Jason Administrator Rep 26532 Posts 20,327



Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA

0) iTrader: (

Drives: F80 M3

BMW M235i Will Beat 1M Coupe Around Nurburgring and Have Limited Slip Differential BIMMERPOST NEWS BIMMERPOST NEWS BMW M235i Will Beat 1M Coupe Around Nurburgring and Have Limited Slip Differential 155

COMMENTS Tweet

The upcoming



"I have just signed off the M235i’s M Sport performance kit, which will include a proper limited slip differential. I’m just working out whether to make this an option on all models.



The M235i is as close a spiritual successor to the 2002ti that we've had. My initial benchmark was that it will be faster than the BMW 1M Coupe around the Nurburgring, which it is.



The 4 Series body is stiffer than the 3 Series’, and the 2 Series is the same over the 1 Series. The handling of the 1M was too snappy, but the 2 Series has a longer wheelbase and the proportions are better. However, we did take the 18-inch wheels and special Michelin tyres from the 1M for the M235i, as they offer better performance than the 19-inch versions."





For reference, the 1M Coupe was timed around the Nurburgring at 8:15 by Sportauto. Here's some comparisons for that time.



The upcoming M235i Coupe will beat the 1M Coupe around the Nurburgring, so says Klaus Froehlich, Senior Vice President Brand and Product Strategies at BMW. In speaking to Autoexpress , he states that:For reference, the 1M Coupe was timed around the Nurburgring at 8:15 by Sportauto. Here's some comparisons for that time.

