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BMW 1-series faster than a Honda NSX?

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  • 22-07-2005 12:48am
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    unkel
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    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    A bog standard small family car faster than a car deemed by many to be a supercar? Couldn't believe it either until I saw the official figures

    The standard BMW 130i did 8:35 around The Ring. Faster than a Honda NSX, Nissan Skyline GTR V-Spec, Subaru Impreza GT Turbo, Porsche 911 (996) Carrera, Honda S2000 just to name a few

    I still don't like the looks of the 1-series though :)


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    fletch
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    Geez now that I would like to see


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    Thumper Long
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    you can beat an egg, but you just cant beat ze Germans :D


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    KTRIC
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    Thumper Long wrote:
    you can beat an egg, but you just cant beat ze Germans :D

    Damn those hansome b*stards !!


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    kluivert
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    Unkel

    Where did you get the facts from so the rest of us can have a read of this unbelieve moment.


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    fletch
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    Did you find your info here http://bimmer.roadfly.com/bmw/forums/e81/6273030-1.html ?


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    css
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    Maybe with Clarkson driving a skyline would he manage to mess the lap up enough to go slower.. but a skyline has broken 8 minutes around the ring..


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    ds20prefecture
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    Horst von Saurma (D) Porsche 911 (996) C2, 300 PS, 1399 kg
    1998-01-01, sport auto Supertest 20.000 km 149.215 km/h 8:17:00

    http://20832.com/?rubrik=rekorde&lang=eng


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    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 65,401 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    The 135i will be launched later this year. 340BHP instead of the 250BHP in the 130i

    Should be as fast as M3/M5 and who knows how it will do round da ring :D


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    KTRIC
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    unkel wrote:
    The 135i will be launched later this year. 340BHP instead of the 250BHP in the 130i

    Should be as fast as M3/M5 and who knows how it will do round da ring :D

    Have you got a link


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    HashSlinging
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    Sod its looks I'd buy that just for the engine. any sign of the 3.5 D going into the 1 series. now that would be some car.


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    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 65,401 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    K-TRIC wrote:
    Have you got a link

    Can't remember where I saw it this morning, but a quick google found a lot of conflicting stuff out there

    Apparently it might be called 135i or 135ti, have an enlarged version of the new lightweight engine of the 630i (or not enlarged but) with a turbo. It's kind off an in-between between the 130i from now and the 2007 M1

    I suppose BMW can't call the latter anything else, but it is a bit inappropriate as the original M1 is something entirely different:

    m1_1.jpg


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    Gatster
    Registered Users Posts: 1,415 ✭✭✭Gatster


    BMW have stated previously that they wouldn't re-use M1 owing to it's historical connotations, but some evil Marketing type probably stamped all over that.

    "ve must have ze M1" etc. etc.

    But, this sort of backs it up
    No M1 for you, boyo

    The promised 335i/3.5 twin turbo engine is mentioned below
    335i???

    Same turbo system as the 535D. After initially hating the 1, I saw loads (mainly rentals) when I was down in Kerry last week. I saw a non-rental 120i in dark grey with a very nice (subtle) kit and nice wheels which verged on looking very good. There is quite a good deal (for ireland) at Joe Duffy on a 116i on some sort of contract lease


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