than 300hp". Rejoice!
There's more good stuff underneath, including tweaked suspension and an M sports braking system as well as a set of 18-inch M alloys.
Thing is, when they build it there'll still be space above it for a new full-fat 1-Series M. And if you look at the power of the last-gen 135i (just over 306bhp) and the 1-Series M (335bhp), you'd assume the next 1M would have to be near 400bhp to give itself some clear ground. Which is ridiculous.
So, d'you want this or would you prefer to wait for the next proper 1M?
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lamboaudi4 commented on this article
at 11:36 am on 24 February 2012
im sorry, but those stupid pig-eyed headlights must go!!!!
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vovillia commented on this article
at 12:33 pm on 24 February 2012
I agree, those headlights ruined it
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tgisepc23365 commented on this article
at 12:51 pm on 24 February 2012
This car is great it has everything it looks great
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M3-CSL commented on this article
at 12:57 pm on 24 February 2012
Sorry Top Gear, but the M135i will have a SINGLE turbocharged engine with twin power and twin scroll technology. It won't have the same twin turbo engine as the 1M, which has a N54 engine. The M135i will have a N55 engine.
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300sl commented on this article
at 01:05 pm on 24 February 2012
It looks good, but they ought to get rid of the m-stripe. This must be the first rear-wheel-drive hot-hatch!
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