BMW 130i

[FrenchBoy]

This thing looks like it is going to fly....

http://www.carspyshots.net/zerothread?id=13733

FrenchBoy

[Alex Baumann]

Now bring the 2-door Coupe ! :bigpimp:

[nate]

weight?

[snagger]

Wahoo! This might end up being my next car.

[Alex Baumann]

weight?


around 3086 lbs (1400 kg)

[machmeter]

Much prettier than the new 3er! :) (Best of all, no silly moustache thing over the grille.)

[hector]

around 3086 lbs (1400 kg)



alex, 3086 lbs. with which engine and is that euro spec or us spec? thanks.

[Alex Baumann]

alex, 3086 lbs. with which engine and is that euro spec or us spec? thanks.

EU spec with the new 3.0 Liter Valvetronic engine and DIN weight (including 68kg driver ~ 150lb , 5 kg ~ 11 lb luggage and 90% tank filling)

[hector]

EU spec with the new 3.0 Liter Valvetronic engine and DIN weight (including 68kg driver ~ 150lb , 5 kg ~ 11 lb luggage and 90% tank filling)



any idea if the U.S. will get the 255hp or 218hp 3.0ltr?

[·clyde·]

around 3086 lbs (1400 kg)
Ugh. :(

[andy_thomas]

Ugh. :(
Knock off 175 lb to get to US-appropriate weights, though. That's 2890 lb. There's no switch that gets flicked from "unacceptable" to "unacceptable" at 3,000 lb, and compared to other cars in its class, the 1,400 kg DIN (EU) weight is quite competitive:

Golf R32: 1,550 kg
Alfa 147 GTA: 1,385 kg (3-door only)
Audi A3 3.2: 1,525 kg

Even the "lightweight" Focus RS, a car at least one generation down in terms of safety and stiffness, clocks in at 1,300 kg.

[philippek]

Ugh. :(

E36 M3 was heavier and less powerful :dunno:

And if andy's math is right, it's just 25lbs heavier than the E30 M3.

And it will get better fuel economy than either :rofl:

[·clyde·]

There's no switch that gets flicked from "unacceptable" to "unacceptable" at 3,000 lb

I agree that there's no magic switch at 3,000 pounds. The switch is located somewhere closer to 2,600. :p

E36 M3 was heavier and less powerful :dunno:

And if andy's math is right, it's just 25lbs heavier than the E30 M3.

The E36 M3 doesn't matter in this context. The E30 is closer, IMO. The published curb weight was 2867 (1300kg), but as was pointed out, published curb weights and reality don't always match. For instance, the published curb weight of my RX-8 is 3,029. My RX-8 tripped the scales (with ~6 gallons of gas, which is more than 1/3 of a tank) at 2,888 pounds.

[LarryN]

6.2 seconds to 100km/h? That's equal to the e90 330i times, which is bigger and heavier. Strange. Must be geared differently or tuned differently...

[andy_thomas]

I agree that there's no magic switch at 3,000 pounds. The switch is located somewhere closer to 2,600. :p

Yes, very funny :rofl:

[blueguydotcom]

6.2 seconds to 100km/h? That's equal to the e90 330i times, which is bigger and heavier. Strange. Must be geared differently or tuned differently...

Yeah that doesn't make sense. the silly zhp does 0-60 in under 6 seconds and it's saddled with at least 200-300 more lbs. something seems off with the numbers listed...or as you said, the gearing is off.

[Chris90]

Yeah that doesn't make sense. the silly zhp does 0-60 in under 6 seconds and it's saddled with at least 200-300 more lbs. something seems off with the numbers listed...or as you said, the gearing is off.

It may be just a conservative figure. I can't imagine the 1 series would have taller gearing than the 3 series, that would be . . . odd.

[smedin330Ci]

It may be just a conservative figure. I can't imagine the 1 series would have taller gearing than the 3 series, that would be . . . odd.

BMW always plays their performance times very conservatively. You can count on real-life times of at least .5 sec quicker in general, and sometimes more when comparing to a pricier model...

Don't want to make the new 3 look slow, right?