BMW 1m

[AlexGTT]

MAN TRAIN!!! :bigcry:

Stop it Robert! I've told you before.:hahaha:

[glendog74]

Stop it Robert! I've told you before.:hahaha:

:whistle::whistle::whistle:

[Bounce]

Stop it Robert! I've told you before.:hahaha:

:hahaha::hahaha:

[shimmy]

I'm shocked :smokin:

[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!!

[alexk]

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 :birdman:

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

[shane@mbtech]

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

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

:hahaha::gayfight:

[derek]

Im waiting till the faster SB version is available :hahaha:

[Rutkowski]

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

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

wtf is this?? :birdman:

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]

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

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

Easy Alex.:smokin: 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]

Easy Alex.:smokin: 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. :thumbs:

[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_csl]

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/default.asp?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.