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      04-29-2013, 08:54 PM   #45
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Quite impressive for the M135i. I found the M135i performance in the long power straights to be surprisingly better than the M3; also I was surprised by the M3's great cornering ability despite the weight disadvantage vs the M135i. The M135i pulling out of corners faster, however was as expected given the torque advantage. Driver skill differentials notwithstanding, the M135i is quite a package and a bargain for what you get.
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      04-29-2013, 09:03 PM   #46
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Interesting to see M135 and 1M on track.
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      04-29-2013, 09:07 PM   #47
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Originally Posted by lsmkr01
M3 driver was not good. You can hear he is in too high a gear on corner exits. Throttle blip and down shift before a turn that really slows the car down is needed and will have the M3 pulling hard out of corners. The car has a great chassis and suspension but if you don't push the car (like that guy) you will not see the car shine.
This is like srt-4 owners claiming to hang with terminator cobras.

The m135i should be a fun little car though... Waiting on the M2.
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      04-29-2013, 09:22 PM   #48
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Neither car was really being pushed, esp in the second video. And the really impressive part is that here in Australia, (with some sensible negotiations) you can purchase two M-lites for the price of one M3. Of course, those who know the glass is half empty will point out how much we are ripped off when purchasing an imported car
The title of the thread is wrong then, it should not be "M3 v M135 around the ring" but rather "M3 and M135 having fun around the ring" .
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      04-29-2013, 09:44 PM   #49
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Also i think the m3 was a lot of times in 1 gear too high. Having owned a e90 m3 before and now the m135i i can tell you how important it is for the m3 to be in right gear. If you are under 5.5k rpm it doesnt go that fast really.
Ahh! I was just about to make this comment, but glad to have scrolled down to see you already made it. It sounded like the M3 had to go through the entire range every time he came out of those corners. I'm no race car driver, nor have have I driven the ring (outside of Forza), but it seems like it would have shown much better against the M135 if it was kept in the midrange.
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      04-29-2013, 10:09 PM   #50
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And it's just a little hatchback...

So stop calling it "just a little hatchback"
It's "a mean and lean 1-series machine" !
But it's ugly
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      04-29-2013, 10:29 PM   #51
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Since the X1 x-drive comes w hydraulic steering I wonder if you could get the M235i in x-drive and would come w hydraulic as well - that would be quite awesome really
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      04-29-2013, 10:55 PM   #53
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I would still take the M3 anyday
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      04-29-2013, 10:56 PM   #54
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+1. Both great cars in their own way; M135i is an overachiever, full of surprises and M3 is of course the more special car, even if it is relatively aged.

I don't even think that there was any real competition in this so no need to take it too seriously, they were probably buddies filming each other.
Exactly, two bros cruising.... the little car was definitely cooking and the M3 was not roaring as usually needed. M135i is definitely a beast.
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      04-29-2013, 11:13 PM   #55
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One thing to note -- in both videos -- is that the time B2G is ~9.x minutes, which is not exactly dawdling
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      04-29-2013, 11:16 PM   #56
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Since the X1 x-drive comes w hydraulic steering I wonder if you could get the M235i in x-drive and would come w hydraulic as well - that would be quite awesome really
Probably not. I think the X1 is based on the old platform E8x/E9x platforms.
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      04-29-2013, 11:59 PM   #57
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      04-30-2013, 12:01 AM   #58
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And it's just a little hatchback...





Subsequent video, with the M135i as the chasing camera car.

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      04-30-2013, 12:02 AM   #59
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Awesome video...

*Reaches for playstation 3 and GT 5*

My dream to drive that track in real life... for now, I can do it as a fantasy from my living room
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      04-30-2013, 12:20 AM   #61
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M3 driver was not good. You can hear he is in too high a gear on corner exits. Throttle blip and down shift before a turn that really slows the car down is needed and will have the M3 pulling hard out of corners. The car has a great chassis and suspension but if you don't push the car (like that guy) you will not see the car shine.
I think both drivers are skilled, and they know the track well. I am sure they could both drive faster if they wanted to, but this is not a race. You want to have plenty of safety margins during tourist drives on that track.
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      04-30-2013, 12:39 AM   #62
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      04-30-2013, 02:06 AM   #63
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Interesting to see M135 and 1M on track.
Sportauto put them to the track, not big differend, but M135 has better tyres and they measured lot more than 320hp on dyno.

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=789057
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      04-30-2013, 02:54 AM   #64
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Give me a break.
The m3 is in the wrong gear 90% of the time.
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      04-30-2013, 04:07 AM   #65
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That is a long wait man, what happen?
Apparently build slots for M135i's destined for Australia are incredibly rare. The dealer told us that they even had other Australian dealers ringing them asking if they'd give up the build slot or onsell our build to them.


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Hang in there mate! You are almost there
Funny you should say that, husband got a call from the dealer this morning to ask if we wanted to pick the car up this Friday instead. HELLS YES!

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