The BMW 1-Series M Coupe
is pretty fast on paper. Reaching the 60 mph (96 km/h) mark in just
4.7 seconds is no small feat, but nowadays, it seems that performance
cars need to have a respectable “Ring” time under there belt to command
respect. Now, a forum member of the 1Addicts fan site who calls
himself "SteveD" claims that the Ring time for the 335-horsepower
strong M model is 8 minutes and 12 seconds.
If
true (and according to the Nürburgring lap times list posted on
Wikipedia), this means the entry-level M model is 10 seconds faster than
the E46 M3, on par with the E86 Z4 M Coupe, but 7 seconds slower than
the E92 M3 .
Of
course, just because something is posted on a forum, doesn’t
necessarily make it true. However, it seems that “SteveD” is none other
than Steve Davies, a UK journalist who writes for Skiddmark. When asked
where did he received the info, "SteveD" wrote “directly from BMW when
we filmed the car”.
And
indeed, Skiddmark does feature a piece about the 1-Series M Coupe and
it contains the information posted on 1addicts. Still, we’re going to
take this one with a grain of salt until we have the official
confirmation.
You can see
how the 1 Series M Coupe's alleged 'Ring lap time compares with other
models from BMW and other makers in the list below.
Nurburgring Lap Times as Posted on Wikipedia:
• E46 M3 CSL - 7:50
• E90/E92 M3 - 8:05
• E63 M6 - 8:09
• 1 series M coupe - 8:12
• Z4 M-Coupe - 8:12
• E60 M5 - 8:13
• Alpina B3 Biturbo - 8:14
• Z4 M-Roadster - 8:15
• Alpina Roadster S (Z4) - 8:15
• E46 M3 - 8:22
• 335i E92 Coupe - 8:26
Other Models Compared:
• 911 Carrera S PDK (997.5) - 7:50
• Audi R8 4.2 - 8:04
• Cayman S - 8:04 (by Walter Röhrl)
• Audi RS4 - 8:09
• Audi TT-RS - 8:09
• BMW 1 series M coupe - 8:12
• Aston Martin V8 Vantage - 8:13
• Mercedes C63 AMG PP - 8:13
• Corvette C6 - 8:15
• Cayman S - 8:16 (Sport Auto)
• Porsche Boxter S (987.5) - 8:18
• Lexus IS-F - 8:18
• 2010 VW Golf R - 8:23
• Audi S5 (2007) - 8:26
• Audi TT-S (2008) - 8:29
Source: Skiddmark , Via: 1Addicts
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