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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]