New 1-series coupe pic - June 12, 2007

[Advevo]

When i saw the grey pictures i doubt the car. But now see this thing from behind it has good agressive look. My god what will the m1 look like that must be one awesome machine if you ask me. The only thing that concerns me is the weight.

[bmwfreak]

Originally Posted by Advevo

When i saw the grey pictures i doubt the car. But now see this thing from behind it has good agressive look. My god what will the m1 look like that must be one awesome machine if you ask me. The only thing that concerns me is the weight.

Agreed on each and every count!!

[Brookside]

Agree. The grey one was pretty underwhelming...much too bland.
What concerns me is which engine will be the base model for North America...and I'm afraid it'll be the 2.8 rather than the real 3.0 which I could definitely be very happy with.

[bmwfreak]

Originally Posted by Brookside

Agree. The grey one was pretty underwhelming...much too bland.
What concerns me is which engine will be the base model for North America...and I'm afraid it'll be the 2.8 rather than the real 3.0 which I could definitely be very happy with.

I think BMWUSA still has fears about a small BMW coupe on these shores, the infamous 318ti which sold poorly made BMW decide not to market the E46-ti in the USA. Now that BMW is sticking its neck out in this market again I believe its going to put its best effort forward. The car will come in a svelte coupe form vs. the hatch and should come with some serious power under the hood so that it will really impress initial testers and drivers. I dont think an 'adequate' engine will do, they will put something special under the hood. The top of the range car will at the very least be the 3.0l engine, and I mean the very least

[BForbes]

You know whts interesting? The rear of this car does not have the bottom part of the bumper blacked out in plastic like the old spy shot of the car at the gas stations with "Chucky" did. I wonder why?

take a look: http://www.2addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=431

[bmwfreak]

Originally Posted by onehots2k

You know whts interesting? The rear of this car does not have the bottom part of the bumper blacked out in plastic like the old spy shot of the car at the gas stations with "Chucky" did. I wonder why?

take a look: http://www.2addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=431

Thats true, but I believe this car has masking on the rear bumper

[BForbes]

Originally Posted by bmwfreak

Thats true, but I believe this car has masking on the rear bumper

You mean red masking??? Thats one serious camou job then...hehe

[bmwfreak]

Im curious, is it our same friend driving the car in both pics, or just a coincidence?

[Brookside]

Originally Posted by bmwfreak

Im curious, is it our same friend driving the car in both pics, or just a coincidence?

OMG! You could be right 'Freak.
But, getting back to the car...the part that has me going is the hood and headlight. The hood is still covered...but the section where the hood overlaps the lights is such a bad fit...weird gaps. I wonder what's up with that? And yes, why are they still taping the lights?

[Advevo]

If it s the same guy driving the car then expect the ride height will be a few inches higher if he gets out

[Propagator]

Originally Posted by MPower

Also it is interesting how BMW continues to tape the outside rim of the headlights on the 1er Coupe. The headlights shouldnt be a really "secret" aspect of the design of the car purely because everyone assumed that they would be nearly identical to those on the hatch. But this tape is making me think that there will be some sort of modified design (which would be good, FYI).

[BForbes]

I dont think anything secretive is going on with the headlights. Just my opinion. But I do think they look a little bit smaller than the hatchbacks.

[Brookside]

Originally Posted by onehots2k

I dont think anything secretive is going on with the headlights. Just my opinion. But I do think they look a little bit smaller than the hatchbacks.

You're probably right - but I think there's a small surprise in store for us.
Love the pic Spin...50's UFO fitted out with Advevo spy-cam.:biggrin:

[brett8210]

Originally Posted by bmwfreak

Thats true, but I believe this car has masking on the rear bumper

I am going to hope so as well. According to AutoBild drawings, the pics in Mohave, and the blue car without camo there was a "difuser" cut out on the bottom of the rear bumper. (You can barely see it in the Mohave Pics).

But if there is no camo on the bottom of this pic, then that means there is no diffuser, which will ultimately give the back bumper a chunkier look. Not necessarily bad, but I think I prefer the diffuser.

[spudw]

Originally Posted by bmwfreak

Im curious, is it our same friend driving the car in both pics, or just a coincidence?

Same dude, for sure - no question. And BusinessWeek will have to take back their "packaging nightmare" critique if he can get in the rear seat. :biggrin:

I think these shots are awesome. The stance of the car, as many have observed, is far more aggressive that the grey car. The angles give only a limited sense of the overall proportion, but I think it'll be perfect. Can't wait for next week!!!

[aesthetect]

Originally Posted by Advevo

When i saw the grey pictures i doubt the car. But now see this thing from behind it has good agressive look. My god what will the m1 look like that must be one awesome machine if you ask me. The only thing that concerns me is the weight.

agreed all over.

yeah the picture in this thread has to be the M-sport bumper and that pic from before would almost have to be the rear M-sport bumper
(this one)

so theres gotta be redcamo on that rear bumper, it seems very un-bmw-ish

[ecoBMW]

This may be a speculation, but after reviewing the photo a little more closely it looks like there is a white parting line on the rear bumper, not a reflection. Maybe it’s some color-matched material covering something, then a quick/poor photoshop job was added?

[Advevo]

my blue pic was real that was my own. But i know for sure bmw brings a lot of these pics in the real world them self to get people talk about it. So maybe they photoshopped something away to hide from us to see.

Same is the pic at the gas station make a nice story with it and it s all over the internet.

That s just the cheapest marketing you can get today with internet.

[Brookside]

Originally Posted by Advevo

my blue pic was real that was my own. But i know for sure bmw brings a lot of these pics in the real world them self to get people talk about it. So maybe they photoshopped something away to hide from us to see.

Same is the pic at the gas station make a nice story with it and it s all over the internet.

That s just the cheapest marketing you can get today with internet.

Yes, and we are the mice in the lab.

[Propagator]

Originally Posted by Brookside

Yes, and we are the mice in the lab.

And you are the happiest mouse in the lab! :biggrin:

[Brookside]

Originally Posted by spinzero

And you are the happiest mouse in the lab! :biggrin:

On days like today, I might be!
I get chills seeing Chucky behind the wheel! How'd that happen? Last time we saw him he was rubbing himself against the 1-er in the Mojave and now he pops up as a freakin' big-time test driver for BMW? What!

It's like this big birthday cake...this big inside thing.
We ask where are new pics? Next day BMW trots out a little grey 1-er emerging from a carwash and somehow the photos get "leaked". Lots of them.

I do think that the whole thing...Mojave, spy-pics, this site, the response , is like a form of marketing that all of us are having big fun with.
I am a happy mouse.
And yes, I am still in awe of the fatsuit guys at BMW who've slimmed the fatsuit down on the 1-er to molecular tolerances-

[123d]

Originally Posted by Brookside

And yes, I am still in awe of the fatsuit guys at BMW who've slimmed the fatsuit down on the 1-er to molecular tolerances-

Fatsuits on the cars, or on our driver friend? lol, I couldn't resist