BMW M135i

[GTRene]

enigste (voor mij aan de buitenkant) zijn die te grote/lompe koplampen, doch in het eggie en fraaie kleur auto, valt het mee...

nog altijd beter dan de Z4 (mk1) koplampen en of de E60? 5-serie (so, that is said)

[RVV]

Koplampen in die M neus is niks mis mee vind ik. Bij de standaard 1 series vind ik het een ander verhaal.


En Rene wat is mis met Z4 koplampen

[GTRene]

oeps, nou oke, ik zal billijk zijn...vallen alle 3 in dezelfde klasse van, jammer en wellicht wat over designed?

[Downforce Hans]

Grappig dit, al die lelijke bmw rijders die commentaar hebben op zo`n lelijk hondehok.......gaan jullie eerst eens zelf iets aan jullie uiterlijk doen voordat je commentaar hebt op op zo`n beemer...........

[Robin Hartog]

Dus wat hebben we:
-koplampen
-achterbumper
-ongeloof over easiness 0-100
-....
-.....
-....
-...

Vergeet de turbo niet!

Je bedoelt de Up! ?

[Robin_NL]

In de USA niet leverbaar, maar, no worries mate, wel Down Unda:
http://www.news.com.au/news/bmw-135i-in ... 6503207579

As a value proposition, the BMW M135i can't be beaten.
It doesn't matter which values you appreciate more. On a financial basis this $70,000 car is the best bang for your buck five-door hatch on the market, while those who value the outright driving experience will have to spend double the money to beat it.

It isn't quite as manic as last year's limited edition 1M Coupe and is a better car for it. The 1M demands absolute commitment; the M135i will let you atone for your sins.

In objective terms it is 70 per cent of the price for 95 per cent of the engagement.

The BMW M135i punches so far above its weight that contenders won't get into the ring with it. You have to step up a class to find worthy five-seat opponents - and then they're hallowed names such as the Porsche 911, Mercedes C63 AMG and BMW's own M3.

Price rivals - the Subaru STI Spec R and Nissan's 370Z - just don't have the mumbo to compete.

Thirty of the first 60 BMW M135i cars bound for Australia already have deposits on them, making it the most popular BMW in recent history in terms of pre-orders.

It may be based on the humble 1 Series but there's nothing humble about how the M135i accelerates or handles. In terms of raw numbers, the twin-turbo six-cylinder engine cranks out 235kW and 450Nm. That translates to a 5.1sec sprint to triple figures in the $68,400 base car fitted with the six-speed manual gearbox.

Deposit another $4000 into BMW's coffers and the eight-speed auto trims 0.2 of a second off that time, as well as improving fuel use by half a litre to 7.5L/100km. Drive it as it deserves and it isn't hard to triple that consumption and the effort is worth every gram of noxious emissions from the car and passengers.

The M division's work on the exterior is fairly subtle. A discreet body kit and gloss black window surrounds don't give much indication of the car's potential. The blue brake calipers are the easiest way to spot it from the regular 1 Series models that ply the streets. The interior picks up a black roof lining and hex-patterned faux alloy bling. Options range from a $2920 sunroof to $3500 for the professional navigation package that runs on the 6.5-inch hi-res screen.

Officially, this isn't a "real" M but it's so close to it that M3 owners won't appreciate the experience. Where the M3 rules high-speed sweepers, the M135i owns the back roads and the gnarlier they are, the more entertaining the car becomes.

The leather-wrapped steering wheel is meatier than a rib-eye steak and the perfect tiller to get to grips with this car. Punt it into the first corner and, despite the well-bolstered seats, it is a reassuring handhold as the G-forces climb to the point where loose objects careen across the cabin.

The suspension, which - by sports car standards - is as compliant as a properly bribed public servant around town, progressively hardens up to maximise the contact patch of the Michelin tyres.

And the chassis has the balance of a ballerina, no matter how savagely you wrench the steering wheel. That means inept corner entries can be corrected with a quick adjustment of lock and throttle, rather than result in a trip into the scenery.

The stability control system helps, too. Put simply, it is programmed to please. The telltale flicker on the dash is a regular sight on corner exits or hard acceleration but it subdues the power delivery rather than shutting it down.

