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Originally Posted by gnat
He was talking about driving the back roads of Vermont, so my impression of the article is that he is referring to when the car is already at a cruising speed and you want to accelerate (around an idiot or out of a corner). For that type of driving I would agree with him as you instantly have the low end torque in the 135 and shouldn't be too far off boost so you shouldn't need to downshift, which means you can just press the gas and steer. The N52, however, requires you to down shift a gear or two to get into the right RPM range if you want the real acceleration it can give.
There is of course nothing preventing you from down shifting your 135 in such a situation, it's just not as critical.
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I know, and your response is logical. I just don't like when people make it sound like the 135i requires LESS driving skill to operate. In fact, I would say it is the opposite, especially when you start playing with tunes.