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First Look: 2013 BMW 135is
Like the standard 135i, the 135is utilizes a turbocharged, 3.0-liter six-cylinder engine. While it lacks the 1M Coupe’s extra turbocharger, there shouldn’t be too much of a performance drop. It still packs 320 horsepower and 317 pound-feet of torque, representing increases of 20 horsepower and 17 pound-feet. Compare that with the 335 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque (369 pound-feet on overboost), and the 135is seems like a fairly worthy successor.
Rumors: Spy Shots—Mercedes-Benz A-Class AMG
It has only been a few weeks since the full reveal of the Mercedes-Benz A-Class and already its been handed over to the lords of power at Mercedes-Benz’s AMG tuning division.
Geneva 2012: BMW M135i Concept
BMW have released some teaser shots for its M135i Concept. The press release isn’t very specific on the mechanical side of things, but it does say that a six-cylinder gas burner is under hood putting out over 300 horsepower.
Rumors: Auto Show—BMW 1-Series GT
According to BMW Blog, the blog’s namesake will be revealing a GT variant of its most diminutive offering, the 1-Series, at the upcoming Paris Auto Show in October. Unlike similar variants of the 3- or 5-Series cars, BMW fitted the new 1-Series GT with a new front-wheel-drive platform, and it should sport turbocharged three- and four-cylinder engines. BMW has its sights firmly set on the Mercedes-Benz B-Class with this new vehicle, which is thought to become available to buyers in 2014. You will also be able to order up your Grand Touring 1-Series with optional xDrive all-wheel drive or as a hybrid.
Comparison Test: BMW 1-Series M vs. Porsche Cayman R vs. Nissan GT-R
A car that you can drive to work, drive to dinner, and drive on the track on a Saturday. That is, in essence, a brief for very high performance sports cars which automakers have been trying to make good on since the very beginning of motoring. We think that we’ve found three modern cars that do a very good job filling the needs of the road/track set, but at three very different price points.
First Look: 2012 BMW 1-Series
BMW has just unveiled the second-generation of the much-loved 1-Series. Big news comes in the form of a larger body, new sheetmetal, and a host of new engines.
Video: Recon Lap Of Monticello Motor Club, South Course
Recently, we tested the BMW 1-Series M Coupe at the Monticello Motor Club in New York. We have that review up on our website, along with a track report of the South Course. For visual reference, we are sharing this video, which we took from the passenger seat on a recon lap before we were let loose to flog M cars.
Track Report: Monticello Motor Club, South Course
We were given access to the South Course, which uses Turns 4 through 12a of the full Monticello circuit. Turn 4 is bypassed by the pit lane, which exited at the outside of Turn 5. From there, we floored it into Turn 6, a fast wide right-hander, at which point we shifted into third gear and bent to the right to set up for Turn 7. Staying to the outside (left), we braked late and heavy before pulling in hard to the right for a late apex. Turn 7 really showed off the amount of grip of the 1M Coupe.
Driven: 2011 BMW 1-Series M Coupe
While the natural reaction is to compare the 1-Series M Coupe to the 135i, BMW has used the original E30 M3 as the inspiration for this car. It shares proportions with the 1988 M3, being just 4.8 inches wider and 1.3 inches longer, with a wheelbase 3 inches longer. Compared to the 135, it the 1M has the same wheelbase and slightly wider track (2.8 inches in front and 1.8 inches in the rear). It’s 11 pounds lighter than the 135i, at 3362 pounds. It borrows a lot of components from the current M3, including its aluminum rear subframe and suspension, centrifugal M variable differential lock, and nineteen-inch wheels.
BMW Shows The Updated 2012 1-Series
BMW has released images and details on the refreshed 1-Series. Not a lot has changed, but, if it ain’t broke . . .
Driven: 2012 BMW 1-Series M Coupe (Prototype)
We’ll always have a simmering adoration for the original M3 that brightened our world back in 1985. That M3 had nearly ideal proportions and still looks so tempting to the eye. It remains a blast to drive, too. That is, whenever BMW lets us take out one of its perfectly maintained museum pieces and tells us to have at it.
Video: BMW Teases 1-Series M Coupe
BMW released a video in which they “unveil” the 1-Series M, which promises to be a fantastic enthusiast car.
Spy Shots: BMW 1-Series Five-Door
The BMW 1-Series three- and five-door have always ranked fairly high on the “European cars we wish were sold stateside but aren’t” list. Our hope that the 1er will make its trip over in hatchback form has been renewed with these photos of a five-door variant zipping around Deutschland.
Spy Shots: BMW 1-Series M Sports Four Pipes
The BMW 1-Series prototype we’ve been seeing over and over, which we’ve been calling the 1M or 1-Series M (M1 has already been taken), has shown up again, this time finally sporting quadruple tailpipes, in true M fashion.
Spy Shots: BMW 1M Running Around Germany
The BMW 1M (M1? 135M? 135 mDrive?) has been spied yet again on the roads of Germany. Despite BMW’s psychedelic camouflage obscuring the majority of the body, the aggressively flared wheel arches and a deeper front chin spoiler, long-time signatures of the M brand, are observable.
Spy Shots: 1-Series M Goes To Green Hell
We already posted images of an M version of the BMW 1-Series coupe as it tested on public roads. Today, we offer these images of the high-performance 1 lapping the Nürburgring, this time sporting a carbon fiber roof, as our spy shooter points out.
Spy Shots: BMW Hydrogen Hybrid System Being Tested In 1-Series
Late last year, we saw spy photos of a 1-series hatchback bearing stickers that read, “Hybrid Test Vehicle.” Now, our spy shooter has sent us these images of a 1-Series hydrogen hybrid wearing the same stickers.
Spy Shots: BMW 1-Series M Spotted On The Road
Our spy photographer sent us these photos of what appears to be an M version of the beloved 1-Series coupe.
Driven: 2010 BMW 135i Coupe
In 2008 the boys from Munich brought the 1-Series over from Europe, and it looked like the prayers of many enthusiasts had been answered. Once again, there was a small, fast, maneuverable BMW available, and we get a week to test it out.
Video: BMW ActiveE Concept Promo
Yesterday we showed you the BMW ActiveE concept, an electric version of the 1-Series coupe. This video is BMW’s promo for the vehicle.
BMW ActiveE Concept Is An Electric 1-Series
Today, BMW offers images and information about its ActiveE concept, an all-electric version of the 1-Series coupe.
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