Next month, BMW’s showrooms will feature yet another beauty in the stands - the BMW 135i Coupe. While not necessarily the best looking BMW to day, it surely has one of the finest pieces of engineering under the hood - a 3L twin-turbo straight six. Yes, the same monster you’d find in the 335i.

The numbers are quite staggering since you get 306bhp at 5800 rpm and a biblical pull of 295 pound-feet of torque at 1300 rpm. Naught to 100 kph is just 5.3 seconds. Only the limiter stops the 135i from breaking 155 mph.

However, driving this sexy, sleek, and suave coupe has its price - literally at £29,745. Hear the glorious purr of that engine in this promotional video which can be viewed after the cut.

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