The facelifted version of BMW\u2019s brilliant M135i, which proved to be one of the real-world stars of the last few years. Along with Volkswagen\u2019s Golf R the M135i became renowned for offering serious performance and involving dynamics at a realistic price tag \u2013 with seriously tempting lease deals to boot.<\/p>\n
This latest version gets a little more power and a sharper, more handsome aesthetic \u2013 the headlights have been reshaped and the taillights now reach into the bootlid, while the front bumper boasts a more sculpted design.<\/p>\n
BMW isn\u2019t claiming any chassis revisions, but the company does employ a policy of continuous improvement throughout a model\u2019s lifecycle so there may yet be dynamic differences between this latest version and the original to report.<\/p>\n
The turbocharged, six-cylinder engine has been uprated by 10bhp to 322bhp \u2013 it\u2019s essentially the same version of the N55 unit that the M235i coupe has used since its launch in early 2014. Despite the modest power increase BMW isn\u2019t claiming any reduction in 0-62mph times \u2013 BMW claim the manual cars will hit the benchmark in 5.1 seconds fractionally quicker than the 5.2 seconds to 60mph we recorded. The automatic M135i has a claimed 0-62mph of 4.9 seconds.<\/p>\n
The peak torque output of 332lb ft is delivered from just 1300rpm, which is unchanged from the previous model.<\/p>\n
The standard gearbox is a six-speed manual, but around 80 per cent of buyers are expected to opt for the eight-speed ZF automatic. A limited-slip differential is available as a dealer fit option, although the uptake on the previous model was close to negligible.<\/p>\n
See how the M135i fares in a drag race with Honda’s latest Civic Type R.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28051,"template":"","vehica_23442":[2480],"vehica_6659":[2533],"vehica_6660":[2817],"vehica_6655":[2344],"vehica_23443":[2495],"vehica_23545":[2507],"vehica_6670":[2483,2484],"vehica_23445":[2548],"vehica_23531":[2497],"class_list":["post-28050","vehica_car","type-vehica_car","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","vehica_23442-assetto-corsa","vehica_6659-bmw","vehica_6660-serie-1","vehica_6655-hatchback","vehica_23443-traseira-rwd","vehica_23545-automatico","vehica_6670-abs","vehica_6670-controle-de-tracao","vehica_23445-mnba-assetto-modding-group","vehica_23531-street"],"acf":[],"vehica_14696":"2016","vehica_23444":"335","vehica_23446":"535","vehica_23447":"1430","vehica_23448":"4.37","vehica_23449":"4.6","vehica_23534":"1.0","vehica_23455":"6","vehica_23456":["https:\/\/brasilsimulatormods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/preview-83.jpg"],"vehica_28233":"","vehica_28602":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brasilsimulatormods.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cars\/28050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brasilsimulatormods.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cars"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brasilsimulatormods.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/vehica_car"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brasilsimulatormods.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brasilsimulatormods.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brasilsimulatormods.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"vehica_23442","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brasilsimulatormods.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vehica_23442?post=28050"},{"taxonomy":"vehica_6659","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brasilsimulatormods.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vehica_6659?post=28050"},{"taxonomy":"vehica_6660","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brasilsimulatormods.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vehica_6660?post=28050"},{"taxonomy":"vehica_6655","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brasilsimulatormods.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vehica_6655?post=28050"},{"taxonomy":"vehica_23443","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brasilsimulatormods.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vehica_23443?post=28050"},{"taxonomy":"vehica_23545","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brasilsimulatormods.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vehica_23545?post=28050"},{"taxonomy":"vehica_6670","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brasilsimulatormods.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vehica_6670?post=28050"},{"taxonomy":"vehica_23445","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brasilsimulatormods.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vehica_23445?post=28050"},{"taxonomy":"vehica_23531","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brasilsimulatormods.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vehica_23531?post=28050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}