# BMW 1 Series M **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [August 27, 2010, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-1-series-m/159620 "2010-08-27T18:44:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2010, 12:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-1-series-m/159620/61 "2010-12-10T12:06:27Z")
It seems like with a tune (I know it is not stock then) this thing would destroy an M3 on a test track with less weight and better aerodynamics. Hell maybe it would even match the much cheaper Mustang. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Mike93](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike93/32/7325_2.png) [@Mike93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike93)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2010, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-1-series-m/159620/62 "2010-12-10T12:26:40Z")
After more thinkingā€¦I still really like this car. My biggest gripe would be that they didnā€™t go with some high revving NA engineā€¦something that you really couldnā€™t pull any more power out without forced induction. To me, M cars arenā€™t turbo carsā€¦this feels more like a sport edition of the 135. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2010, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-1-series-m/159620/63 "2010-12-10T12:31:37Z")
> [@Mike93](#): > > After more thinkingā€¦I still really like this car. My biggest gripe would be that they didnā€™t go with some high revving NA engineā€¦something that you really couldnā€™t pull any more power out without forced induction. To me, M cars arenā€™t turbo carsā€¦this feels more like a sport edition of the 135. Wait, your complaint is that it has too much power potential with mods? :dunno: ---
**Author:** ![Jeller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@Jeller](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeller)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2010, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-1-series-m/159620/64 "2010-12-10T14:35:34Z")
> [@Mike93](#): > > After more thinkingā€¦I still really like this car. My biggest gripe would be that they didnā€™t go with some high revving NA engineā€¦something that you really couldnā€™t pull any more power out without forced induction. To me, M cars arenā€™t turbo carsā€¦this feels more like a sport edition of the 135. But the next m3 will be a turbo car also. ---
**Author:** ![EvoMR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/evomr/32/7186_2.png) [@EvoMR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EvoMR)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-1-series-m/159620/65 "2010-12-14T19:06:19Z")
Update with Ring times from Jalopnik. Results are less than stellar. > **[BMW 1 Series M Rounds NĆ¼rburgring Slower than Audi TT-RS](https://jalopnik.com/5712890/bmw-1-series-m-rounds-nurburgring-slower-than-audi-tt-rs)** > > You're wondering how fast the new BMW 1 Series M can get around Germany's NĆ¼rburgring, right? BMW isn't talking, but some who've witnessed a timed run have an answer. And it's good news for Audi. Read on. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-1-series-m/159620/66 "2010-12-14T19:16:42Z")
I think it is safe to assume that anyone who buys this car AND cares about Nurburgring times is going to buy a tune which would change the numbers enough I would think. Just sayin. ---
**Author:** ![EvoMR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/evomr/32/7186_2.png) [@EvoMR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EvoMR)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 4:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-1-series-m/159620/67 "2010-12-15T04:55:47Z")
> [@Blue Eyed Devil](#): > > I think it is safe to assume that anyone who buys this car AND cares about Nurburgring times is going to buy a tune which would change the numbers enough I would think. Just sayin. Valid point. That being said, I expected a bit more out of the box. ---
**Author:** ![Mike93](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike93/32/7325_2.png) [@Mike93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike93)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 8:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-1-series-m/159620/68 "2010-12-15T08:26:37Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > Wait, your complaint is that it has too much power potential with mods? :dunno: To a point. Not to completely reiterate what I saidā€¦but thereā€™s something pure about a high revving naturally aspirated M car. Itā€™s the same reason why the Z06 is so impressive, here is a car that rips without the just-add-boost mentality. > [@Jeller](#): > > But the next m3 will be a turbo car also. Iā€™m sure my sentiments will hold true to that car as well. Maybe Iā€™m too much of a puristā€¦I dunno. For some reason I going to compare the '03-04 Mustang Cobra to the current 5.0 Mustang. The '03-04 went with a power adder and IRS, while the current 5.0 is naturally aspirated and solid axleā€¦guess which car outperforms the other? Iā€™d like to think BMW can put together a stout enough NA powerplant to tear the track up withā€¦kind of like what BMW did for the McLaren F1. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-1-series-m/159620/69 "2010-12-15T08:34:36Z")
this will probably be more akin to the e36 m3, which is a pretty cool car, but not as extraordinary as the m-cars usually are. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-1-series-m/159620.md?page=3)