BMW 1-Series M Coupe Allegedly Laps the N�rburgring in 8:12" Making it Faster than E46 M3

The BMW 1-Series M Coupe is pretty fast on paper. Reaching the 60 mph (96 km/h) mark in just 4.7 seconds is no small feat, but nowadays, it seems that performance cars need to have a respectable �Ring� time under there belt to command respect. Now, a forum member of the 1Addicts fan site who calls himself "SteveD" claims that the Ring time for the 335-horsepower strong M model is 8 minutes and 12 seconds.
If true (and according to the N�rburgring lap times list posted on Wikipedia), this means the entry-level M model is 10 seconds faster than the E46 M3, on par with the E86 Z4 M Coupe, but 7 seconds slower than the E92 M3 .
Of course, just because something is posted on a forum, doesn�t necessarily make it true. However, it seems that �SteveD� is none other than Steve Davies, a UK journalist who writes for Skiddmark. When asked where did he received the info, "SteveD" wrote �directly from BMW when we filmed the car�.
And indeed, Skiddmark does feature a piece about the 1-Series M Coupe and it contains the information posted on 1addicts. Still, we�re going to take this one with a grain of salt until we have the official confirmation.
You can see how the 1 Series M Coupe's alleged 'Ring lap time compares with other models from BMW and other makers in the list below.

By Csaba Daradics

Nurburgring Lap Times as Posted on Wikipedia:
� E46 M3 CSL - 7:50
� E90/E92 M3 - 8:05
� E63 M6 - 8:09
� 1 series M coupe - 8:12
� Z4 M-Coupe - 8:12
� E60 M5 - 8:13
� Alpina B3 Biturbo - 8:14
� Z4 M-Roadster - 8:15
� Alpina Roadster S (Z4) - 8:15
� E46 M3 - 8:22
� 335i E92 Coupe - 8:26
Other Models Compared:
� 911 Carrera S PDK (997.5) - 7:50
� Audi R8 4.2 - 8:04
� Cayman S - 8:04 (by Walter R�hrl)
� Audi RS4 - 8:09
� Audi TT-RS - 8:09
� BMW 1 series M coupe - 8:12
� Aston Martin V8 Vantage - 8:13
� Mercedes C63 AMG PP - 8:13
� Corvette C6 - 8:15
� Cayman S - 8:16 (Sport Auto)
� Porsche Boxter S (987.5) - 8:18
� Lexus IS-F - 8:18
� 2010 VW Golf R - 8:23
� Audi S5 (2007) - 8:26
� Audi TT-S (2008) - 8:29

Source: Skiddmark , Via: 1Addicts