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Good news for F30 335i owners, the upcoming PPK should give the N55 the exact same performance specs as what's in that M135i that Harris reviews in the video. |
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10-18-2012, 10:27 AM | #69 | |
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About the steering feel, those cars you mention are slightly different category (I would call them sporty cars rather than sports cars) than what I mentioned before (Porsche Boxster and 911) and sorry but I am yet to hear any respected independent reviewer claiming that the new electric steering units are as good or better than old hydraulic units in hard core sports cars. Getting close but...I do agree in time engineers should be able to perfect them though, not sure if that happened yet.
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I wouldn't expect the PPK equipped F30 335i performing exactly that good as this M135i though, there is a serious weight difference between them (F30 85 kg. heavier, manual to manual gear box, according to German BMW web site). That's a big fat block.
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I have read several reviews about the Toyota GT86 that raves about the steering. The car was built for the optimum driving experience, and I am pretty sure Toyota/Subaru tested both hydraulic and electric steering in the prototypes. They chose electric, and it works. And the GT86 is just as hard core as a Boxster. It even has a real limited slip differential! :-) |
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Awesome review. I will probably completely ignore my repulsion of the M135i's looks and buy one since in every other respect it's perfect. Manual for me, thanks. Not bothered about 0.2 sec and all that launch control nonsense. And seating position is critical, how low was Chris sitting?! If I want an high sitting position, I'll buy an SUV, thanks!
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That audi is such a joke.. It's just embarassing to put out an RS model, which is supposed to be THE audi, the highest performing version. RS means "racing sport" (english translation), so you would expect to get a car that handles great, as the RS title suggests. Instead you get a car that understeers, then understeers and at the end you get some more understeer, I mean wtf? That is just blasphemy.
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() majority of people disagree with you about the E82, and agree that new F20 headlights are notoriously ugly. just go and read the comments on posts when the F20 was announced and when the E82 was announced. and Yes I will trust the reviews of people on this forum because they are true BMW enthusiast.
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both 1er gens have shitty front headlight design. I admire Chris' work. It's very good. But that M135i sounds like pure sex!! The RS is really disappointing.
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The E8X did have a brake activated e-LSD on the 123d, 130i FL and the 135i. I.e. it was active even with DSC and DTC switched off. Worked fine in snow and greasy wet, but not progressive at all in the dry... |
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BMW made a point in one the tech articles about how the e-diff feature was now also available without DSC/DTC on the F20. Maybe it is different between the markets? |
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I remember that SOME people did not like the 1 series when it was introduced because it looked weird from some angles especially side angles. but never heard of anyone complaining about the headlights especially on the 135i with the Bi-Xenon
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What i ment is that its an old N55 engine E82 has , just tuned up a bit. Thats it. What about hydraulic vs electronic steering systems - you , guys , named some really nice cars using electonic steering, like BRZ and so on, BUT. ///M cars are still supplied with hydraulic system. 1M , M3. Even the latest M5. Why ? the answer is that its more precise and accurate. And gives u the road feel you can't compare to electronic one. PS And yeah,as someone mentioned above - E82 has the same system paired with DSC simulating the LSD work. Quote:
Brakes - i really doubt they made it any better than old brembo 6 piston brakes. My optional M-sport 4 piston brakes on 328 are times worse, than that. There is a guess , that they do fit the same break system on M135.
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I suspect we'll see a boosted version at some point. There have been rumors of an STi model of the BRZ using a more powerful turbocharged version of the engine.
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