-
Read the WELCOME ALL BMWFANATICS post.
130i vs other hatches
- Thread starter Antec
- Start date
Diablo Jnr
///Member
Antec said:
Don't worry about MP, BMW are only targeting M3's and x35's...:rollsmile:
Fordkoppie
///Member
Coisman said:imp:
With my E46 325 I can take on the stock ones here in Pretoria, up to about 150km/h, but after that it gets hard to keep up. Also on highway if we both gear back and floor it, the Golfs just pull off as if I am in 5th and they in 2nd... :facepalm:
Soooo.... You telling me you lost??? :mmm:
Why?
I mean, our tamed metro cop NEVER loses
ASH M
Active member
Down here at the coast i ran a G6 Gti with SW, with the 330 about 2weeks ago. From a rolling start at around 100 it jumps around half a car on me and holds it to around 180 then its all over for it after that, once the 6cyl starts to open its legs. Maybe dp and a CAI will turn the tables, but who knows?
AdiS
Well-known member
I dunno. Without having driven that car (but i have driven 120i, 125i, 135i) i'd say this sort of comparions are not necessarily relevant.
Sure, if all you are planning to do is go an hunt hot hatches to race on or off teh street, then its a legitimate comparison. But I think a lot of the value in teh 130i is not necessarily in straight line speed. Think about the engine you are getting, the sound it makes, the power delivery, the response you get from an NA engine - these are qualities these hot hatches have never had no matter how chipped they are. Further, RWD, weight distribution, balanced handling, these are things that contribute to the experience of owning and drive these cars. I would suggest that while a chipped GTi might have you in a race, who cares, when the overall driving experience from a 130 is probably far better in any case.
If it were me, I wouldn't give a crap about other hot hatches. By drawing these isolated comparisons, you're only isolating the car to metrics where it can be beaten, and not accounting for the metrics where it excels and differentiates itself.
Just my opinion.
Sure, if all you are planning to do is go an hunt hot hatches to race on or off teh street, then its a legitimate comparison. But I think a lot of the value in teh 130i is not necessarily in straight line speed. Think about the engine you are getting, the sound it makes, the power delivery, the response you get from an NA engine - these are qualities these hot hatches have never had no matter how chipped they are. Further, RWD, weight distribution, balanced handling, these are things that contribute to the experience of owning and drive these cars. I would suggest that while a chipped GTi might have you in a race, who cares, when the overall driving experience from a 130 is probably far better in any case.
If it were me, I wouldn't give a crap about other hot hatches. By drawing these isolated comparisons, you're only isolating the car to metrics where it can be beaten, and not accounting for the metrics where it excels and differentiates itself.
Just my opinion.
LAWLESS BMW
New member
I have run my (stock) 325ti against my cousin's A3 2.0 T, both stock and modded.
When the A3 was stock, it was realatively even, until about 120, then he would pull a decent gap on me. After mods, (software, intake, DP and full exhaust), eish, was no competition, was just a waste of fuel, he left me like a distant memory.
When the A3 was stock, it was realatively even, until about 120, then he would pull a decent gap on me. After mods, (software, intake, DP and full exhaust), eish, was no competition, was just a waste of fuel, he left me like a distant memory.
ASH
New member
Yep, I have to say that the 130i is an awesome drivers car, guys not so long ago before the 135i was out, everyone was raving about it.
I can speak from experiance as I've test driven some of the hatches out there previously in stock form, which where around when the 130i was released, and actually came close to buying one after my experiances test driving it.
Test drove the following to compare to the 130i
VW Golf 5 Gti
Audi A3 3.2V6 S-tronic
Mini Cooper S (supercharged one)
Toyota RunX Rsi (lol)
Audi A3 1.8T and 2.0T
Volvo C30 T5
Didn't include the Ford ST and OPC as they dont appeal to me.
The A3 3.2V6 Quattro was good but the 130i always puts some smile on your face. Mini was a fantastic go-kart, but the ride was hard/harsh. Others had their plus points but just couldnt match the handling fun and engine of the 130i.
I can speak from experiance as I've test driven some of the hatches out there previously in stock form, which where around when the 130i was released, and actually came close to buying one after my experiances test driving it.
Test drove the following to compare to the 130i
VW Golf 5 Gti
Audi A3 3.2V6 S-tronic
Mini Cooper S (supercharged one)
Toyota RunX Rsi (lol)
Audi A3 1.8T and 2.0T
Volvo C30 T5
Didn't include the Ford ST and OPC as they dont appeal to me.
The A3 3.2V6 Quattro was good but the 130i always puts some smile on your face. Mini was a fantastic go-kart, but the ride was hard/harsh. Others had their plus points but just couldnt match the handling fun and engine of the 130i.
AdiS said:
a 130i with branches, exhaust and software will dominate a software only gti at the coast and will still beat it from the line at the reef.. personally done this a few times with a friend. dps for gti at the reef will see it win once it has traction, bmw should dominate off the line everytime regardless of mods to the gti, unless it has an epic suspension mod. from 200 i reckom the beemer comes back into its own.. the thing is to drive a 130 smart, dont pull away like a school girl, give it the beans from the start, from there on out the other hatches will first have to catch up to you before they can beat you. stock for stock really though at the coast you dont have to worry about gtis and st's.. there arent many rolling around stock though:fencelook: had my ass handed to me by a modded st once
Ive went up against a couple of G6's from start and ive nailed them all till about 150km/h even with my 19" rims... after that they reel me in
On the highway u can try pull all the tricks but anything short of crashing into it, the G6 will pull away.
BUT.. drove to the coast last year with my 2 mates (both G6's) i was always a skeptic about how much of a difference altitude makes. Down there no matter what they tried, from launch or rolling on the highway i kept pulling away from them... they stood no chance.
On the highway u can try pull all the tricks but anything short of crashing into it, the G6 will pull away.
BUT.. drove to the coast last year with my 2 mates (both G6's) i was always a skeptic about how much of a difference altitude makes. Down there no matter what they tried, from launch or rolling on the highway i kept pulling away from them... they stood no chance.
Similar threads
