JaseNZ 53 Report post Posted August 8, 2012 Dropped mine off for a warrent and pick this up as my courtesy car a 2012 116I , Quite zippy and a hell of a lot flasher inside than mine, I thought it had cut out at the first set of lights I came to but its that auto shut off thing lol. Also took me a couple of sec to figure out how to start it hahahaha. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffbebe 1559 Report post Posted August 8, 2012 (edited) We were loaned a brand new 320d for a long weekend. I found the auto shut off a bit annoying, particularly round town when you're stop/starting a lot but discovered that it is dependent on how far you depress the brake pedal (on an auto anyway). If you press the brake enough to stop the car but don't fully depress the engine stays running. It was definitely very flash inside, the iDrive system inspired me to install DVD, sat nab and bluetooth in my E39!! Edited August 8, 2012 by jeffbebe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg111 13 Report post Posted August 9, 2012 I'd quite easily own the new F20 116, quite fast compared to the previous model. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_ethrty-Andy_ 2132 Report post Posted August 9, 2012 im sure its a not a bad car, but i couldn't live with that front end on them Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwi535 538 Report post Posted August 9, 2012 I'd quite easily own the new F20 116, quite fast compared to the previous model.are the new ones turbo? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2313 Report post Posted August 9, 2012 im sure its a not a bad car, but i couldn't live with that front end on them Ive seen a few too many of them and I have started to get used to it. It's by no means attractive though. I thought the idea of a product was to look good so you desire it? It's certainly not the case for me! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JaseNZ 53 Report post Posted August 9, 2012 (edited) are the new ones turbo? The one I got was a twin turbo, Put it into sport mode and it has some surprising kick with it, Not that I would try anything like that with a loan car Edited August 9, 2012 by M-Spec Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_ethrty-Andy_ 2132 Report post Posted August 10, 2012 Ive seen a few too many of them and I have started to get used to it. It's by no means attractive though. I thought the idea of a product was to look good so you desire it? It's certainly not the case for me! to be fair im sure there will be more than one post on the internet about me hating the first gen 1 series too but thats started to grow on me too. if i had the cash then and now for a brand new one certainly wouldnt be the case, and they wont make much money by me liking it 3 years down the track huh! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30 325i Rag-Top 2958 Report post Posted August 10, 2012 The one I got was a twin turbo, Put it into sport mode and it has some surprising kick with it, Not that I would try anything like that with a loan car Pretty sure the 116i is a single turbo (also the TwinPower turbo is a twin scroll, rather than two seperate turbos) still puts out 100kw from 1.6ltr or 136hp in old money. Not bad in a smaller car like the one series.The 125i is a nice little pocket rocket with the 2.0ltr turbo, so it will be interesting to see what the M Performance version M135i will be like, could be close to the 1M in terms of performance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg111 13 Report post Posted August 10, 2012 Pretty sure the 116i is a single turbo (also the TwinPower turbo is a twin scroll, rather than two seperate turbos) still puts out 100kw from 1.6ltr or 136hp in old money. Not bad in a smaller car like the one series. The 125i is a nice little pocket rocket with the 2.0ltr turbo, so it will be interesting to see what the M Performance version M135i will be like, could be close to the 1M in terms of performance. I'd say it will be very close due to the same powertrain in the M135i. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
