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The new F30 328i comes with a turbo four (N20) block. Btw... last month parked next to BMW's FIZ building(and fairly far from the public street!) I saw a white F20 hatch that had three spoke(or maybe two spoke wheels - like in the above photo) with dual tail pipes. I'm pretty sure it was a 135i "test car". And... it looked GOOD! |
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11-22-2011, 02:15 PM | #25 |
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There was demand for a E81/E87 Sporthatch 135i M-sport. But BMW kept it exclusive to the Coupe and Cabrio to elevate them as more premium over the mainstream hatches.
The 3dr 1er Sporthatch in F21 guise will see a 135i M-Sport variant as will the 5dr And then the next generation Coupe and Cabrio models arriving in 2013.
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11-22-2011, 02:32 PM | #26 |
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these new M designations, M*** is this a return to the old days when we had an M535i sitting below an M5? Of course those with an M535i would shorten that to M5 in polite conversation, so in real terms there were 2 M5s, the cheap one and expensive one. Quite confusing. Unless we go back to the e12 where the M535i was the proper and only M version.
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11-22-2011, 03:13 PM | #27 | |
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11-22-2011, 04:29 PM | #28 |
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an M tuned 135 with x drive coupe diesel M135xcd Freaking alphabet soup! I do see a SINGLE intermediate step between a regular 1 or 3 series and the M variant. Either make that the M-sport, or make it the Mx35 But it is getting out of hand. |
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11-22-2011, 04:40 PM | #30 |
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It's great and hot hatch but why using the M badge everynow and then? BMW M should stick to M3, M5 and M6!
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11-22-2011, 04:57 PM | #31 |
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How is it Scott? I thought N55 will no more be found in the 1 Series and 2 Series? How can the "235i F22" with FI 3.0l I6 and 320 PS be sold toghether with the M2 F22 with FI 2.0l I4 and ~300 PS? Even if there does come an M135i F20, it cannot have N55, only upgraded version of N20.
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11-22-2011, 05:51 PM | #32 | |
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11-22-2011, 06:26 PM | #33 | |
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we know the new M3 is going to probably be a FI 6 cil pushing around 450 so I don't think a I4 370PS is too crazy.... remember the mysterious "Pyrat" 450hp engine? Last edited by pikcachu; 11-22-2011 at 06:34 PM.. |
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11-22-2011, 06:56 PM | #34 |
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Seems most of you forgot about the beloved E30 M3, it had a 4 cylinder with 190 (and later 215 and more) horsepower while the 325i had a larger 6 cylinder with only 170 horsepower.
It makes sense to me to have a 235i, M235i that is a bit sportier and looks different, and then an M2 with a lighter 4 cylinder in a lightened car with even more power and M suspension, steering, bushings,etc. In this case, copying Audi's stratification with their A, S, and RS models is a good thing. |
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11-22-2011, 08:22 PM | #35 |
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I can confirm this information, the sales manager of my BMW dealer here in Chile showed me a sheet from BMW (Germany) confirming the car, the cars wll be in dealers around september (here in Chile) as production stars in June, the car is equipped with an N55 of 320HP, i also saw that no other series have this engine, not even the new 3 Series, this M135i is coming in F20 and F21 (three and five doors hatch's)
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11-22-2011, 09:01 PM | #36 | |
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what do you mean by "no other series have this engine, not even the new 3 series" ? Doesn't the 335i have a N55 ?
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11-22-2011, 10:39 PM | #37 |
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Thoroughly confused, M135i? New F platform? Old? 6 cylinder, new 4 cylinder? WTH
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11-22-2011, 11:12 PM | #38 |
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i mean the other series will keep coming with the N55 but with the 306HP we all know, so i mean that only this M135i will have a bump in power from the factory.
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11-22-2011, 11:15 PM | #39 |
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M135i is a car that will go on sale with the 1 series hatchback (F20 and F21, three and five doors) its a 6 Cylinder N55 with 320hp from factory, all other cars (including the 335i of the new 3 series "F30"? equipped with N55 will have the version with 306HP
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11-23-2011, 01:21 AM | #40 | |
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11-23-2011, 05:08 AM | #41 |
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BMW 328i F30 | 1505 kg | FI 2.0l I4 | 255 PS | 350 Nm | 0-100 km/h: 5,9 sec
BMW 335i F30 | 1585 kg | FI 3.0l I6 | 306 PS | 400 Nm | 0-100 km/h: 5,5 sec 328i is 6.000 € cheaper than 335i. The I6 does not justify better performance anymore, compared to the I4, unless it has 640i F13 engine spec, 320 PS and 450 Nm. With this spec in the 1 Series it will enter 1 Series M E82 territory, what can not happen, as the M2 F22 has to be the top of all. The fact being in BMW model designation have nothing more to do with engines, there very well can be an M135i, but not powered by a N55 as we may think, but buy an M tuned N20 with close to 300 PS. Now BMW maybe really decided to put N55 in the F20, but from what I know it cannot be. Time will tell. |
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11-23-2011, 05:58 AM | #42 | |
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Totaly agree!!! If they go that way they will *uck up the M brand!!! Few years ago when x5/x6m appeared i knew that one day we'll have all series M. But i couldn't imagine that we'll get m123,m550d...(( And what a shitty name for the new ///M3 coupe they will call it M4???!!! (( M3 is legendary name of the car we all know. So why change for the m4 i can't even spell it |
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11-23-2011, 06:14 AM | #43 | |
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Same as me. I knew that one day wi'll have all the m series,but i never knew that m135,m550d and other shit will appear I'm not telling about the new name m4 coupe??? What is it? I want f32 m3 coupe,i don't want to lose legendary name of the favourite car! |
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11-23-2011, 07:08 AM | #44 |
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having 300hp in 335 M-sport and 320 in 135 doesnt make sense, although I am sure BMW would bump the hp on 335 in a year or two.
320 hp does sound good for 135M.. Love the 1 series... |
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