Autocar pits BMW 1 Series M Coupe against Porsche Cayman R
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/videos/" rel="tag">Videos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/porsche/" rel="tag">Porsche</a></p><a href="/2011/05/30/autocar-pits-bmw-1-series-m-coupe-against-porsche-cayman/#continued"><img alt="2011 BMW 1M Coupe vs. 2011 Porsche Cayman R" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/05/1m-vs-caymanr-lead.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px 0px;" /></a><br />
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2011 BMW 1 Series M Coupe vs. 2011 Porsche Cayman R - Click above to view video <a href="/2011/05/30/autocar-pits-bmw-1-series-m-coupe-against-porsche-cayman/#continued">after the jump</a></div>
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The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/1+series+m">2011 BMW 1 Series M Coupe</a> has been setting hearts on fire across the automotive press since Munich started teasing the car a couple years ago. Now that it has finally arrived, <em>Autocar</em> decided to see if it lived up to its own hype when faced with the lithe <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/08/video-autocar-pits-porsches-cayman-r-vs-cayman-s/">2011 Porsche Cayman R</a>.<br />
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We'll save giving away the outcome of the comparison in the video, but suffice it to say the 1M Coupe satisfies expectations. It brings back the raw, visceral driving experience characteristic of the old M cars and is relatively affordable. All things we dig. With that knowledge safely in hand, <a href="/2011/05/30/autocar-pits-bmw-1-series-m-coupe-against-porsche-cayman/#continued">click past the jump</a> to see how the little M rocket stacks up to the competition.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/30/autocar-pits-bmw-1-series-m-coupe-against-porsche-cayman/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em><i>Autocar</i> pits BMW 1 Series M Coupe against Porsche Cayman R</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/30/autocar-pits-bmw-1-series-m-coupe-against-porsche-cayman/"><i>Autocar</i> pits BMW 1 Series M Coupe against Porsche Cayman R</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 30 May 2011 20:02:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/30/autocar-pits-bmw-1-series-m-coupe-against-porsche-cayman/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19953546/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/30/autocar-pits-bmw-1-series-m-coupe-against-porsche-cayman/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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