BMW 1 Series M Coupe European Drive and Review by BMW Blo

BMW Blog gives us their review of the BMW 1 Series M Coupe and tells us a story about their European drive aboard the thrilling vehicle. The verdict? It is a vehicle that they would surely want to marry. Learn why on this excerpt below:

Enter the Alps.

Finally exiting the autobahn, we found ourselves at the foothills of the Alps.  Shimmering grey and white peaks jutted up to the sky crowning a deep blue horizon.  It was time to test the 1M’s true metal over the challenging and twisty access roads leading to the respective summits.  With a stern look and disciplinary slap of my wrist, I was told to leave the dynamic traction control fully on due to break-in procedure.  Oh bother.  That did limit the fun and exploration – but the perfectly balanced chassis and neutral handling shone through – tail out antics aside.  Darting from hairpin to hairpin, the 1M felt confident and unflappable.  Driving smoothly at 7 tenths pace the DCT light would never flash – the mechanical grip offered up by the suspension and tire package was impressive.

Despite the mounting altitude, the engine’s power and thrust never wavered – another plus of the turbo-charged engine, which is inherently impervious to thinner air at great heights.  Second gear, spool through to redline – upshift.  Third gear, into the boost as we jet up a mountain straight – hard on the brakes as we heel and toe into second and flick the nose to the right.  Apex, spin through the revs in second, and fill the mountain side with a glorious, burbling exhaust note.  This car is sublime.

Given the fuel, tires, brake pads and time – I would still be flying around the mountain tops, dancing with my willing partner.  But alas: the 1M had a boat to catch, and I had to catch my plane.
Holy Matrimony.

For those keeping score, the only sensory faculty we didn’t explore was taste.  Stop licking the door handle – that’s not what we mean.  Besides the bulging wheel-wells’ muscular looks, the masculine “Eau de 1M” cologne smell, the roaring mechanical symphony escaping the quad exhaust pipes, and the telepathic feel fed through the chassis and steering wheel, we can imagine the taste – of molten rubber bits slipping into the cabin during prolonged, lurid drifts.  This car was built of passion and it can get a hold of your soul.  Did we sign the ownership or a marriage license?  No matter – cresting the summit in a bright orange 1M, we found a match made in heaven.

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