BUT, that 1 series is sooo nasty to look at, who'd want to own one of those?. Also, why splash the cash for a M model if the 135 is quicker, I think BMW have made a feck up here.
That 135 is a rocket. Remember, it's smaller, lighter than a 3 series and when I drove the M3 in the Ultimate drive, it felt almost as is the transmission was holding the engine back. Don't know how else to describe it.