Official: BMW M Coupe is working on a series

Update! BMW will soon launch an ultra-high performance M Series 1, which 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 BMW "M" and his new management team.

October 14, 2010 update:

BMW unveiled several photos and information about future 1 Series M Coupe. The company confirmed that the engine will be a bi-turbo 3.0-liter with about 340 hp, equipped only with a six-speed manual transmission. The car will weigh around 1,500 kg, benefiting from a chassis, braking system and rear differential similar to M3. 1 Series M Coupe is 80 mm wider than the 135i Coupe

"1 Series M Coupe BMW M3 keeps tradition first. It is compact, concentrated on the key and a superb dynamic presence. Additionally, input is a version of BMW M, mainly in terms of price, being more accessible than our other products, "said Albert Biermann, the director of development of the BMW M GmbH.

The new BMW 1 Series M Coupe will be revealed completely by mid-December, before beginning its world premiere at the Detroit Auto Show (10 to 23 January 2011). First deliveries are scheduled for the first half of 2011, and the price will be one "between the 135i Coupe and the M3 Coupe, the 135i with a clear trend."

October 7, 2010 update:

BMW has released another round of photographs teaser with the new 1 Series M Coupe. This time the Bavarian manufacturer has led pre-production version of the new ultra-powerful in Paris near Arc de Triomphe for a quick photo session. The car is still covered, the two protagonists of the image, which we know nothing yet, leaving many see only a small portion of the vehicle.

August 30, 2010 update:

BMW has released a third teaser video, which I extracted some photos, the new BMW 1 Series M Coupe. Even if the model is almost totally camouflaged BMW left to see a portion of the front of the car, wheels, exhaust pipes and exterior color: Valencia Orange Metallic.

August 19, 2010 update:

BMW has released a new video with the new M Coupe 1 Series model, tested on Ascari track in Spain. Although details are limited in November, BMW says that "inside and outside the production model will look different from the type of image." Furthermore, the new BMW 1 Series Coupe M "will be directed to the essentials - driving fascination. And reflecting the love for details, also. "

The new BMW 1 Series M Coupe will be unveiled in December, before its world debut in the North American International Auto Show in Detroit (January 10 to 23). Sales to European markets will begin in the first half of 2011.

July 9, 2010 update:

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

The short video clip suggests that the new BMW 1 Series M Coupe will receive an "M treatment" usually with flared wings and bumpers in November. According to official BMW M smallest model 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 twin-turbo engine that produces 350 horsepower.

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

The gearbox will certainly be an automatic and six-speed dual clutch, the vehicle also benefiting M electronically controlled differential. Weighing less than 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. Division Director M, Kay Segler said that it is one of the biggest supporters of this idea, and one source told the Autocar that BMW Segler, who oversaw development of the MINI Cooper S has made the series an M to be a priority to building a competitor for the Audi R8.

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

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

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

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