German Car Zone

135i = 38,950 euro
S3 = 36,050 euro
R32 = 33.675 euro (with manual gearbox)








----------------------------------------

135i with its fantastic engine, excellent chassis, recreating exterior - the BMW 135i Coupé is a type of winner. Better comfort than the S3. Clear thing: Owing to the sum of his good characteristics the Bimmer belong on the first place.



With a round time of 1:50,28 minutes on the Nuerburgring. Despite the electronical Diff (LSD) the 135i has problem with traction and that affect the laptime.

From speed 100 the Coupé stands after 35.2 meters.


The marvelously harmonious interior, very direct steering and the precisely engaging six-gear shift.





----------------------------------------

Place two goes to Audi. Superior all-wheel drive, reliable and spielerisches handling - with it stiff chassi the AUDI S3 make a good figure on the racetrack. But the hardness is no good for everyday use. In the S3 the passengers will notice every detail on the road.




On its fastest round the clock for the AUDI stopped at 1:50,04 minutes.







----------------------------------------

On third place comes R32. With 250 HP and 320 Nm torque he is however the weakest in the comparison.



R32 manage a laptime of 1:54,23 minutes.


The best leather bowl seats in the comparison cost happige 2950 euro extra.


The steering wheel flattened down is very stylisch, in the everyday life however not first choice.


For 1825 euro you can get the double clutch transmission DSG for your Golf.

The S3 and 135i look very good in those pics. Especially the 1er

Golf looks old boring and dated. Thanks for the pics mate!!!

Wonder if the damp-looking track affected the laptimes, because even the 130i 3-door hatch was very close to the S3 in same-day testing.
Color on that S3 is awesome. BMW marketing have really missed the boat with 1er color selection; supposed to be youthful line, so why the conservative choices?. Though I must admit, the profile shot of the 135i is great, even though I'm pretty sick of that red by now.
They should offer something like this:



135i + that Audi orange + R32 seats =

135i Looks great in those pics The rear look really good in motion!!!

Good to see it;s winning reviews as well, Does this certain review come with a write up or anything etc???

135i is so ugly. Its funny that S3 still faster than 135i

Wow, the 1-series looks great on these pictures, but so does the S3!! I would choose the Audi here. Just like the interior and the exterior. I'm not an Audi fan, but here I like it most!

Funny yes, because it will only be faster in 1 out of 10 tests, when the conditions are perfect for the Audi.

Anyways, the 135 is simply in another league compared to those two VAG products. 1st place with two fingers in the nose.

I dont think so. S3 is very effective on tight tracks and without a real LSD the 135i will have tractionproblems on tight tracks and that will affect the laptime in a negative way.
But the differences in laptimes are insignificant. The suspension in S3 is much stiffer and 135i is more comfortable car than a S3 for everyday use. And in the realworld the 135i will beat the S3 in acceleration duels, 306hp/400nm vs 265hp/350nm.
My choice is obvious.

Mine is very obvious as well.

And maybe BMW decides to make the 135tii with 340 hp as a hardcore 1er.

And a 135xi for all weather control.

And for the same price you will be able to get a BMW 5-series!!