It’s coming from Prior Design and it’s about making your E82 BMW 1 Series look that little bit cooler and faster by virtue of a body kit.

With this one, your run of the mill 1 Series Coupe can look like the sort of thing the M division produces to some of the best acclaim they got in history.

A new package is called PDM1, it is compatible with both E82 Coupe and E88 Convertible versions of the previous versions of the 1 Series.

We’ve seen bits of this conversion used by Prior Design for varying other projects but now it’s up on stage all on its own.

Well maybe the awesome new alloy wheels get some sexy attention as well, but genuinely, the body kit is the big deal.

It’s now easily on offer. It’s made out of DURA-FLEX and PU-RIM almost entirely which keeps the good looking bits away from costing too much.

The whole thing costs no more than 3000 euros in Germany. In case you feel like spending a bit more, there’s an optional trunk spoiler which costs 300 €.

Those amounts include the mounting material costs and fitting charges that are normally hidden from view with lots of tuning companies.

If I had one of these cars, I’d definitely not resist spending that money on getting the BMW 1 Series M Coupe. I would wish Prior Design would ban people with diesel engines from getting one.

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Not chosen by Hogwarts or Sauron, but chosen by you, the customer who wants his BMW’s life to be improved. If you have a Bavarian product that has lost its way, this is where it goes to a weight watcher program.

Actually, that’s not the most comprehensive part of the discussion. There is some weight loss, but it’s more of a makeover and gym schedule.

There’s some carbon fiber bits here and there and something in there that has Race Prep Weight Reduction package written on it but we get to find out later about that.

Starting off with the 335i’s twin-turbocharged 3.0 liter straight six engine, a massive amount of modifications is swung at it.

Its N55 stock power gets ramped up with a Signature exhaust system, an A+ ECU Management system and a Stage 2 Flash chip, an upgraded downpipe and finally, a custom charge pipe.

A new body kit comes fitted from Active Autowerke, featuring some carbon fiber, extended side skirts, replaced rear view mirrors and extended lips.

Finally, the list of changes comes with forged alloy R10 wheels. They are from the Strasse Forged collection, feature polished step lips and gloss black inner barrels.

These are borderline touching the fenders now that they’re riding on a set of Eibach R2 Coilovers instead of the standard suspension.

All I wish is I knew exactly what power gains we can expect from this.

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Until that is going to happen the pre-existing 1 Series coupes on the market are getting a bit more popular. Just enough to make owners worry.

As a result, the tuning companies are the ones that need to watch for the customer in need of a car which can stand out. Rieger Tuning has something on the books.

They can make the E82 1 Series Coupe look more impressive than the standard one by cheating. They aren’t exactly Dick Dastardly maneuvers but honesty is not the policy at use.

Essentially, we’re looking at a German tuning company which very efficiently makes your 1 Series look like the M Coupe model by virtue of the lower body kit.

Being at the lower end of the purchase doesn’t mean that you don’t have to look as though your cheap, right? I’m afraid that as much as people want to, that’s not the case.

Having a car that looks like the BMW 1 Series M Coupe doesn’t make it one. Thankfully, Rieger Tuning has some solid engineering to back the look up.

Stuff like 19 inch BBS CH-R alloys alongside Hankook S1 Evo tires and a KW coilover set-up for the suspension keeping it all in one place.

The package is made out of ABS plastic so at least weight is not really the problem.

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The Z8 is one of the finest bits of nostalgia lane for most Bavarian built product enthusiasts and, if we’re honest, there’s not too much reason for that to happen.

As plenty of reviewers pointed out over time, the car is quite flawed. The complaints were mostly related to the handling and plenty of them can be overcome.

There’s a very good reason for doing so, the car is very beautiful and it still features some of the best looking styling cues ever used in a car.

Then you lift the bonnet and find the great racing derived engine that was lifted from under the bonnet of the E39 BMW M5. That engine gets a bit of work from G-Power.

It’s not a lot, it’s just two packages and one comes with 415 horsepower whereas the other comes with slightly more at 888 horses.

Yep, more than double the power. Obviously G-Power fitted some serious upgrades for the suspension, brakes, wheels and tires and did a bit of aerodynamics to keep up with that.

Could this car ever get meaner? If James Bond’s biggest villain held a convention for all the other ones, there would definitely be such a car in the parking lot.

G-Power usually overdo their power gains but for the Z8 the 888 horsepower figure seems about right. It’s still crazy but it does fit the risk levels of poor handling brilliantly.

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First of all, unless you get a really big engine it doesn’t really cut the mustard in terms of performance. Even then, there’s something to consider.

The older, E82 generation of the 1 Series BMW does need a bit of tuning if its to provide the full extend of capabilities one would expect from such a car.

AC Schnitzer’s ACS1 kit seems to be doing just that. With the 3.0 liter twin turbocharged engine in the 135i used as a package you get … everything really.

The torque and power levels are as good as most 3 Series models and even more than the 1 Series M Coupe. With 360 horsepower and 450 Nm of torque on tap, performance is critical.

The sprint from 0 to 60 takes less than five seconds and should you dare keep your foot in such a small car, the top speed figure is now 186 mph.

AC Schnitzer then offers a new radiator grille, a full bodykit consisting of bumpers, skirts and less obvious aerodynamic gimmicks.

A new spoiler, new rear wing and an integrated diffuser are all there to keep you on the road even at the high speeds this car can do.

I still don’t care for the way the German tuner plants its name in decals on the side of the car but with such a sharp performance kit and a new suspension setup you’ll probably have other things on your mind.

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