Clarkson Reviews the M135i

[moranor@axis]

where did you find that? they must have paid him alot seeing as he already earns a few million Pounds a year just saying anything he wants...

It was a piece written on a blog by a journalist from EVO Magazine, saying that he was asked by Porsche to do a review of the 3.8 GT3 (iirc) for a fee, but they wanted editing rights, and Bugatti, at an earlier stage, offered a complete article that he could just use. He said he turned them down, but found the article in Top Gear later on.

I am looking for the blog now, it was a while back.

sounds like an EVO political piece to me :fencelook: not saying it did not happen... but clarkson would have to be very stupid to do something like that because his main appeal is he says what he wants and he is highly paid for it...

It is possible that clarkson liked the cars and gave them good reveiws anyway...

 

[vylint]

I'm still not 100% sure I understand what the difference is between a proper 'M' car (like an M3) and a 3 Series M Sport for example. It doesn't help that the badges on the back look similar to my untrained eye.

Can anyone shed some light on this?
I apologize for derailing the thread.

:=):

 

[moranor@axis]

I'm still not 100% sure I understand what the difference is between a proper 'M' car (like an M3) and a 3 Series M Sport for example. It doesn't help that the badges on the back look similar to my untrained eye.

Can anyone shed some light on this?
I apologize for derailing the thread.

:=):

M car is developed from the ground up as a performance car...
Engine, drive, lines and suspension and brakes are developed together to make the best street performance car possible

on a M///arketing car its a budget patch job in comparison...

 

[///Shaun]

One thing, though. I do wish BMW would reserve that M badge for cars that have come from its motor sport division, rather than sticking it on anything that’s a bit faster than usual. The M135i may say M on the back. But if you look underneath, there’s no limited-slip diff, so it isn’t an M car, really. Unless the M here stands for marketing.

:roflol::roflol::roflol::roflol::roflol::roflol:

 

[Sibs Individual]

:thumbs: i LOVE the Clarkson.

Cant wait for season 19 to start.

When is Season 19 starting?:fencelook:

Early December!

YIPPEEE:joy:

 

[shailesh]

:thumbs: i LOVE the Clarkson.

Cant wait for season 19 to start.

when is season 19 starting .

i miss that orangutang's comments:rollsmile:

 

[CocoPops]

I'm still not 100% sure I understand what the difference is between a proper 'M' car (like an M3) and a 3 Series M Sport for example. It doesn't help that the badges on the back look similar to my untrained eye.

Can anyone shed some light on this?
I apologize for derailing the thread.

:=):

Well here is the easy way:

BMW Car - 100% BMW Developed.
// M performance car - 70% BMW Developed. 30% M Developed.

// M Car - 20% BMW Developed. 80% M Developed.

Hope that makes it make more sense.

 

[Carbon]

sounds like an EVO political piece to me :fencelook: not saying it did not happen... but clarkson would have to be very stupid to do something like that because his main appeal is he says what he wants and he is highly paid for it...

It is possible that clarkson liked the cars and gave them good reveiws anyway...

It is possible, I guess, but he was talking about what car journalism had become, how manufacturers modify and cherry pick their press cars, and how people get paid to write what the manufacturers want. It was not aimed at journalists as much as the manufacturers.

I tried to find it, but it seems to have vanished in thin air.
BTW, go look for it, it was written by Chris Harris, and it was not on EVO's site. It was a blog, nothing to do with EVO. I have found some other articles he wrote(almost on point, but not quite). He is very outspoken.

Chris Harris on Ferrari

 

[moranor@axis]

I like Chris Harris alot but unless clarkson comes out and says he did it we will never know what happened

if you do stumble across the writeup please post it up im sure its worth a read

 

[Moto_GP]

I love every piece that Jeremy writes. The fact that he's usually very bias and says what ever he feels like, just adds to the excitement and entertainment of that review.

If I wanted a proper review on cars, Chris Harris/drive show is the one :thumbs: