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From the old BMW 2002 reborn with a 300 horsepower twin-turbo inline six department comes the new BMW 1-Series 135i Coupe. Flame surfacing denies any retro styling from resurfacing, but the rear-wheel drive and 300 foot pounds of torque is something that gets our vote. The little turbo spools up and starts delivering rear wheel amusement at a mere 1400 rpm. The big turbo takes care of the rest. Make sure to set traction control to off. Press release once again after the jump. More »
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And so it goes. Details on BMW's US-bound 1-Series coupe leaked out today, on the heels of the UK version. In American spec, the heralded 135i with the twin-turbo, three-liter six, will get 300 horsepower and 300 lb-ft of torque at 1,400 rpm. Zero to sixty is still a claimed 5.3 seconds, which could be understated depending on the yet-nondisclosed weight figure. Read more after the jump. – Mike Spinelli More »
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