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As you know, both the 3 Series and 1 Series are fitted with a good ol' fashioned mechanical lever handbrake. Hooligans rejoice!
Kindly skip to 1:25 on this video of the M135i Sport Auto: The driver, who previously put the selector lever in M/S, performs a flamboyant handbrake turn. To pose my question as eloquently as I can; wouldn't this fuck the transmission? Moreover, the rapid exit of the 2 door hatch has clearly been rehearsed, so I assume the handbrake turn has also been practiced - making this no one pull wonder. I've been meaning to post this since Christmas to satisfy my curiosity but kept forgetting and couldn't be arsed to do so when I did remember. Do discuss!
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Why do you think he used the handbrake?
A quick decisive stab of the brakes to unweight the rear, turn in briskly, add excess throttle and counter steer for the remainder of the corner - showy but slow. If the handbrake is used at speed, it is a bit hard on the handbrake (a good amount of heat and wear) but it will not hurt the transmission. |
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He didn't spin the car, the car simply came to a stop with the rear coming around, which is what is happening during a RWD drift as he was doing during the ad. Cool drifts too! Makes me miss my 135i. If BMW still offered the M135i I would have gone for that instead of my 335i Msport. Thanks for posting the vid. |
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Didn't think the transmission would like being stopped immediately whilst in Drive with the handbrake. All good then! AT owners, handbrake turn away!
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You could always put it in neutral just before the handbrake!
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Still need your foot on the brake to put it into N from D on the move don't you?
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Is the car quite happy to go back into D from N on the move?
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