M135i that achieved this time was RWD with manual gearbox and street tires, acording to the source of this info'...
Still, I'm VERY interested in current S3 time!!!

When you are talking about stronger 2.5 T, you probably came on some of these stories:

http://www.motoring.com.au/news/2012...z-battle-34242

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1...e-power-report

But, don't forget that BMW is preparing 1M replacement and M2, wich will basicly be the same cars...