1M Coupe Pace Car Photos from Daytona 24 Track

InquisitiveA · 01-29-2011, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by YVES1M

OHHH Yeah!!!! will watch tomorow at 3:30 I think on speed in montreal!!!!!

Drugs are bad mmkay? No matter where in the world you are.

treehacker · 01-29-2011, 08:51 AM

Do not watch TV on Speed !!! You could get Epileptics ... :-P

MDORPHN · 01-29-2011, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by E92PAT

hmm that might explain this

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=480875

Yes, it appears that the pace car was the same 1M that Matt Russell drove down from BMW NA in New Jersey.

Neil

as7920 · 01-29-2011, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by MDORPHN

I would have preferred that it look like the one pictured here:

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showp...21&postcount=1

Then again, I'm ordering an Alpine White....

Neil

+1.

That's one of Harold Woods/Roger Lighterness's best renderings!

Advevo · 01-29-2011, 12:56 PM

It is short footage

i found it on youtube.

davidkotok · 01-29-2011, 01:25 PM

you'd think they would give the 1m pace car some xenons

bavarian19 · 01-29-2011, 01:31 PM

tlav17 · 01-29-2011, 01:57 PM

why does everyone care about the xenons? that's a minor detail and this is only a pre-production car. Thanks for the video. It sounds pretty good

lacrosse · 01-29-2011, 02:26 PM

Exhaust note seems muted.

jbeene · 01-29-2011, 03:46 PM

Ordered - have requested ind azurite black. Scheduled to pick up @ the Welt on June 27.

skyphab · 01-29-2011, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by lacrosse

Exhaust note seems muted.

I hope that is not final exhaust note!

Denso · 01-30-2011, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by jbeene

Ordered - have requested ind azurite black. Scheduled to pick up @ the Welt on June 27.

How can you order that colour, the car is only available in 3 colours Valencia Orange, Black Saphire Metallic and Alpine White. I would go and check with your dealer as no BMW individual options are being made available for this car ??? The reason that i say this is i tried to order mines in Titanium Silver and was willing to pay extra for it through BMW individual and they said a flat NO, the reason that was given is that the car is not and will not be part of the BMW individual program

sunking420 · 01-30-2011, 09:33 AM

I was at the track last night and the M1 looked great. Handled the track nicely, although was not as loud as the 1000hp monsters behind it. Especially the Chevys.....Porsches were by far the most composed on the track. They've got racing in their DNA....

treehacker · 01-30-2011, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by skyphab

I hope that is not final exhaust note!

I like it very much. What is your concern about the exhaust note?
I think it sounds pretty good....

skyphab · 01-30-2011, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by treehacker

I like it very much. What is your concern about the exhaust note?
I think it sounds pretty good....

Just sounds boring, at least for a M. That's a normal 335i sound coming out of that exhaust here. I'm not saying it sounds bad, I'm just saying with exhaust notes like that, there is no way BMW can convince their current M-customers of turbo engines beeing the future. Without a great noise, there is something missing to special cars like that. I don't care in a diesel powered Skoda, but I do in a M-car.

Perhaps I'm overinterpreting a little bit, but I see the 1M as a new era of M and BMW would be wise to invest in a more non-turbo like exhaust note.
I know they are aware of that point, since they demonstrated something great at Detroit. I'm just not yet convinced it will sound like that. (In case you didn't see the video yet:

)

But yeah, I'm still hoping!!

Art__Vandelay · 01-30-2011, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by skyphab

Just sounds boring, at least for a M. That's a normal 335i sound coming out of that exhaust here. I'm not saying it sounds bad, I'm just saying with exhaust notes like that, there is no way BMW can convince their current M-customers of turbo engines beeing the future. Without a great noise, there is something missing to special cars like that. I don't care in a diesel powered Skoda, but I do in a M-car.

Perhaps I'm overinterpreting a little bit, but I see the 1M as a new era of M and BMW would be wise to invest in a more non-turbo like exhaust note.
I know they are aware of that point, since they demonstrated something great at Detroit. I'm just not yet convinced it will sound like that. (In case you didn't see the video yet:

)

But yeah, I'm still hoping!!

Well, I wouldn't say that they sound so much different. It sounds maybe different due to the lower acceleration (and the engine in Detroit was probably cold).

NYC6 · 01-30-2011, 01:28 PM

They just did a nice lttle segment on the 1M.

NYC6 · 01-30-2011, 02:43 PM

A 1,2 finish for BMW at Daytona!

SamS · 01-30-2011, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by NYC6

They just did a nice lttle segment on the 1M.

I DVR'd it, just watched it.. great stuff!

Here is:

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=482725

EDIT: actually, I saw a different review where he was just standing outside of the car, describing it.

NYC6 · 01-30-2011, 04:05 PM

benzo23 · 01-31-2011, 08:26 AM

I was there. The exhaust is extremely quiet.

skyphab · 01-31-2011, 12:20 PM

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I was there. The exhaust is extremely quiet.

That was my (disappointed) impression from the videos, too. I just hope this will change in the final version.

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