BMW 1m

[alexk]

Originally Posted by Rutkowski

A fantastic result for 1M. 1560kg and yet it manages to out - handle a track focused 1420kg CSL. IMPRESSIVE!

Chassis and suspension on 1M must be very well engineered. I reckon, CSL on road tyres vs 1M on road tyres and on Nordshleife, there would not be much in between these two.

A remap alone on 1M will get it up to 400BHP as well.... a serious bit of kit 1M is!!

Remind me you don't have a CSL... as a start

Go get one and don't bore us with the pickup truck.
An E60 touring is lower than the "pirate"

[shane@mbtech]

Originally Posted by alexk

Remind me you don't have a CSL... as a start

Go get one and don't bore us with the pickup truck.
An E60 touring is lower than the "pirate"

[derek]

Im waiting till the faster SB version is available

[Rutkowski]

Originally Posted by alexk

Remind me you don't have a CSL... as a start

Go get one and don't bore us with the pickup truck.
An E60 touring is lower than the "pirate"

wtf is this??

how can an M car that's faster than CSL on track be boring?? not loud enough for you or what???

take a chill pill mate

[AlexGTT]

Originally Posted by alexk

Remind me you don't have a CSL... as a start

Go get one and don't bore us with the pickup truck.
An E60 touring is lower than the "pirate"

Easy Alex. Does it really matter? So what if it's quicker. Lot's of things are quicker.

I don't think it'll be anywhere near the fun of a CSL but I like what I'm hearing and will try one for myself. Truth be told, I really fancy one. Not in the garish orange though, stealthy black for me. I've got one for a couple of days soon and I'll report back once I've done a few passes on my favourite local mountain roads.

[Ben]

I'm sure its brilliant but has anybody mentioned it's £40k!!! That's considerably more than what a well maintained CSL can be had for.

Of course if it is quicker than a CSL on track the where does that leave the GTS? Wasn't that only marginally quicker than a CSL on the ring?

[Rutkowski]

Originally Posted by AlexGTT

Easy Alex. Does it really matter? So what if it's quicker. Lot's of things are quicker.

I don't think it'll be anywhere near the fun of a CSL but I like what I'm hearing and will try one for myself. Truth be told, I really fancy one. Not in the garish orange though, stealthy black for me. I've got one for a couple of days soon and I'll report back once I've done a few passes on my favourite local mountain roads.

I prefer N/A engines - so much more fun but i am very impressed with 1M.

I am looking forward to your findings on this little devil, Alex.

[danp]

I reckon the 1M's tried by the press are kicking out nearer to 400bhp than 335bhp.

And if I wanted a 1er that had loads of torque and didn't do anything above 5k rpm I'd get a mapped 123d. Wonder when the first diesel ///M's will be out...

On a slightly more serious note look forward to seeing one in the flesh this w/e and might even try one!

[shane@mbtech]

Is it just me that thinks it's fucking ugly

Not my cup of tea at all, regardless how fast it is.
I reckon it's a car that's quick with a great driver but an average Joe will be faster in a Csl I reckon.

[Dan]

Originally Posted by approved

of course its an m engine. its a new m engine, and its called progress.

Wrong, according to PH article released last December mate!

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/defa...?storyId=22895

Hopefully of most interest to potential recruits to the M brand will be the 340hp straight six with twin turbochargers that gives the 1M a power-to-weight ratio of 227hp/tonne.


The engine has been lifted, apparently pretty much unmodified, straight out of the Z4 - which if true would make the giant 'Powered by BMW M' label under the bonnet seem a little (cough!) fraudulent.