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04-14-2008, 03:56 AM | #1 |
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My E81 120d Limited Sport Edition
Hi BMW '1 fans!
This is my first post on this forum, and i'd like to present my daily drive. I ordered it in March 2007 to a German BMW-employee, who recieved the car in May 2007 and drove it for 6 months (that's the "Halbjahreswagen"-system). In December 2007 it came to me with 5.997 km on it, and I drive it daily since then ... at present it's got nearly 24.000 km. It's got 177 DIN-horsepower and 350 Nm of torque (manufacturer's data), and in fact it must have at least that, given the performance. I'm pleased with it, even after my previous car (chipped 320d with 190 DIN-hp). It replaced my E46 320d touring Sport Edition (mystic blue / black alcantara), that was chipped to some 190 DIN-hp and 405 Nm. It's a smaller car, that's for sure, and it's more nimble, sportier, it's more of a thing that you throw around in slow/medium speed corners, whereas the E46 3-series touring was more of a highway runner, it was more stable at very high speeds (200 km/h and more), but less nimble at lower speeds (under 120 km/h). I haven't driven my nem 120d on a track, so i cannot really compare the two what handling on/over the edge is concerned, but the first trackday for the new one is coming soon. Anyway, here are some specs : E81 120d "Limited Sport Edition"Afterwards, the following items were added : chrome kidney-grillePlanned/desired mods : other tires (Goodyear Eagle NCT5 Runflat 205/225R18 are rubbish)Some pictures, maybe. :biggrin: |
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04-14-2008, 04:05 AM | #3 |
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Some pictures with the trackday wheels mounted (still got rubbish tyres on them) :
I never drive these wheels on the street, since 1) they're a bit too flashy/racy for my taste for daily use, and 2) i like the LSE-wheels better for daily use. But nevertheless i'm fond of BBS cross spoke wheels, and i think even this modern Bimmer looks cool on these classic racy rims, and it'll look awesome on the track i think. |
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04-15-2008, 07:09 PM | #5 |
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The "Limited Sport Edition" was in fact a package that could be ordered with any motorisation, starting from the 118d up to the 130i (source: official BMW price list, click). But the LSE is ... limited (albeit 2000 pcs), so it wouldn't surprise me that this version wasn't available on every market.
In fact, it's not much more than the M Sports Package with the 216M 18 inch alloys, the "exclusive" paint (carbon black metallic was the only paint choice for the LSE), the matte chrome window surroundings (a regular option on the normal 1-series with M sports package) and the start button bezel with "limited edition" engraved. It could only be ordered with the front+rear PDC. The rest is M Sports Package, even the upholstery (but leather upholstery could be taken as an option, except the beige interior/leather that could not be ordered for the LSE). |
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04-19-2008, 04:43 AM | #7 |
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I know it is faster, but I couldn't order the 123d at the time I ordered mine. Or, it should be faster, but the difference is smaller than you'd expect. The top speed is a problem with the 123d, they seem to be limited to some 234 (real) km/h (almost all 123d have the same problem), so that's only some km/h faster than a 120d. And since the 123d's fantastic engine is (for a diesel) so linear, it doesn't feel faster in acceleration. It's got a fantastic linear feel (i've driven it on several occasions), and as you know, the less linear the power curve, the more powerful it feels (nice example: Volkswagen Golf IV 1.9 TDI 150hp).
I'm glad with mine, and from the moment the BMW/Bosch EDC17 checksum- and writingproblem is solved (chiptuners are having a ball on this one, it's very heavily protected), I'm going to have it chipped. 215hp and 450Nm |
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04-20-2008, 01:24 AM | #8 |
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gTa,
Awesome scrap-metal photo setting. Beautiful.
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07-03-2008, 01:23 PM | #11 |
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Although the LeMans winning cars from the last few years are a bit of a giveaway ... it still might come as a shock to our friends in America that small turbodiesel engines can be very performant.
Diesel cars (with small engines, 4 or even 3 cylinders, and mostly not more than 2 or 2,2 litres) are very common here in Europe (Germany, France, Belgium, ...), and even if they're mainly built for fuel economy, they can become nasty fast cars when used properly. Sure, the driving fun is less than in a good petrol car: first of all the noise is close to horrible, and moreover the response to the gas pedal isn't that much yeehaa. For drifting, for instance, they're close to no good, exactly because of the lag on the throttle input. But! Treat'em right and you get back a lot. Which I experienced yesterday on the Zolder Racetrack (Belgium). I fitted semislicks to my 2-piece forged BBS/BMW rims, fueled her up, fired up the cameras and on we went, messing with loads of other (faster) equipment. :headbang: This is the result : (or download it in higher quality at http://rapidshare.com/files/126778271/fastlaps_0001.wmv ) It was fun! |
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