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    06 BMW M135i

    Apr 08, 2020 3 minutes
    BY • SCOTT NEWMAN

    LIKE: Punchy engine; equipment levels; good looks; reasonably quick

    DISLIKE: Awful steering; jittery ride; inert chassis; local specification

    IT’S ALWAYS tough to follow a successful act. Imagine the nerves Mark Nicholas had replacing Richie Benaud in cricket’s central commentary position, or how Sammy Hagar felt stepping into David Lee Roth’s shoes in Van Halen. The new BMW M135i faces a similar situation in having to replace the beloved M140i.

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