1-Series M Coupe Display at BMW Welt This Weekend

zsapphire7 · 11-21-2010, 12:45 PM

u know.. thats more likely a radiator or oil cooler rather than an intercooler

Drillslinger · 11-21-2010, 01:09 PM

Yeah, but I know Audi used to put a SMIC in that general location on some of their cars so figured I'd play it safe since I don't know for sure what it is

BrokenVert · 11-21-2010, 01:17 PM

Fixed headlight washers on an M? Really?

as7920 · 11-21-2010, 01:35 PM

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Fixed headlight washers on an M? Really?

Good catch. Just looked back on M-Power.com and it wasn't on any of the previous unveilings including CCA and Paris!

Perhaps it's a $500 option? Part of the luxury pack? LOL

Madozu · 11-21-2010, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by BrokenVert

Fixed headlight washers on an M? Really?

To my knowledge this is mandatory for Xenon head lights in Europe

Dackelone · 11-21-2010, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Madozu

To my knowledge this is mandatory for Xenon head lights in Europe

Actually whats mandated by EU law is auto leveling system for HID/Xeons AND a washer system.

BMW puts those fixed ones on cars without the cold weather pack. For cars WITH cold weather package - they get the US style pop-up washers. Normally I only see the fixed washers on some US spec 128i's with Xeon but without cold weather package.

Dackel

ORIGIN M. · 11-21-2010, 03:34 PM

Maybe there is no more room for the pop-up style washer because of the extra cooling needed..

Brandon26pdx · 11-21-2010, 04:17 PM

You know what I'm actually super curious about? What kind of oil they'll be using in that engine. Castol TWS 10W60 ("///M oil") or the regular BMW/Castrol 5W30? Conventional wisdom would suggest the regular BMW oil since it's still just an N54 but who knows.

Dackelone · 11-21-2010, 05:47 PM

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You know what I'm actually super curious about? What kind of oil they'll be using in that engine. Castol TWS 10W60 ("///M oil") or the regular BMW/Castrol 5W30? Conventional wisdom would suggest the regular BMW oil since it's still just an N54 but who knows.

Will this be a dealer breaker for ya? I don't see how BMW would use the thicker 10w60 oil. I think it will most likely come with the 5w30 syn castrol oil.

I do think BMW will say to do a 1,200 mile oil service and tranny and diff oil change. Unlike their zero maint crap on the non-M models.

Dackel

Drillslinger · 11-21-2010, 05:56 PM

Does ///M spec the 10W60 for the X5/X6M's as well? Seems kinda heavy for a FI engine?

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