New BMW M1 prototype spy photos (4/19/10)

[twenzel]

Originally Posted by jabwind51

i don't like the front bumper. it looks too much like the x6/x5m. i think it's quite terrible actually. the current m3 bumper is much nicer, with more curves. this front bumper looks boxy, yet the rear of the car looks the opposite..

i like the current 135 lip better

How can you say this? You have no idea what the front bumper will look like! There is extra plastic on top of the test mule bumper so you can't see the actual design behind it.

[jayson]

Originally Posted by twenzel

+1 If nothing else, I want this car so I can run more aggressive wheels!. lol

Going to have to the get wider fenders to go with it!

Looks like they are really getting serious about this thing, whether it is a 135is or actual 1M...

[PIMP "E"]

Originally Posted by dmboone25

Check this out, from the new ///M5 spy shots.

Look how wide the Sedona Red mule is!!!!

I don't recall seeing a photo from this angle--where you could really tell how much wider the ///M will be......

i was just thinking is the M1 really an M1 or is it like the M3 GTS. this mean it could be like a GTS package for the 135.
Is that a M3 GTS behind that M5 test car??

[Malek@MRF]

Looks like it's sporting the same rear control arm and link setup from the Current M3.

Should be the real deal fellas.

[GreenPlease]

This thing is going to be an absolute beast Just hope we get bmw performance-esque seats but somehow I think they'll end up being the ones used in the stock M3 as those are the ones that have been crash tested here in the U.S.

[dmboone25]

Originally Posted by PIMP "E"

i was just thinking is the M1 really an M1 or is it like the M3 GTS. this mean it could be like a GTS package for the 135.
Is that a M3 GTS behind that M5 test car??

Yes, others have confirmed that the M3 is indeed a GTS...

I don't think BMW would put together a GTS package for the 135 with all the development seemingly going towards the M1....not saying it isn't possible, just doubt it at this point.

If you look closely, this seems to be the same mule we have seen a few times now--the Sedona mule is the first one we ever saw with the widened suspension, and it was the one doing the cold weather testing in Scandinavia earlier in the year....

The stance is just so squat and wide--it just looks mean!

[ArabianSensation]

This is very reminiscent of the E46 M3 in some ways. I like it.

[ChrisK]

Originally Posted by dmboone25

Did you see the pic of the Sedona Red M1 mule I posted above? Man--it looks a lot more aggressive from that angle--there is a yellow M3 next to it--wish we could have seen more of them side-by-side...

I think this is going to a little beast.....

Correct me if I am wrong, but the Sedona test mule doesn't have the wider front fenders on it - just some of the
existing is cut away to allow for larger tires right? It will look even wider from the front.

..........Now I look at the Sedona red pictures and I can't tell.

[Alumac]

OMG, no quad exhaust! It isn't a real ///M.

j/k, fenders look beast!

[Jblack4083]

I see large diffuser and no sunroof. This is begining to sway me from 135is to M1.

[JasonCSU]

Where are all the naysayers now?

[Tallest]

the stance on that car is insane, a real pocket rocket. Whoever the engineer that beat the beancounter and got this thing into production is a genius and deserves a medal.

[Remonster]

Originally Posted by footie

The rear track looks from these photos to be considerably wider than the standard 1 series. If true this should give it a 'Go-kart' feel which would be very pleasant.

Supposedly the rear end is so wide because they stuffed the diff and pretty much the entire rear end from the M3 in there. I wish the front was flared a little more aesthetically speaking but I can't imagine anything to complain about dynamically. I need a lot more money.

[EngPhys09]

Where can I get some of that BMW 3D wrap for my car?

[ebeem]

I hope they`ll keep the weight down!

I`d definitely give it a shot and would prefer it over the M3 if it is lighter and offers enough power

[Oulixes]

I would really like to know the specifications of what is hidden under that psychedelic camouflage, especially to learn how heavy is the car going to be.

[GuyOh]

i still want to see quad exhausts

[AchtungF80]

Originally Posted by JasonCSU

Where are all the naysayers now?

nay nay nay!

It would be really interesting to see they somehow price this car between the 135i / 335is / E92 M3...somehow I don't think they can pull that off, UNLESS they decide to price this higher than the current M3.

I think that will be BMW's biggest challenge if the car does somehow go into production. Just because there are test mules does not necessarily mean there will be a production version either.

[zuggerat89]

Originally Posted by GuyOh

i still want to see quad exhausts

MOOORRE PIICSSSS

[Robert]

Looks good.

[zuggerat89]

Originally Posted by achtungE30

Just because there are test mules does not necessarily mean there will be a production version either.

Dont.


EVEN.


joke....

[treehacker]

I think I can see a gap between the door and the body part over the front wheel.
see here:


Looks like they will, Or change the complete design for the door or maybe there is a lot of 3D cammo on the front part so we can not see the M-Grills

Hmmm....