1M Coupe at BMW's Welt today... (PHOTOS!!!!)

[Rikx1M]

But...looking at the pics...I couldn't help but think the next reveal will be the entire rear bumper or the right side "M" vent...what do you think/

[Dackelone]

Thanks guys!

Btw... stayed tuned... I am uploading my video as we speak! WhooooHoooo!!!!


Dackel

[penny]

Dang... 4 hours of driving for a 45 minute photo shoot. Dackelone, thanks for being very crazy!

[dichristiansen]

As seen on this Prototype drive video, released at m-power.com, the 1 M has no carbon fiber roof like m3 or m6.. little disappointing

[NL-J]

Great photos!! Thanks

[Dackelone]

Here is my video. Sorry about the quality.

Dackel

[HERR FSTIR]

From this angle the front fenders look enormously flared. Did you get this impression in real life, or is this particular perspective misleading? This shot looks a little distorted, as if you were using a fish eye lens.

[PyratOne]

"1 M not having CF roof

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As seen on this Prototype drive video, released at m-power.com, the 1 M has no carbon fiber roof like m3 or m6.. little disappointing"



Did I miss something? The recent test drive there was a (total) showing of 1SMC to the winners?

[Dackelone]

My little Canon PowerShot SX210is has a 28mm wide angle lens. It also zooms. So yes, the curves are a bit distorted in this photo since I most likely took the photo as 28mm or near that. The front fenders are wider, but not that much. I noticed the wheels more than the flared fenders.

here are a few more pics of teh front end...









Dackel

[Dackelone]

Originally Posted by plucka

yea it looks like a huge pimple

Here are some photos of what the regular washer jets look like on a 120d. You get these when you don't order the cold weather pack with xeons. IF you order cold weather you get the flush popup ones like we have on our US spec cars.






And Btw... I think the next reveal will be the right front fender gills. That was the only piece on teh car cover I could see.

Dackel

[///M1]

Originally Posted by Dackelone

Here are some photos of what the regular washer jets look like on a 120d. You get these when you don't order the cold weather pack with xeons. IF you order cold weather you get the flush popup ones like we have on our US spec cars.






And Btw... I think the next reveal will be the right front fender gills. That was the only piece on teh car cover I could see.

Dackel

Enough of this striptease, getting blue balls! LOL

Thx for all your pics/video, D-

[ennislaw]

Originally Posted by Dackelone

My little Canon PowerShot SX210is has a 28mm wide angle lens. ... So yes, the curves are a bit distorted in this photo ...

Maybe not so wide as the perspective, 28 mm in digital (DX) is equivalent to about 42 mm in 35 mm perspective (FX).

Not sure I'm that fond of the droopy eyelids on the headlight; in fact, the effect close up looks like it taped on.

Thanks for the photos!

pge

[JasonCSU]

Originally Posted by PyratOne

"1 M not having CF roof

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As seen on this Prototype drive video, released at m-power.com, the 1 M has no carbon fiber roof like m3 or m6.. little disappointing"



Did I miss something? The recent test drive there was a (total) showing of 1SMC to the winners?

Yes, we did have the entire car unveiled to us.

[///M1]

Originally Posted by JasonCSU

Yes, we did have the entire car unveiled to us.

Jason, could you tell if the quad exhaust was a real one (i.e. a dual splitting in quads as opposed to the 'fake' ones that have a 135i application (a 1-sided with a re-route). Do to that, the rear trunk needs to have been re-designed, so that would give BMW one more "+" for going the full extent as far as giving the car true ///M treatment. Cheers

[spiderz17]

Originally Posted by ennislaw

Not sure I'm that fond of the droopy eyelids on the headlight; in fact, the effect close up looks like it taped on.

They are taped on in these photos. They haven't yet revealed the headlights, so the black tape in these photos is just covering up the new stuff underneath.

[TunedM2C]

Originally Posted by ///M1

Jason, could you tell if the quad exhaust was a real one (i.e. a dual splitting in quads as opposed to the 'fake' ones that have a 135i application (a 1-sided with a re-route).

It's fake.




Also note 2:30 in this video. When the car spins around and throttle reapplied you'll see the left side discharge a majority of the exhaust.

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[ORIGIN M.]

Purely M, I currently hope so. So far looking quite nice, but I hope the hype is not a short coming.

[Drillslinger]

Originally Posted by Dackelone

YuP!

I had to go there and shoot the 1M. How many guys here went down there and did not post any pics! I thought Saturday evening for sure I would see some posts. None. No photos at least.

Yeah, sorry I didn't post pics up here. They're pretty much the same that we've seen but here they are just in case:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/drillsl...7625431907712/

[10M3MAN]

This will make a nice DD

[///M1]

Originally Posted by Tuned1

It's fake.




Also note 2:30 in this video. When the car spins around and throttle reapplied you'll see the left side discharge a majority of the exhaust.

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OK, that's very disappointing... Chalk another one in the "cost cutting" column....

[Dackelone]

Originally Posted by ///M1

OK, that's very disappointing... Chalk another one in the "cost cutting" column....

I don't mind that ONE bit! What would you rather have? Quads or just the regular 135i twin pipes? IF BMW did that you guys would be crying like mad babies.

I think BMW has done a very nice job on the new 1M. I can't wait to see the rest of the car all unwrapped. I hope Christmas comes early this year!


Dackel

[///M1]

Originally Posted by Dackelone

I don't mind that ONE bit! What would you rather have? Quads or just the regular 135i twin pipes? IF BMW did that you guys would be crying like mad babies.

I think BMW has done a very nice job on the new 1M. I can't wait to see the rest of the car all unwrapped. I hope Christmas comes early this year!


Dackel

Believe it or not, I would rather have a nice single side exhaust (differentiated in some way as size and shape of tailpipes over lesser 1-s) than a non-functional (or at least partly functional) fake quad. I am not a supporter of looks and/or bling just for the sake of having them. To me this is equivalent as if the car came with a CF roof vynil wrap. Sure, may look good, but has no substance and at the end of the day, who are you fooling.

Start it up on a cold morning and see the exhaust fumes condense almost entirely on the passenger side (the video and link pointed above shows the uneven exhaust passage). How would that look now? ///M-worthy? Hardly...

BTW, Audi had no problem giving the RS3 a single sided dual, as opposed to the absolutely customary and across the entire RS-line twin ovals, right? Could they have wired a fake twin oval, probably if they tried.