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Btw, wrongprotocol is right, wider tires are a MUST if you want to see decent 0-60 times, my dtc activated in 2nd as well. Seriously, I think if you had the correct set up with tires and suspension, this could be a 5.8-6.0 sec. 0-60 car without much effort.
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4 door hatch lol. It would need the 130 to get it moving. But I have no clue, maybe we got lucky with our cars :iono: . To me, it is very hard getting down the .1 or .2 seconds by hand. But I pretty much can say with confidence if it was a .2 it was an extremely low 6.2 , maybe it was a 6.199? lol, doubt if you want though, I dont mind :smile:
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I have a 2001 330ci (stock) and I believe it was rated at 6.2 seconds 0 to 60 by BMW when it was new. I have never personally measured mine, but I know that BMW is usually very conservative in their estimates, so I would expect that a lighter 128 coupe with 5 more hp would be able to hit a very low 6 second time, perhaps even a high 5 second time under the right conditions. I do know that it is hard to get a quick launch with stock tires from a dead stop. I have surprised more than a few cars at stoplights. I pick up my 135 coupe tomorrow (they called me after work tonight that it came in). Hooray!!! This will probably be my last fast car; my next car will probably be a 128 for the gas mileage. By the way, what kind of mileage do you guys get with the manual tansmissions?
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i have the Canadian version it has the 18inch double spokes with Bridgestone potenza runflats.. by the way what does turning DTC on do? does the DSC off help? i have a tip and it is still quite quick..i'll have to actually time it though.
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Read the motortrend article. If that does not do it for you, the BMW website rates the 128i at 0-60 in 6.1. That is THEIR website. Which is usually conservative.
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As an aside, not that I am expecting lightning fast times or anything, but the one thing I haven't worked out is how to get the best launch times from the Step ... should I use Manual, or DS ? Disable DTC? Try and raise revs with the Brake before launch.
I'm just interested to see if the 6.7 for the Step is accurate.
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Based on the 128i gearing ratios below, i estimate that the following speeds at 7000rpm (6500rpm) Manual: 1st - 36.7 (34.1)mph 2nd - 64.4 (59.8)mph 3rd - 95.4 (88.6)mph Auto: 1st - 33.7 (31.3)mph 2nd - 57.9 (53.8)mph 3rd - 88.5 (82.2)mph I imagine what kills the 0-60 for the auto is the additional shift that it needs to get to 60mph. Even the manual you really need to hold it all the way to the red line to get to 60 in second gear. Look on the bright side, your 0-50 time will probably be right there with a manual. :smile: 128i drive ratios for both manual and auto (from http://www.wheels.ca/newVehicles/profile/157396): Manual/Automatic First Gear Ratio (:1) 4.32/4.07 Second Gear Ratio (:1) 2.46/2.37 Third Gear Ratio (:1) 1.66/1.55 Fourth Gear Rato (:1) 1.23/1.16 Fifth Gear Ratio (:1) 1.00/0.85 Sixth Gear Ratio (:1) 0.85/0.67 Reverse Ratio (:1) 3.94/3.20 Final Drive Axle Ratio (:1) 3.23/3.73
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