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2012 BMW 1-Series M-Sport Price – £22 510

BMW has introduced the 2012 1-Series M-Sport, which offers a number of modifications for the hatchback.

The exterior M Package includes restyled bumpers and side skirts. There is also a set of nice 18” Star-spoke light alloy wheels, a high-gloss shadowline restyled front kidney grille. The stance is further improved by lowering the ride with 10mm. All these enhancements give the new 1-Series better presence on the road and individual style.

The interior boasts an Anthracite headlining, Aluminum Hexagon interior trim, Estoril Blue styling accents and ///M badge door sills. There are also front sport seats finished in black cloth and Alcantara. The steering wheel is also a new one as well as the short-shift gear lever.

However, if you aren’t please with the M-Sport package, you can complete it with the Sport Plus Edition pack adding Dark Line rear lights and Black mirror casings, Boston leature upholstery lines and USB/ Bluetooth connectivity.

2012 BMW 1-Series M-Sport is priced at £22 510 for the 116i model and the prices go up to £27 820 for the 125d. The alternative 125i M Sport is priced from £26 030.

Source: BMW

January 19, 2012

BMW 1-Series Performance Upgrades

BMW will exhibit a number of Performance Accesorries for the new 2012 1-Series at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. The newly developed range for the interior includes a variety of products the design of which perfectly adapts to the character of the BMW Lines. These features are exclusive available for 1-Series for the first time.

The Performance Package includes a new front and rear bumpers, modified side skirts and carbon fiber mirrors. The suspension is also improved and lowered for perfect stance and handling.

Last, but not least, M GmbH added nice 19” alloy wheels and big performance brakes behind them.

The interior boasts a sports steering wheel, some carbon fiber and Alcantara and new floor mats. The changes are more likely to catch your attention, instead of helping the car to move faster.

Still, BMW Performance power kit for the BMW 135i will be available. It will boost the 3.0 liter twin-turbo six-cylinder engine with 20PS (15 kW) to 326PS (240 kW). The power unit is mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission or 7-speed double-clutch sports automatic transmission.

There is no price list for the products, yet!

Source: BMW

September 7, 2011

BMW 1 Series M Coupe Safety Car

BMW has announced a specially created 1 Series M Safety Car for MotoGP. The auto-maker is also offering other high-performance vehicles to be used by the Dorna Sports management team and IRTA officials.

On 19^th March, BMW 1 Series M Coupe will for the first time be deployed as the official Safety Car for the MotoGP events.

BMW 1 Series M Coupe is powered by a twin-turbo 3.0 liter inline six-cylinder with 340PS (250 kW) and 500Nm (369 lb-ft) of torque. It is connected to a 6-speed manual transmission.

The BMW Safety Car features carbon fibre-reinforced bonnet featuring additional large air vents, as well as polycarbonate side and rear windows. There are also a lightweight titanium race exhaust system, an adjustable rear wing, new front apron and an additional splitter integrated on the underside of the apron.

The interior includes a rollcage, absence of rear seats, two racing bucket seats with 6-point safety belts, an M steering wheel in alcantara and a fire extinguisher.

The suspension is also improved – an adjustable race track set-up that includes a sports-tuned chassis in which the dampers are independently adjustable for bump and rebound.

The car stands on 19” wheels with tires in dimensions 255/35 at the front and 285/30 at the rear. The braking system of the BMW 1 Series M Coupe, already designed for extremely high demands, is replaced in the Safety Car with a 6-piston fixed-calliper racing brake system.

source: BMW

March 18, 2011

2011 BMW ActiveE

With the world premiere of the BMW Concept ActiveE at the beginning of 2010, just a year after presenting the MINI E, the BMW Group underscored the rapid and consistent continuation of its intensive research and development activities in the field of electric mobility. This concept has now become perceptible and tangible reality in the form of the BMW ActiveE.

February 22, 2011

Senkyr Motorsport BMW 1 Series GTR

BMW 1 Series Coupe GTR is specially created by Czech racing team Senkyr Motorsport. The staggering racing vehicle is based on E82 1 Series.The exterior is just staggering – complete wide body kit and massive rear wing.It is powered by 3.0 liter twin-turbo six-cylinder engine with 408PS at 7200RPM. The engine is mated to a 6-speed sequential Holinger RDS6 gearbox. (more…)

December 28, 2010

BMW 135i boasts 360bhp and 456 Nm

BMW 135i is one of the hottest hatchbacks on the market. It has 3.0 litre six-cylinder twin-turbocharged petrol engine delivering 315 bhp and 394 Nm of torque. The chip-tuning for turbocharged engines is so popular today, that almost every single car has it.

Superchips Ltd offers ECU remap for the 135i, which boosts the engine to the mighty 360hp and 456 Nm of toque. This optimizing don’t harm the engine’s reliability, what is more, the tuning company provide 12 month full vehicle warranty. (more…)

May 20, 2010

BMW X3 and MINI have the best reliability in their classes

BMW and MINI once again performed excellent in the ADAC breakdown statistics.

The most reliable small car in Europe is MINI, which took a top spot in its class. In the same time, BMW X3 and X5 got the first and second places in the off-roader class. The two SAVs had only minor breakdowns during the explotation. BMW 1 Series, BMW 3 Series and 5er also earned excellent marks for an extremely low breakdown rate. The latest ADAC breakdown statistics include all models achieving more than 10 000 registrations in Germany in 2009. (more…)

May 3, 2010

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