CH on Cars (M135i vs RS3)

[tony_danza]

I waved goodbye to the 135i last night, so I've got 6 long weeks of running around in the A6 of comfiness - I don't think I can deal with this much understeer in my life   

Have you seen the BMWP front lip? I can't make up my mind whether it looks better or not??

I've got to grips with everything apart from the upturned flick of the headlamps, it's just odd. The bulbous nose isn't actually like that in the metal, seems just an odd feature of pics.

[MAT ED30]

I spotted one like that above the other day full bmwp kit on it with that lip and the black stripe on the bottom edge of the doors and being honest it looked too after market almost a little chav and somehow looked wrong

[tony_danza]

Ahh, the side skirts, yes, they're a bit much.

It looks like an afterthought, at least the one I had was a whole new bumper with some design consideration. I guess some others will come up with more stuff soon enough too.

[Deako]

Rob, I'm up in Cheshire, I did the deal over the phone/email. Small deposit to get the order in and I'll settle the rest when I pick it up - any excuse for a road trip!!

Matt PCP GFV £16,800ish after 3 years,

Pretty good GFV. With a £5k deposit, it looks like around £313 p/m. Which is amazing value. Stick £8k deposit in, and you are down in the £200s.

[tony_danza]

If you're going to stick a load of cash in, then you may as well use the 50/50 and get 0% finance!

[rich83]

So if i sold my ed30 for 10K...... 

... ill keep dreaming! 

[Sunglasses Ron]

I spotted one like that above the other day full bmwp kit on it with that lip and the black stripe on the bottom edge of the doors and being honest it looked too after market almost a little chav and somehow looked wrong

Hate to admit it, but I agree with Mat on this..    

From the first day the F20 was released, I was eager to see what BMWP bits were going to be available and how they would look (beef up the exterior).. Unfortunately, after seeing a showroom car kitted up to the hilt with the full kit, I was left very disappointed..   It's not that it looks horrific or anything like that, it's exactly how Mat says - very very aftermarket.
The CF spoiler has been replaced with a cheap plastic alternative. The front bumper seems to be just a collection of plastic lips and fake ducts (unlike the old version that was at least effective in brake cooling etc as well as looking nice) and the side skirts are OTT etc etc. So you would think that with this lack of quality and cost/corner cutting, the price would reflect this......... Er..... no. Still completely ridiculous. At least the previous model's parts were worth stumping up the cash for (CF parts etc).
The only thing that I did like the look of to a certain degree was the wheels. But at £3600 a set, I can't see them flying off the shelves either tbh.

[tony_danza]

Yup, it's all a bit low rent.

I'd consider a carbon version of the rear spoiler.

[Sunglasses Ron]

Yup, it's all a bit low rent.

I'd consider a carbon version of the rear spoiler.

Most definitely  Don't think it'll be long until someone launches one either. 

[tony_danza]

Sport Auto have had their mitts on it. Full lap of the Ring - 8:18.

They've slung a manual around, and it's 4 seconds faster than the E46 M3 and 2 seconds faster than the RS3. Not sure how much more time the 8sp manual would buy you?? It's only fair to assume the tyres buy it a bit more time too, compared to these two comparisons.

Interestingly though, they also do some stats. Seems their base car made 340hp & 363ft/lb - Complete dyno lottery, but explains why it seems quicker than it should be.

Gearbox: 6-speed-manual
Dyno-power: 340 hp @ 5765 rpm
Dyno-torque: 493 Nm @ 2955 rpm
Tyres: Michelin Pilot Super Sport
Aerodynamics: Cw 0,31
Weight: 1520 kg
0-100 km/h: 4,9 s
0-160 km/h: 11,5 s
0-200 km/h: 18,1 s
Flexibility (80-120 km/h) in 5th/6th gear: 5,2 s/6,4 s
18 m slalom: 69,8 km/h
36 m slalom: 134 km/h
110 m ISO evasive test: 145 km/h
Braking (100-0 km/h), warm: 34,0 m (-1,16 g)
Hockenheimring: 1.15,7 min (Driven by Horst von Saurma, Air temperature: 13 Degrees C, warm tyre-pressure: 2,4 bar)
Nürburgring-Nordschleife: 8.17,5 min (Driven by Horst von Saurma, Air temperature: 14 Degrees C, warm tyre-pressure: 2,4 bar)