Tråd: BMW M135i

Ikke helt en 1M, men hvor like vil BMWs halvveis løsningen være? Gjør saken for denne bilen er neppe noe problem. Vi beundret skreddersydde villskap av 1-serien M Coupe, men det var en ultra-dyre, lite volum M-bil modell aldri ment for masseproduksjon. Åpenbart var hva som trengtes en tilsvarende opprørende utgang innpakket i en billigere å kjøpe kombi skall, på toppen av en litt mindre spiky chassis. Gå fremover til nye M135i. Mens den 1M var ment som en prangende halo produkt for hardcore entusiast, er M135i, i tråd med BMWs nye ytelse-strategi, ment som en naturlig utvalg-topper og en reell utsikt for mange kjøpere tiltrekkes moderne mega-Luke konseptet. Sine nesten alene i dette markedet, men utseendet synes bemerkelsesverdig godt timet. De hideously dyre Audi RS3 er i hovedsak og borte, neste generasjon av Volkswagen Golf R og Ford Focus RS ikke skal vises første og fortsatt venter på Mercedes A25 AMG ta en bue. Følgelig har BMWs innsats noen rom for å puste. Vel Dekanter det over de neste åtte sidene og oppdage hvis bilen er verdig M emblemer vintage.

Not quite a 1M, but how similar will BMWs halfway solution be?Making the case for this car is hardly difficult. We adored the bespoke savagery of the 1-series M Coupe, but that was an ultra-expensive, low-volume M-car model never intended for mass production. Clearly, what was needed was a similarly outrageous output wrapped in a cheaper to buy hatchback shell, atop a slightly less spiky chassis. Step forward the new M135i. Whereas the 1M was meant as a showy halo product for the hardcore enthusiast, the M135i, in line with BMWs new performance strategy, is intended as a natural range-topper and a genuine prospect for the multitude of buyers attracted to the modern mega-hatch concept. Its hardly alone in that market, but its appearance does seem remarkably well timed. The hideously expensive Audi RS3 has essentially been and gone, the next generation of Volkswagen Golf R and Ford Focus RS arent going to appear any time soon and were still waiting for Mercedes A25 AMG to take a bow. Consequently, BMWs effort has some room to breath. Well decant it over the next eight pages and discover if the car is worthy of its M badges vintage.