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Next BMW 1 Series prototype on video

admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:18:06 +0000

With around 2 years ago before the official unveiling, the next generation BMW 1 Series continues to be tested by the BMW engineers. A heavily camouflaged 1 Series prototype was spotted in Munich and it is the first video seen of this new model. It’s believed that we’re looking at the 5-door shooting brake variant of [...]

BMW recalls 2008 1-Series and 3-Series to fix possible airbag issue

admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:18:03 +0000

BMW North America issued a week ago a recall notice of the 2008 BMW 1 Series and 3 Series models to correct a possible side airbag problem. According to the recall notice, an incorrect crimp connectors may have been used on the side airbag and belt tensioner wiring. The direct impact would be an insufficient contact [...]

2010 BMW 1 Series gets two new engines abroad, additional trim levels

admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:17:11 +0000

The BMW 1-Series is a much bigger deal in Europe than it is here in the States. In the US, we can choose among the 128 and 135, and both options come standard with a six-cylinder engine. Overseas, you can pick up the 1 with two, three, four or five doors, and with a wide [...]

Spy Photos: 2012 BMW 1 Series hatchback

admin — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:13:24 +0000

News just in from Germany: our man with the long lens has caught the new 2011 BMW 1-series, codenamed F20. These spy photos capture an early engineering prototype with heavy panels and black-and-white disguise covering the bulk of the changes bound for Munich’s baby. The new 1-series will again be paired with the next 3-series (due [...]

BMW 128i against MINI Cooper S at the racetrack

admin — Thu, 28 May 2009 22:28:27 +0000

I bet you any money that you didn’t expect such a comparison today featured on the blog, but our friends over at InsideLine have done it again. They decided to take the BMW 128i Convertible and the MINI Cooper S Cabrio at the track and see how they stack against each other. Almost a year ago, [...]

Video: BMW 130i tii by Format76

admin — Thu, 28 May 2009 22:28:25 +0000

By now, you probably know our infatuation with the tii version of the BMW 1 Series. Since its first unveling at the Tokyo Auto Show in 2007, the BMW 1 Series tii model has been one of our most desired BMWs to date and seeing the car at the Chicago Auto Show as well, proved [...]

1 Series BMW Race car

admin — Sat, 23 May 2009 02:37:25 +0000

The BMW 1 Series Coupe race car is something we haven’t seen much of, so coming across the photos below was quite a surprise. Initially it appeared as a BMW Motorsport car, similar to the BMW M3 ALMS seen in the LeMans races on U.S. soil, but it looks like the car belongs to a [...]

Is BMW dropping a cylinder for the next 1-Series?

admin — Tue, 12 May 2009 05:57:52 +0000

The next 1 (128, 135) and 3 Series vehicles from BMW, and the Z2 roadster, are thought to be getting a different set of turbocharged three and four-cylinder gas engines coinciding with BMW’s push to reduce emissions and fuel consumption levels. Of the five powerplants said to be in development, three are 1.35-liter three-cylinder engines [...]