BMW 1-Series (F20) M135i LCI 2015

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Engine : In-line 6-cyl, 2979cc, turbocharged
Power : 322bhp @ 5800-6000rpm
Torque : 332lb ft @ 1300-4500rpm
0-62mph : 5.1sec (manual, claimed)
Top speed : 155mph (limited)
MPG : 35.3mpg (manual, 3dr)

Source : http://www.evo.co.uk/bmw/m135i/15492/bmw-m135i-review-price-specifications-and-0-60-time

 
Neddo
Great performance but this redesign is ugly
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The Pre LCI was very challenging... I actually liked the front end, but the tail was awful. Overall I think it lacks the aggressive low slung stance of the E8x 1-ers, but the M pack looks 20 times better on this latest version.
 
What does LCI mean? I've never been a 1-Series fan when it comes to styling but the performance I'm ok with.
 
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Scuderia Paul
Life Cycle Impulse?! The car industry comes up with some absolute bull.

That is now on the list of annoying words and phrases which contains beauties like Selfie.
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It's probably lost something in the translation. I think in German LCI is MUE... but I actually don't know what that stands for.
 
Ugly redesign but 322BHP in a hatch!? BMW are approaching AMG levels of madness here.
 
lxmmy
Knowing BMW it is more. They always underate the power of their cars.
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Why would they do that? Surely they would give us the actual figures instead of toned down numbers. Would be insane if it had over 400.
 
JASON_ROCKS1998
Why would they do that? Surely they would give us the actual figures instead of toned down numbers. Would be insane if it had over 400.
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Many sources show that some BMW M cars had range from 30 to 80 bhp higher output compared to official figures.
 
....BMW and VW does this purposefully. Don't ask me why. They just do. Maybe it's their sense of humor.
Pretty much all VW and M badged Beemers make more power than specified. Of course, normal plebs (like you and me) measure power level on the dyno by the driven wheels, and the computer calculates just how much a drivetrain losses there were. Manufacturer do that in a lab with a single motor, all the accessories attached on it.

I've seen a M3 that got dynoed with 320 horses at the wheels when the original factory specs said it should make 321 at the flywheel. Usually a drivetrain losses are somewhere around 15 to 17%. You can do the math.

As for VW, they measure the power/torque of their motors in an ambient air temp of 40 degress Celcius, well over the accepted norm of so-called "room temp". This higher than norm temp robs engine of power - higher the temp, less compact the air, etc, etc.

Sooooo, when VW says a Veyron makes 1001 horses, they are downplaying just exactly how much it's making.


.....Oh wait, why am I explaining this stuff????
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JKgo
....BMW and VW does this purposefully. Don't ask me why. They just do. Maybe it's their sense of humor.
Pretty much all VW and M badged Beemers make more power than specified. Of course, normal plebs (like you and me) measure power level on the dyno by the driven wheels, and the computer calculates just how much a drivetrain losses there were. Manufacturer do that in a lab with a single motor, all the accessories attached on it.

I've seen a M3 that got dynoed with 320 horses at the wheels when the original factory specs said it should make 321 at the flywheel. Usually a drivetrain losses are somewhere around 15 to 17%. You can do the math.

As for VW, they measure the power/torque of their motors in an ambient air temp of 40 degress Celcius, well over the accepted norm of so-called "room temp". This higher than norm temp robs engine of power - higher the temp, less compact the air, etc, etc.

Sooooo, when VW says a Veyron makes 1001 horses, they are downplaying just exactly how much it's making.


.....Oh wait, why am I explaining this stuff????
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Motor trend got a reading of 640bhp from the M5 and with the 30th anniversary version just coming out. God knows what that makes.
 
Drive train losses can vary quite a bit, if you're actually achieving only a 10% loss, but then rating based on 20%, you'll be under-rating by quite a bit but both figures could be argued as realistic, and as JKgo says, the scenario of the manufacturer test will vary compared to the Dyno run of the car, which will further increase the margin for "error".
 

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