BMW 1 M Coupe gets 521-horsepower lift from Tuningwerk

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04-18-12, 01:15 PM

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BMW 1 M Coupe gets 521-horsepower lift from Tuningwerk

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There is a point at which the amount of money poured into any aftermarket-tuned vehicle becomes entirely insane. Heck, that's half of the appeal of tuner cars – that the best ones show such fanatical devotion to a specific model that you must respect the inspiration and effort even when the result is utterly unimaginable. Which brings us to this: A $156,000 BMW 1 Series.

Now granted, it's not just any 1'er that German übertuner Tuningwerk is selling for more than a Porsche 911 Turbo. There's a 1 M Coupe in there somewhere, one that's been fitted with 19-inch wheels and some of the widest tires we've ever seen on a compact BMW: 245/35R19 up front and 285/30R19 in the rear. Available 15-inch carbon ceramic rotors from Mov'it provide stopping power for the 521-horsepower, 453 pound-foot of torque upgrade to the twin-turbo inline six. The car also carries a whole host of carbon fiber body parts, from hood to trunk to even optional carbon fiber doors.

The bottom line is that Tuningwerk says its 1 M RS will do 186 mph

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/04/18/b...om-tuningwerk/