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Traditions are honored on the BMW, and therefore, probably, three -binding bodies are so fond of. Having made a compartment from a single, designers and designers of the company do not hide pride. They shared her with Sergey Voskresensky. Photo BMW. The highway tape is bizarre on the coast. Well -groomed, carefully repaired asphalt, profiled turns, perfect marking - and not a soul around. The accelerator pedal slightly touched, and under the characteristic, but at the same time carefully veiled baritone of the three hundred horses, you are sinking in the back of a well -blown seats. Its hard grip obeys the spring of all growing acceleration. The chubby corporate wheel is poured with serious stabilizing effort, becomes accurate and strict. The car seems to stick to the road. And after the gas released, a sigh of disappointment, under which the speedometer shooter reluctantly returns to 90 km/h.
Well this is necessary - to come up with the BMV -135i test in Sweden, warning in advance about the polite, but completely adamant road police! That's a naked b-ksenon, a one-color red column, in turn accelerating sharply and immediately returning to its place. It is azartly, comfortable and at the same time in sporting hard, but most importantly, very contradictory in relation to these conditions of movement - these are the first impressions of the machine. Here, in the Swedish wilderness on the island of Gotland, with his unhurried life, picturesque lakes and powerful stone careers, where Toyota and Volo, born in the last century, look more familiar in the last century that they come across most often. 
TECHNICAL TRANSLATION I am sure that if Bavarz, another car, there would be no end to the laudatory presentation speeches. But this one represented in a businesslike way, even somehow ordinary. Of course, they note the efficiency of a gasoline engine, a low level of harmful emissions. A recognizable athletic design, excellent body aerodynamics, perfect weighting on the axes and unexpectedly roomy trunk are proudly mentioned. Here are the main advantages of the novelty, everything else, of course, is also technically completely, which is familiar to BMW. But for this familiarity - a lot.
For example, a proprietary in -line six with a light aluminum unit is equipped with a double turbocharging: each of the superchargers supplies the air of three cylinders. Or a good dozen active security devices that insure in acute situations. BMW is prayed, aggressive, often very easy to manage. Say, carefully configured for work with the stabilization system, electronic differential lock - understanding a lot about fast driving. And for economical - energy regeneration during braking and very unusual, adjustable turbocharged on a diesel engine In the country Gotland Ring
No wonder we restrained ourselves in the first part of the route! The award for the approximate behavior is a serial of a racing route, which is possible, in the future will become the main attraction of the island.
The wave of the producer’s hand, and the car and I instantly turn into a single whole. A jerk with a slip on the first, then the second, third gear. Mechanics could work and is honest! He sighed a little, and the right one with a lawsuit flies towards. Braking under chatter ABS, steering wheel and impeccable, smooth and at the same time assertive dive inside. The blue strips flashed, and the left turn arrived already. The main thing is not to overdo it, under the wheels after morning rain, quite slippery.
The movements of the machine have become sharp, clear, it is a little wayward, impulsive. This, perhaps, is not even a pleasure from driving, rather a narcotic. After all, the gas pedal is a tone string, the slightest touch of music responds in the body of the car. He touched a little stronger - the rear axle strives to overtake the front, you have to drop the pace. Gradually, we begin to understand each other. As it turns out, the 135th does not like sudden movements, familiarity and ride at high (more than 6,000) revolutions. On a wet road, it is much wiser to use the flexibility of the motor. The car, of course, remains quite wayward, but becomes more peaceful. I am still fascinated by a powerful and very elastic turbo engine, with which BMW turns into a shell, you just have to try to drown the gas pedal into the floor. I like the brakes flawless on the racing highway, playing pacifying the car. Suspens, hard and short -handed in ordinary life, in high -speed turns endow the machine with amazing sensitivity.
Nevertheless, something is alarming. For example, a sharp, impulsive loss of adhesion to the road, a long sliding of the front axis in steep turns does not impress at all. The phrase heard at the presentation immediately pops up in your head: perhaps you will be a little tortured too noticeable insufficient rotation. Here BMW suddenly begins to fall out of the next turn, reacting very sluggishly to the correction with the steering wheel and gas. He seems to answer: so safer! And it is quite difficult for him to object. After all, the BMW-135i is primarily oriented to the American market, and there excessive expressiveness is disliked, preferring dynamics and comfort. Another thing is likely: it was necessary to leave another piece of sports for coupe of the 1st series in the configuration of M. 
In the near future, a convertible will appear, born from the compartment. Approximately then, in the spring, BMW-135i sales and diesel version 120d will start in Russia. Prices have not yet been named, but that such cars will not be cheap - obvious. The most lean
The technology of energy regeneration during braking was used on BMV-135i. The battery is recharged only during braking and in a forced idle. When accelerated, electric contact with the battery is interrupted, which, on the one hand, allows you to get a more complete return from the engine, and on the other, it reduces the fuel consumption and the release of CO2.
BMW 135i Coupe is a typical brand product: bright, powerful, high -tech, with a special charm of a compact and very fast car.
Source: The magazine "Driving"
