{"id":391643,"date":"2010-03-04T19:30:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-05T00:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/04\/report-bmw-m1-not-happening-look-for-135is-instead\/"},"modified":"2010-03-04T19:30:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-05T00:30:00","slug":"report-bmw-m1-not-happening-look-for-135is-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/391643","title":{"rendered":"Report: BMW M1 not happening, look for 135is instead"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2010 BMW 135i – Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

\nThe rumormill has been buzzing lately about a possible M-badged version<\/a> of the lovely BMW 1 Series<\/a>. (We still have a hard time calling it M1, since that name has long been reserved for a far more illustrious creation<\/a>.) A new report from Inside Line<\/em>, however, reveals that while a 1 Series-based M1 isn’t in the cards, we can look forward to seeing a hotted-up 135is, similar to the Z4 sDrive35is<\/a> and 335is<\/a> that have just recently been introduced.<\/p>\n

Expect the 135is to use the boosted version of BMW’s N54 twin-turbo six found in the Z4 and 3 Series variants. This means we can expect total output numbers around the 320 horsepower and 332 pound-feet mark, with an overboost mode that delivers up to 370 lb-ft for brief periods of time. Additionally, a more aggressively tuned suspension will be on hand, improving the coupe’s overall dynamics. It might not be as exciting as what a full-bore M1 could be, but we aren’t complaining, especially since we’re such big fans of the current 135i as is.<\/p>\n

So, why not do an M1? Much like the problem Porsche<\/a> faces with the Cayman<\/a> and the 911<\/a>, a too-good 1 Series could potentially overthrow the grandaddy M3, and BMW certainly wouldn’t want that. Still, we’re glad that BMW is committed to producing a more potent 1 Series and are eagerly awaiting our first drive.<\/p>\n

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Gallery: 2010 BMW 135i<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n[Source: Inside Line<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Report: BMW M1 not happening, look for 135is instead<\/a> originally appeared on Autoblog<\/a> on Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Filed under: Coupe, Performance, BMW 2010 BMW 135i – Click above for high-res image gallery The rumormill has been buzzing lately about a possible M-badged version of the lovely BMW 1 Series. (We still have a hard time calling it M1, since that name has long been reserved for a far more illustrious creation.) A […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5775,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-391643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5775"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=391643"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391643\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=391643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=391643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=391643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}