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exactly... and we were told they currently are producing 730 cars per day (with more capacity available) and that one can still change options on your own build as late as a week in advance of production, so it should be easy for them to spool up 1Ms on the line. There were 1 series coupes, verts, hatches, and X1, for both left hand and right hand drive, all on the same line.
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"Originally Posted by Bigmouth Studio
What I dislike: still a little bit under-power if this is an M car. The interior is not very interesting." So 60-100+ ft lbs of torque over the S54 makes it under powered? You do know that torque moves a vehicle right? HP is just a function of torque? Race engineers tune the torque "area under the curve" to match the chassis that the power plant will be installed in. T |
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Scott stated early on that the 1M is not complete in order to not step on the M3. There is no technical reason, just politics.
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there have been reports in different threads that DCT contributes greatly to drivetrain heat, which compromises track reliability with respect to the limp home mode. Also, it appears that the gearbox on the 1M actually has cooling, and it's been rumored that the cooling setup may have been borrowed from the DCT design. Even still... the idea of the 1M is a car with reduced weight... more focused for the track, and most track drivers prefer a manual vs, an autobox, especially an autobox that adds weight and may make the car less trackworthy! DCT is now available in the 135 i hear.... which kinda nixes the " politics " thing.. |
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