[ThinkPink!]

Haha, funny how no one has mentioned anything about the fuel consumption.

Yes, the M135 is one second slower around the Hockenheim and 2.6 seconds slower around the Ring, but what's really impressive is the fact that the M135 manages similar performace to the 1M while consuming 3L less per 100km. That's a 25% improvement, in a very short time.

In terms of future brand placement and strategy this is key, as fuel prices in Europe keep soaring, and the ecotrend won't slow down.

Most kids in school nowadays prefer eco-frendly cars, to the high performance beasts of our days. Days are counted for cool cars like the 1M, or the Sti or the GTR if they don't evolve, or adopt alternative energies.