BMW M1 Finally here
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Wow - roughly 380 hp and 415 ft-lbs at the crank (assuming 15% losses). That's fantastic!
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It'd be good to get independent confirmation of those power levels on a few other vehicles from owners but even if it dropped off a few hp, you're still talking 360+ hp and 400+ ft-lbs of torque.
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Any word on a convertible version? I'm considering an M3 Vert, but the 1 series is lighter than the 3, which is ~100lbs lighter than the M3, but both the 3/M3 convertibles use a hardtop so they get dinged with dinged with a 400+ lb weight penalty. Looks like a 135 vert is ~470lbs lighter than a M3 vert (though I realize a 1M vert might pick up some weight due to the brakes/chassis/etc.).
You'd also get better trunk space (I *think*) on the 1 series with the top down since it uses a soft-top.
You'd also get better trunk space (I *think*) on the 1 series with the top down since it uses a soft-top.
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Yeah, you don't generally get to 60mph in 4.6 seconds in a car like this with 335hp. Figure closer to 400hp ala Inside Line testing. Awesome car though. Wish I could afford one
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Originally Posted by [DT
;20633674]Any word on a convertible version? I'm considering an M3 Vert, but the 1 series is lighter than the 3, which is ~100lbs lighter than the M3, but both the 3/M3 convertibles use a hardtop so they get dinged with dinged with a 400+ lb weight penalty. Looks like a 135 vert is ~470lbs lighter than a M3 vert (though I realize a 1M vert might pick up some weight due to the brakes/chassis/etc.).
You'd also get better trunk space (I *think*) on the 1 series with the top down since it uses a soft-top.
You'd also get better trunk space (I *think*) on the 1 series with the top down since it uses a soft-top.
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