I tested the auto and it was sublime. In fact, everything was,except for the slippery rear even on a perfectly dry and open straight road.
About the sliding with awd: it's still very much possible. I've driven a 320d xdrive with 163 HP today, and I even got that to slide around corners. The xdrive is still rear biased, and with the extra power from the M135i I'm sure you can have lots of fun with it. No,you won't put in a 30 second drift, but as a daily driver I think the xdrive is much more suited. In everyday traffic and speeds under 100 kph, you'll even be faster with the xdrive thanks to the grip. And those will be the speeds I'm mostly driving.
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