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11-27-2010, 01:39 PM | #1 | ||
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E82 135i is Drive's Car of the Year (Best Performance Car Over $60K AUD)
Australian automotive publication "Drive" has named the winners of its 2010 Cary of the Year awards and the E82 135i has won for the Best Performance Car Over $60k AUD category over the 911 Turbo, Audi RS5, and FPV GT.
Full review and video - http://news.drive.com.au/drive/car-o...118-17yzh.html Some notable excerpts: Quote:
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11-28-2010, 04:30 PM | #4 | |
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They have N54 DCT out of the US. It just sucks here :P
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Actually the article is incorrect. The DCT was available on the 335i with the N54 engine in Australia but the 135i with DCT only became available with the N55 update.
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They just drive 'em and forget 'em. They don't hang around long enough when they break and have to fix 'em.
I take that "car of the year" stuff with a big grain of NaCl. |
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11-29-2010, 02:10 AM | #7 |
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This comparo was based mostly on a performance per dollar level only it seems. They didn't compare/care about other aspects of each car.
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11-29-2010, 03:17 AM | #8 |
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What the hell kind of comparison was that? Seemed more like one of those test questions, "which of the following does not belong with the others: 135i, Falcon, RS5, 911 Turbo"
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11-29-2010, 08:38 AM | #10 |
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WOW, even I could get that one - it's FALCON - because it has no numbers in the name......
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11-29-2010, 10:40 AM | #11 |
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11-29-2010, 03:22 PM | #13 |
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Well I can't argue with that the 135i is a hoot to drive/own!!!
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12-02-2010, 01:47 AM | #14 |
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FYI, The award has certain criteria that must be met for a car to be eligible for the award, such as a minimum sales volume per annum (some estimates are made as a result of the timings of the award), and that the car must be a "new" (more criteria is used for this assesment) model that is significantly different to the previous years car or a totally new model from the manufacturer. The 135i, I believe, qualifies as it was the previous years winner.
Next year will be fun, throw in the 1M and RS3 and things will get interesting me thinks. |
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