Without knowing it, while humming
"TITIA"
("Teïtéïa") at the beginning of the 1960s with the song
Elaeudanla Teïtéïa,
Serge Gainsbourg advertises BMW which is about to launch a sports sedan awarded the label "Ti" for "Turismo Internazionale ”.
In Munich, these two letters in fact designate models that can compete in international races reserved for passenger cars.
These vehicles had their heyday at the end of the 1960s with the 02 Series and the 2002 Ti and Tii.
Since then, the Bavarian firm has only resorted to a homeopathic dose of this suffix.
The most recent dates back to the late 1990s for the 3 Series Compact.
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Here it is reborn on the last 1 Series with a thunderous 128 Ti which fills a gap between the 120i and the M135i xDrive.
From the latter, the Ti inherits the 4-cylinder 2-liter turbo in a deflated version but not the all-wheel drive.
From 306 hp, the power drops to 265 hp.
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