![]() 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. It’s always tough to follow a successful act. Branded ARB, it’s taken from the i3s and can detect wheel slip 10 times faster than the set-up it replaces. A Torsen mechanical limited-slip differential helps translate grunt to grip, while a tricky anti-slip system works in conjunction with the DSC to keep understeer at bay. A rather conservative maximum of 50 percent of drive can be sent rearwards at one time. With the new xDrive’s front-biased set-up you’ll have more chance of wiggling the rear under brakes on corner entry than you will during power down past the apex. The eight-speed torque-converter automatic ties in well, too, and there are steering wheel-mounted paddles to play with to generate myriad pops and bangs. ![]() It’s not neck-snapping pace, but the M135i is swift point-to-point, while the four-cylinder has a distinctively Mini Cooper JCW soundtrack – just one with the volume turned down to seven. The power delivery is smooth, with the ultra-linear delivery resulting in deceptively fast progress. ![]() From the get-go, the change in personality is apparent.
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