Official: BMW 1 Series M Coupe working on

Update! BMW will soon launch an ultra-powerful model M for a series that will be positioned under the M3. The new BMW 1 Series M Coupe version will be based on 135i and is considered a priority for the division BMW 'M' and its new management team.

Update July 9, 2010:

BMW has released a first video clip, teaser type, confirming also the name of the new model: 1 Series M Coupe. Without giving too much technical detail or performance, Director Division I Sports, Kay Segler said that the new BMW 1 Series M Coupe will be a very powerful machine, the typical range M

Short video clip that suggests a new BMW M Coupe will receive a "treatment I" usually with flared wheel arches and bumpers in November. According to official BMW lowest model M will hit the market in the first half of 2011.

January 6, 2010 update:

According to journalists from Autocar, BMW started work on version coupeului M Series 1 model is equipped with a six cylinder engine with twin-turbo, producing 350 hp.

Decision to produce this car has been attributed to "overwhelming positive reaction" from consumers, said a senior official of BMW. Targeting young customers, the new coupe will become the most expensive BMW M model. Positioned just below the M3 Coupe, the new 1 Series M will cost approximately 42,000 euros, with several thousand more than the 135i Coupe M Sport (306 hp). This will compete directly with future Audi RS3.

The gearbox is definitely a dual-clutch automatic and six-speed vehicle and a differential advantage electronically controlled me. Weighing under 1500 kg, its performance should be close to M3 (1580 kg). Acceleration from 0-100 km / h is expected to be approximately 5 seconds.

November 5, 2009 original text:

BMW hopes the new model to attract new customers who want more performance but at a lower price than the M3. Director of Division I, Kay Segler said that is one of the biggest supporters of this idea, and a BMW source told the Tour that Segler, who oversaw development of the MINI Cooper S has made a Series I to be a priority to build a competitor for the Audi R8.

The new BMW 1 Series M will be based on the 135i version - the strongest in the range. It will use the same turbocharged 3.0-liter six-cylinder in line, but will produce more horsepower and more torque. It is not known yet whether it will be called M1 to not create confusion with eponymous supercar of the 1980s, but it's quite possible. Or will it simply be called the BMW 1 Series M

The new M Sport will be based on next generation 1 Series, scheduled for launch in 2010, although the market will reach 1 M Series 2011 or 2012.

Source: http://www.bmw.com/

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