The conventional auto has been fettled to give dual clutch-like shifts and serious electronic smarts. Push it into manual mode and it will even hold on at the rev limiter rather than upshift. Not that you need to - maximum torque is on tap from 1250rpm-5000rpm and with eight cogs to choose from there's no performance penalty in early changes.

The weakest link in the package is the brakes. They're vicious. Repeated hammering doesn't dent the stopping distance but they lack the domestic-dispute ferocity of the M3's anchors.

VERDICT

The M135i is the best-value performance car in Australia. It is literally and figuratively in a class of its own.

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AT A GLANCE

BMW M135i

Rating: 4.5/5

PRICE $68,400

WARRANTY 3 years/100,000km

RESALE N/A

SERVICE INTERVALS 12 months/15,000km

SAFETY 6 airbags, ABS, TC, ESC, EBD

CRASH RATING 5 stars

ENGINE 3.0-litre twin-turbo 6-cyl, 235kW/450Nm

TRANSMISSION 6-speed manual, 8-speed auto; RWD

THIRST 8.0L/100km, 188g/km CO2; 7.5L, 175g (auto)

DIMENSIONS 4.3m (L), 1.8m (W), 1.4m (H)

WEIGHT 1505kg (manual), 1520kg (auto)

SPARE Space-saver

I'm gonna put another shrimp on the barbie.

G'day.

[Robin_NL]

Een zwarte 5 deurs met donkere achterzijruiten. Wel heel stealth en boring. Maar daardoor super Q car als je daar 116i achterop zet:
http://f20.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=763779

En hier 'n mineral gray. Neh. Estoril Blue is de kleur.
http://f20.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=752164

[dvh]

Grappig dit, al die lelijke bmw rijders die commentaar hebben op zo`n lelijk hondehok.......gaan jullie eerst eens zelf iets aan jullie uiterlijk doen voordat je commentaar hebt op op zo`n beemer...........

+20 !

[Robin_NL]

Nog lekkerder soundje:


http://www.versus-performance.de

[GTRene]

damn

dat klinkt lekker en gaat goed van kiet

een M3 killer dan mag je minimaal 265 grippy banden achter hebben.

[Joy]

420 pk met alleen een chip en uitlaat? Damn... bargain of the year.

[Joop]

Jaikes...
...dat sleurt relatief makkelijk naar de 260 met die chip.

[ErikS]

Niet normaaal!! Mc, go for it!

[romo]

Loopt lekker door idd................of zou het door de betere Cw waarde komen?

[dvh]

Vind het echt een geil ding..


Misschien kan ik m'n verhuizing/verbouwing nog annuleren ......

[Robin_NL]

@dvh, dat is dus deze hier:
http://f20.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=755184

[romo]

3 deurs, 8 traps automaat, die idd lekker rap is, ergo dat doe je niet na met een handbak........


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... SbohM291-o#!

[GTRene]

die kleur velgen en kleur blauw van de kar passen perfect bij elkaar.

[dvh]

@dvh, dat is dus deze hier:
http://f20.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=755184

Thnx.. Echt prachtige auto..
Kan er niks aan doen.. Op real-life foto's vind ik hem sowieso stukken beter uit de verf komen dan op de computer illustraties.
( en dat terwijl ik er weken terug negatief over sprak.. )

In deze kleur, deze velgen, interieur.. gewoon top..
Niet moeders mooiste, maar toch een erg fijne auto om te zien. Stoer ding.

[romo]

Bijpassende helm heb je al...............nou, wat let je.............

[dvh]

Iets met een verbouwing in Januari die 2.5x een M135i kost..

[Robertdj]

Want anders had je de 107 natuurlijk direct ingeruild.

[dvh]

Hoezo dat ?

[Sperdy]

@dvh, dat is dus deze hier:
http://f20.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=755184

Thnx.. Echt prachtige auto..
Kan er niks aan doen.. Op real-life foto's vind ik hem sowieso stukken beter uit de verf komen dan op de computer illustraties.
( en dat terwijl ik er weken terug negatief over sprak.. )

In deze kleur, deze velgen, interieur.. gewoon top..
Niet moeders mooiste, maar toch een erg fijne auto om te zien. Stoer ding.

+1

[ErikS]

Wat is er Ferdi, wil je nu ook een 420 pk konijn hebben?