Monday 17th September 2012

BEST 1M Coupe

Another tuning package for the 1M, with a classic choice of paint

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When you see this BEST-tweaked BMW 1M Coupe painted in what appears to be the classic BMW shade of Estoril Blue, it seems a shame that the factory only ever offered it in orange, black or white.

Paint can make or break a car. Porsche's Cayman R press cars seemed to be exclusively bile green, but white ones look far better. A Mercedes SLS seems almost dull in the oft-seen silver, but red really ramps up the visual excitement. All a matter of opinion I suppose.

20in Schmidts have a whiff of retro

Anyway, apart from a very desirable paint scheme, what does this modified 1M Coupe offer? 20-inch wheels from Schmidt Revolution are the major external change. Ironically, given the success of the paint, these don't look as good as the standard 1M's 19-inch Y-spoke rims. KW coilovers lower the ride height, while the usual one-two of ECU remap plus Bastuck exhaust liberates a claimed extra 85hp from the twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre straight-six, taking it to 425hp. No performance figures have been released by BEST, but if those claims are accurate it should shift a bit.

[DanDC5]

I think aussieinlondon's car looks better to be honest.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Edited by DanDC5 on Monday 17th September 13:10

[DanDC5]

Cotty said:

GilesGuthrie said:

Good colour, and I like the wheels, but it's too low for me. There's either no suspension travel at all, or there's some major clearance issues at the front. At its current ride height it's too MAX POWER for me. Raise it an inch and we'll talk.

You are kidding, right?

Sure that would make it higher than standard.