billythekid

265bhp, 315Nm, 0-62 in 6 seconds for only 26k including quite a few nice toys. Sounds very tempting! Anyone else thinking about one?

RS Grant

I'm coming round to the styling on the new 5 and 3.. but I'm still not convinced by the styling on the 1-series.

Are there any pics of the M Sport 1-series mate??


Cheers,
Grant

billythekid

The customer packs are not due into showrooms for another couple of months, although my local dealer did have a couple of pictures of what it should look like. The only thing I have found on the net is below:



There are some photos of the 130i SE here but not with the MSport pack:

here

The sales guy confirmed today thats its the same engine found in the 630i and 530i pushing out 265bhp with the same 6 speed box... should be very quick and expected to be about 1450kg, very similar to the STi which is 1475kg.

Brother_Will

Only 265bhp? surely it pushes out more than that in 630i and 530i?

bren.wright

Really looking forward to seeing this, please tell me it will be a 3 door though!!!

Petem95

I understood the output was a little less due to the shorter exhaust length?

I bet its great to drive but the looks are simply terrible! New shape 3-series is ok (or will look ok when the de-tango'd facelift comes out in 2-3yrs) 5-series ok from the back, but 1-series has no good angles IMO

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

I read somewhere that the 130 actually has about 3-4bhp more than the 3 and 5series due to the design of the air intake for the induction system causing a ram effect

I still think the 0-60 is slow considering the size of the thing....then again, it is only a measly 75kg lighter than a 330se

billythekid

Brother Will - the 5/630i uses the same unit but it does indeed put out less power in the 5/630i as some have already said.

BMW dont quote power figures on the web for them but the sales man said it was 255bhp and 300Nm in the 5/6 series - so the 130i is a bit more powerful.

I did some quick calcs last night and looking at the drag co-effiecient and gearing - without the limiter I think it would be good for somewhere in the region of 167 to 172mph.

I agree with you on the looks though, the standard 1 looks a odd, very odd!! But I hope the M pack will add a bit more life to it. The special LeMans blue paint that is only aval on the MSport looks like it might bring a bit more life to it too.

billythekid

I agree, the 0-60 figures dont seem that rapid but I think the oveall car should be a nice drive and quick once its going. I think the main drawback is lack of LSD.

Still its a nice alternative to an STi I think.

MadMark

BMW Website says it's 1375kg - so about the same as a standard WRX!
130i - 193bhp/ton
WRX - 163bhp/ton
- But for comparison a WRX STi with the PPP kit comes out at 210bhp/ton!

The quote is 0-62mph in 6.1 seconds - which will mean it does 0-60 in sub six (say 5.8) seconds .....

Fuchsrohre

god thats fugly!

billythekid

Mark - where on the web site does it say the specs? I could not find anything the other day other than the price... figures LOL.