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Video: 2008 BMW 135 vs. 2009 Nissan 370Z

Video: 2008 BMW 135 vs. 2009 Nissan 370Z

The fastest production Nissan ‘Z’ has landed and is ready to change the sports coupe segment forever – well, according to InsideLine. Powered by a 3.7L VQ37VHR that makes 332-hp, the 2009 Nissan 370Z offers Porsche Cayman S performance for a price that’s significantly below – at $29,930. The folks at InsideLine decided to pin [...]

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Hartge gives the BMW 135i 350-hp, top speed of 174 mph

Hartge gives the BMW 135i 350-hp, top speed of 174 mph

The first time Hartge got its hands on the BMW 1-Series, it didn’t bother giving it any performance upgrade. Well, now Hartge is back with the 135 Coupe and it’s a whole different story this time around. With the help of some ECU calibration Hartge extracted an additional 44 horses from the 3.0L inline 6-clyinder twin-turbo [...]

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Consumer Reports picks BMW 135i as its top-rated sports car

Consumer Reports picks BMW 135i as its top-rated sports car

Consumer Reports has given the BMW 135i an overall score of “Excellent” beating the Subaru Impreza WRX STi, Volkswagen R32, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution (which followed the 135i in that ranking order). CR said that the BMW 135i “drew praise for its splendid handling, a punchy engine delivering a 0-to-60 mph acceleration time of 5.2 seconds, [...]

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