Wednesday, May 18, 2011

The BMW 1 Series M Coup in action in a video

Coinciding with the launch of the BMW 1 Series M, the British subsidiary of the Bavarian manufacturer has released a video that shows full of adrenaline action in the latest "creation" workshops developed by BMW Motorsport, engaged in smoking and long drift acceleration can to jump to any fan of drifting Fast and Furious and more generally sporty driving.

In the first part of the short movie, a little more than a minute, the director focuses on the many details signed "M" that make up the construction of custom-built sports Teutonic. In the second part, the good and experienced driver to drive the 1 Series M along a deserted road completely filled with all sorts of corners, in unidentified locations: the coupe of the House of Monaco is engaged in a captivating dance, made more harmonic number of slow motion from that offer a unique perspective on the series of "La Traviata" made by car.

The "acrobatic stunts," shown in the video are the result of technical ability and mechanical properties of the smallest of the sporting signed "M", featuring a compact 6-cylinder engine in turbocharged 3.0-liter capable of delivering 340 hp and 450 Nm of torque-that become a whopping 500 Nm when the overboost function is activated.

When you consider that the overall weight of the car has been maintained below the value of 1500 kg (1,495 kg), the power to weight ratio that gives this little sport is as high as 4,4 kg / hp, more than enough - according to data declared by the House - to be smeared with the car from 0 to 100 km / h in 4.9 seconds and 200 km / h are "burned" from standstill in 17.3 seconds.

And if the speed is "only" 250 km / h it is due solely to the electronic speed limiter. So much power going to the rear wheels (265/35 R19) with a classic six-speed manual transmission allows for the long power oversteer - repeated several times in the video - tracing the trajectories close to perfect and thanks to the contribution of a number of sophisticated devices such as variable locking differential and stability control driving M Dynamic Mode (MDM), which handles the dynamic behavior of the car, since it allowed the pilot to make a series of settings best suited to your driving style and the type chosen path.

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