Geneva: BMW M135i Concept is a behatched successor to our favorite 1er

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Filed under: Concept Cars, Geneva Motor Show, Hatchback



If BMW isn't willing to give us an authentic M-ified 1 Series, we'll have to settle for the next best thing, and that's the M135i, the latest performance package from the marque's motorsport division.

Based off the three-door F20 variant of the Euro-only 1 Series, the M135i isn't quite the 1er/M3 lovechild of the dearly beloved 1 Series M Coupe, but it's still packing BMW's tried-and-true-and-tunable turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six, putting out more than 300 horsepower presumably through a six-speed manual gearbox.

Beefed-up brakes, tweaked suspension bits and 18-inch M-branded wheels are fitted at each corner, while restyled front and rear fascias round out the rest of the exterior mods.

We've heard through the grapevine that the M135i has already been approved for production, both in rear-wheel-drive and xDrive trim for Europe (except the UK), but considering the F20 still hasn't come Stateside, don't expect the M135i to make the trek... yet.BMW M135i Concept is a behatched successor to our favorite 1er originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 07 Mar 2012 06:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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[leon78]

Thats a good looking car..i dont care who you are