Wednesday 26th September 2012

G-POWER 600hp 1M Coupe

G-POWER sorts 1 M's chronic power shortage (eh?) with M3 V8 conversion, supercharged for further lunacy

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BMW's 1 M Coupe was the fastest 1 Series ever - but it's still not fast enough for German tuning firm G-POWER. Their lavishly-named G1 V8 Hurricane RS is, they say, how the 1 M Coupe should have been when it came through the factory gates.

Obvious stripe joke is obvious

The standard 360hp engine makes way for a 4.0-litre M3 V8 unit that's been supercharged to produce 600hp at 7,800rpm and 354lb ft at 3,900rpm. The gunmetal 'pocket battleship' look is perfectly understated for autobahn-prowling.

Certainly looks like it's been geared for that: the DCT gearbox conversion delivers 0-62mph in a respectable 4.4 seconds, but 0-125mph comes up in a skirt-gathering 12.7 seconds, with a V-max of 205mph.

Other G-POWER accoutrements include a 20-inch Silverstone Diamond wheel set, G-POWER carbon fibre bonnet and boot lid, GM1-RS Clubsport coilover suspension and ceramic brakes.

Beastly

No word on price, but we're talking about a genuine contender in the 'ultimate sleeper' stakes here - it won't be cheap.

[JMF894]

0-62 in only 4.4?

With 600bhp i'd be dissappointed

[JMF894]

After_Shock said:

Only? 600bhp through the rear wheels only in a car thats not designed for it, seems pretty quick to me.

Dont know why people get so hung up on 0-60times means very little in the real world

Because the type of person who would buy this type of car will absolutely have to win a traffic light grand prix and when a bog standard M car or RS variant etc etc is able to keep up between your typical traffic light dash distance they will be gutted given how much they have no doubt spent.

My 23 yr old 450 wedge would probably only be a few yards behind over 60 yards or so ffs!