[gr8one88]

Thanks to Peter (member dick brown) for indulging me and letting me meet him and see his baby M. Thank you for allowing me to take a few pictures (sorry for the quality I only have iphone camera). This was the first time for me seeing the New M car and the new color Valencia orange. The color is perfect for the car and is beautiful in the south Florida sunshine.

Valencia orange 1M parked next to a Individual 2005 M3 Estoril Blue. Maybe the best colors to ever grace the M car's, certainly the most desirable!!!! Now only if bmw will take on production of the 1M another year or 2 and make it in Monte carlo blue...that would be a dream!!!! dick brown has a child seat in the back already! now that is a true M car owner... a practical everyday race car that can do it all and is a true pure ultimate driving machine. My M3 has been my Daily driver and as it approaches 7 years now on the road with over 42,xxx miles of joy on the odometer I can truly say the e46 is going to be a timeless classic collected by the true enthusiast for the rest of time. It has been a true joy. I hope the 1M and cars like it out of the M division have similar success over time. Enjoy your 1M Peter thanks again. And to all members enjoy these pictures...

Here's how the 1M and E46 M3 compare specs-wise:

BMW 1M:
Wheelbase: 104.7
Length: 172.2
Width: 71
Height 55.9
Curb Weight: 3362
HP: 335
TQ: 332
0-60: 4.7
Top Speed: 155
Drag Cd: 0.37

E46 M3:
Wheelbase: 107.5
Length: 176.9
Width: 70.1
Height 54
Curb Weight: 3415
HP: 333
TQ: 262
0-60: 4.8
Top Speed: 155
Drag Cd: 0.33