Ahead of its official debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show, pics of the refreshed 2012 1 Series have surfaced online. The new car has somewhat quirky styling cues, particularly the front and rear lights. Overall, the look is still comparable to the existing model, but the the 2012 1 Series will be bigger than the [...]
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The Detroit Auto Show was the venue of choice for BMW to show off its latest sports car, the 2012 BMW 1 Series M Coupe. Under the hood of this compact car is a 335-horsepower twin-turbocharged inline-6 mated to a six-speed manual gearbox. Top speed is electronically limited to 155 mph and it will sprint [...]
Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Dr. Norbert Reithofer, just confirmed that more hybrids are coming. He stated that, “other hybrid offerings such as the new BMW 5-Series Sedan with hybrid drive starting in 2011. The next generation of the BMW 3-Series will also include hybrid models.” The news comes as BMW [...]
More details are emerging about the upcoming 1-Series M Coupe, which was recently teased during the Paris Motor Show. For starters, it will be powered by BMW’s N55 3.0-liter 6-cylinder engine and will produce around 340 horsepower and 323 pound-feet of torque. That’s ample power for this compact model, so expect 0-60 mph times to [...]
There has been plenty of buzz about the possibility of a 1-Series tweaked by BMW’s M division, but now we can say that such a car has finally been confirmed. The M version of the BMW 1-Series will provide buyers with blistering performance in a relatively affordable package. BMW will be able to pull this [...]
