Tekknikal
06-14-2007, 12:47 PM
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/BMW/1Series/1.jpg" alt="" />
Quite a few people see the 3 series as becomming more of a luxury touring car and less of the lightweight compact sporting car it once was. They might be pleased to know that BMW is moving downmarket with a new "Ultimate Driving Machine" - the 1 series.
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Allegedly packing BMW's highly potent turbocharged straight six N54 engine (as seen in the 335i outputting about 320hp) BMW appears to be bringing some heat with its new lower-end sports coupe.
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/BMW/1Series/3.jpg" alt="" />
In these pictures, captured this week from a photoshoot in Germany, it appears that the new 1 series is very close to launch. With pricing likely in the $30k range stateside, the car could be a solid seller- if customers buy the looks. For enthusiasts though, the car seems very attractive, bringing a lot of refinement and performance to the $30k segment, indirectly competing with cars ranging from the RX8 to otherwise 3 series competitors such as the G37 and IS350.
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/BMW/1Series/2.jpg" alt="" />
Enthusiasts be warned though- if this car does in fact come over with an N54, 400+hp will only be a couple thousand dollars away. And if its weight is kept down to the 3300lb range, it will not take a very skilled tuner to extract a lot of performance out of it....
Quite a few people see the 3 series as becomming more of a luxury touring car and less of the lightweight compact sporting car it once was. They might be pleased to know that BMW is moving downmarket with a new "Ultimate Driving Machine" - the 1 series.
<!--more-->
Allegedly packing BMW's highly potent turbocharged straight six N54 engine (as seen in the 335i outputting about 320hp) BMW appears to be bringing some heat with its new lower-end sports coupe.
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/BMW/1Series/3.jpg" alt="" />
In these pictures, captured this week from a photoshoot in Germany, it appears that the new 1 series is very close to launch. With pricing likely in the $30k range stateside, the car could be a solid seller- if customers buy the looks. For enthusiasts though, the car seems very attractive, bringing a lot of refinement and performance to the $30k segment, indirectly competing with cars ranging from the RX8 to otherwise 3 series competitors such as the G37 and IS350.
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/BMW/1Series/2.jpg" alt="" />
Enthusiasts be warned though- if this car does in fact come over with an N54, 400+hp will only be a couple thousand dollars away. And if its weight is kept down to the 3300lb range, it will not take a very skilled tuner to extract a lot of performance out of it....