NFS Car of the Day: BMW 135i Coupé

[jtace]

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Another car of the day post from the official NFS website, read on and enjoy! :)

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The BMW 135i Coupé is considered to be the flagship of the BMW 1 Series. First offered in 2007, it is the world's first car with a double-helical ball bearings differential which have the advantage of running at an even lower operating temperature reached more quickly than in other cars.

Apart from slight modifications, it uses the same front end design as the rest of the 1 Series so as to ensure some visual consistency within the range. The Coupé is 133 mm (5.2 in) longer than the hatch, creating 20 liters of extra boot space. It is 220 mm (8.7 in) shorter than 3-series Coupé (E92).

The 135i Coupé was first announced in Europe and became available in the late 2007. The European models were available in 3 engine specs: the known 120d and the new 204 hp 123d and 306 hp 135i, both twin-turbo engines. Three days after the European announcement, BMW of North America announced the 1-Series Coupé as a 2008 model and detailing it would be available with a 300 horsepower, twin turbocharged 3.0 litre inline six cylinder engine.

Some quick stats on the Performance of the 135i:
- Power: 306 PS (302 hp/225 kW)
- Torque: 400 N•m (300 ft•lbf)
- Manual Transmission Acceleration (0 - 100 km/h): 4.8s
- Automatic Transmission Acceleration (0 - 100 km/h): 4.7s
- Top Speed: 250 km/h (155.3 mph)

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[bogs]

Well, having passed on the last few games from the series, other than the demos ( and even mostly them ) I'd have to say if that is an ingame picture its certainly the best I've ever seen.

I would add, though, that the looks wouldn't be enough to get me to fork over the money for it though.

[jtace]

Yeah I'll be looking for the demo for this one too, we'll see how they do this year, but I feel better about it then a few of the last efforts, although lots remain to be seen.