Could You Handle A V10-Powered BMW 1-Series?

Forget driving in a straight line, this car only goes sideways!

Hot Rod builders have always stuck to the ethos of a huge engine in a small car making it go faster. In the modern era of BMWs, you can’t get much smaller than a 1-series coupe, and engines don’t get much bigger than the ‘S85’, BMW’s 5-liter V10 sourced from an E60-generation M5 super sedan. This car started life as an anemic 118d with just over 140 horsepower, so giving this car at least 360 horsepower over stock has been the added kick that it really needed.

This 1-series has also had a gorgeous 1M-style body makeover with all-steel flared fenders added, and original 1M bumpers bolted on. While the bodywork doesn’t portend to hide the car’s power from passersby, especially with the eye-searing bright orange wrap and carbon roof, if you were to see the car sitting there, you’d likely never suspect it to have 10 cylinders under the hood. Once it fires up, however, you can hear the raspy exhaust of a well-tuned power unit. This engine is capable of an 8250 rpm redline from the factory, and makes good use of 12:1 compression to completely vaporize the rear tires of this diminutive Bimmer.

In the video, this car rarely spends any time going in a straight line, transitioning from drift to drift. While at one point the car does end up in the grass, just inches from the barriers, the rest of this four-and-a-half minute video features some pretty talented drift techniques. Let’s be honest, though, with that much power, you basically just mash the throttle and hang on, right? This thing might even be able to give Ryan Tuerck’s Ferrari-powered Toyota GT86 a run for its money.

[Source: NM2255 Car HD Videos on YouTube]