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02-13-2008, 09:03 PM | #1 |
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135i vs E92 M3 in Pictures
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Attachment 3909 Attachment 3910 Attachment 3911 Attachment 3912 Had a chance to put the two side by side at the M3 press launch at Laguna Seca today. The photos don't really show it but the 135i was visibly quite a bit shorter and (surprisingly) more muscular looking. More Pics at Bimmerfile |
02-13-2008, 09:07 PM | #2 |
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Thank goodness BMW is giving us some cars that aren't in Sedona Red. But, as I state in a comment on the BimmerFile post, I really think these photos highlight the lack of presence that the 135i has. I was expecting to be be blown away by the 135i at the LA Auto Show and I wasn't. Needless to say, the looks of the 135i are fading on me.
BUT, the 135i's looks was never a huge factor for me on this car. If it drives really well in my hands, it won't matter what it looks like on the outside. That's probably why the Z3 M Coupe is my favorite BMW....
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HOLY SMOKES!!! Someone post the rest on here. Great post man!! I will own an M3 in the next 3yrs. Mark my words...
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If i didn't have to drive it all the time, i know which one I'd have, and it isn't a 135i. Hmm, maybe i should have gotten crimson. Uggh, Sedona is gonna be the death of me until it shows up.
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maybe i'd change my mind seeing it in person but the m3 styling does nothing for me. ymmv of course.
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02-13-2008, 10:11 PM | #16 |
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I love the M3 sedan. My progression will go like so: s2k-->135i--->M3 Sedan...thats unless BMW's performance 1 series get in the way..
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02-13-2008, 10:17 PM | #17 |
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No coupe for you? I thought that the M3 sedan looked pretty good but the M3 coupe is literally breathtaking. Of course, YMMV.
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Btw, I can understand your statement about the car not having enough presense next to the //M. Its an M3....its doing its job aesthetically. I bet BMW can make a sweeet looking ''performance'' 1 series.
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IMO i think BMW is creating quite a buzz with these performance coupes...
135,335,m3... all very well thought of machines.. i'd love to imagine myself "graduating" through the ranks..
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Ohhhh... so tempting. The tii concept was really when I started to notice the lack of "presence" that the 135i has (again, in my opinion).
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To be honest, I absolutely HATED the front of the Tii and I'm glad they're not making it. The rest of it was fine. I believe that lack of presence has to do with the stock height. A drop is in order. I mean look how low and sleek that M looks...
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I won't necessarily disagree about the front end. But I love the purposeful, form-follows-function look of it. I also think that the rear end looked brilliant and I actually loved the stripes doing down the side.
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