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      07-23-2013, 10:54 PM   #100
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Originally Posted by BlackJetE90 View Post
I don't see the M235i be much more than the current 135is. Especially since there is no base 235i.
The M135i and other M Performance cars come with non-runflat Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires and bushings and suspension set up to match (that alone is enough to sell me on them, I just put PSS on my car and completely transformed the ride/handling for the better), they also have the sports steering and electronic dampers standard and I think there are a few other things I'm forgetting. The M Sport brakes are standard on the M135i, but the bigger motor cars always had upgraded brakes so I won't count that. M Performance cars are a much bigger upgrade over the standard cars than the is models ever were, even if there is no regular 135i (I'm comparing the 128i to the M135i).

The 135is (and my 335is) had exactly zero handling upgrades over the standard 135i/335i, all they had was a power kit and an exhaust and the 335is had the option of a DCT added.
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