M135i

[fredgroves]

Me? I can't decide actually.. Still waiting a little bit longer before I order but I think that's the way I'm going now.

[davyk31]

Sorry I thought from your post that you had ordered. Mine was built last week as far as I know 

[Crockers]

Things missing vs my Mk7.5 GTD:

ACC (option on BMW)
Lumber support (option on BMW)
Android Auto (not an option...grrrr)
Load through/rear arm rest (an option on BMW but I won't bother)

Things I don't have on my Golf that are on my M135i spec:

Seat Squab extension (will be glad to have it back after pre-Golfs mainly having it)
Park assist/camera (comes with BMW tech pack that I spec'ed)
Lane Assist (standard on 1 series)
Blind spot monitoring (standard on 1 series)
HBA (BMW tech pack - not matrix led though!)
Traffic sign monitoring (BMW tech pack)
HUD (BMW tech pack)
Traffic data without using my phone as a wifi hotspot (standard on BMW put paid for annually after 3 years)
Wireless charging and wireless CarPlay (BMW tech pack and CarPlay is £80 per year after year 1)
Heated steering wheel (standard on 1 series I think)


Oh and its not a DSG box on the 1 series, just a 8 speed CVT I think... deffo not DSG.


The Mk8 has all of that possible I believe, except the seat squab extension - but its really down to how much that costs on a Mk8 - I think lots more than a M135i.... we shall see... in about 14 months time when a Mk8 GTI is available... your colleague has his now...

Its definitely not a cvt.

[monkeyhanger]

Lumber Support, Fred?

I only carry small amounts of wood in the car, nothing over 2.4m, with the back seats down and a blanket covering the interior that the wood comes into contact with.

 

[fredgroves]

Its definitely not a cvt.

8 speed Steptronic apparently.

Definitely not the DCT that you can get on the M3.

[Jim_mk7.5]

Its definitely not a cvt.

8 speed Steptronic apparently.

Definitely not the DCT that you can get on the M3.

They have been used a proper 8-speed auto for some time now in these performance models. You don't want the gearbox from the old M3/4 anyway.

[barrym381]

Its definitely not a cvt.

8 speed Steptronic apparently.

Definitely not the DCT that you can get on the M3.

Do they not have zf boxes 

[fredgroves]

Do they not have zf boxes 

No, I think the zf was for the longitudinal mount engines.

From a M140i vs M135i comparison article I found this:

The M140i was also significantly quicker in two different rolling races, largely due to its quicker shifting ZF gearbox, compared to the new M135i’s Aisin unit.

That's the same gearbox as the Mini uses... surprised? lol

[barrym381]

Do they not have zf boxes 

No, I think the zf was for the longitudinal mount engines.

From a M140i vs M135i comparison article I found this:

The M140i was also significantly quicker in two different rolling races, largely due to its quicker shifting ZF gearbox, compared to the new M135i’s Aisin unit.

That's the same gearbox as the Mini uses... surprised? lol

The father in law has the 2series grand tourer using the mine engine so box is probably from mini too it drove surprisingly well on a trip I used it for recently

[Jim_mk7.5]

A proper BMW with a proper engine  And a serious price tag!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwMsLlH1zVs