BMW 1M Coupe Partially Unveiled at Oktoberfest! [INFO, VIDEO & PHOTOS]

[JoeyBananaz18]

i'm a bit nervous that i'll want to trade my 335 in when the opportunity presents itself. im very interested to see what this car is gonna be like.

[billspreston]

Want now

[bobbyd1961]

wow i hate being teased!. i think its gonna look good

[GeeRam]

Originally Posted by IS3andME

Plus, the chances are S54 will not meet the required specs for emissions, Dr. Segler already had said that the way for M Division is Turbo'd low rev engines...

Correct, there's no future for N/A high output/capacity engines.

S54 would never meet forthcoming Euro 5 emissions.

This month also saw Honda announcing that they are withdrawing the K20 Vtec Civic Type R from European sale by the end of the year, as this engine also won't meet Euro 5.

Current M3 will be last n/a ///M car as BMW simply arn't going to develop a car it can't sell in it's own country.

[ptack]

Let's not get too exited.

The wide body is the way this car should have been done from the beginning. What really matters here is what's under the hood and so far they're just playing us like a bunch of drooling idiots.

[dlbrooks18]

I'm liking the front bumper design and of course the flared fenders.. now I'm anxious to find out what engine lurks inside...

[KingOfJericho]

It's a tease of a vehicle which is what most were looking for. I don't think they're doing anything out of the ordinary.

[eugegall]

Will we know by tonight what under the hood? and will the final pics be out today?

[AllydNYC]

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[dmboone25]

Originally Posted by grant

Looks like worse brakes to me. It's nice to see the larger rotors from the M3, but the M3's calipers (as seen here) are those lame 1-piston units (regular 135i has better 6-piston Brembos with inadequate rotors).

I don't track my car, but the main complaint with the 135's brakes has been with the pads--not the rotors or calipers....

[KingOfJericho]

Originally Posted by eugegall

Will we know by tonight what under the hood? and will the final pics be out today?

I don't know why they would bother to tease something for a couple of hours but it's highly unlikely that we'll see the full car for a few weeks/months.

[1ForAll]

This does look sick! Going from a 135i to a 335i, this vid makes me want to get back into a 1er

[jmunro]

Originally Posted by ptack

Let's not get too exited.

The wide body is the way this car should have been done from the beginning. What really matters here is what's under the hood and so far they're just playing us like a bunch of drooling idiots.

Nothing different than what women do to us on a daily basis

[Remonster]

Originally Posted by mvaccaro

No power dome

BMW doesn't (usually) do style for style's sake. If the engine is the same physical size as the one in the 135i, why would they need more room for it?

[M///Addict]

Man I can't wait!!!!!!!!

[PaulBailey@ltbmw]

Nice!

[Madozu]

If the car is only half as exciting as the show ... then I must have one

[arc1880]

Looks like they are planning to slowly take her clothes off. I'm thinking the sides come off next, then the rear bumper, then they are going to drive off and never show the full car

[IS3andME]

Originally Posted by ptack

Let's not get too exited.

The wide body is the way this car should have been done from the beginning. What really matters here is what's under the hood and so far they're just playing us like a bunch of drooling idiots.

This is like saying that the fender flares on the M3 is what the 335i should have looked like. The wide body is to accomodate the M3 suspension and wider tires.

I sincerely don't think that they are going to add all these things-M3 suspension, upgraded brakes, wider tires, 19 inch CSL wheels, LSD, etc all just to fool everybody...

I always wonder why the 128/135i guys are soo skeptical or is it that they hope this will fail because if it is a good car, it means that they either wasted money or have a case of sour grapes?

[Pascal]

Almost naked:

[Haywood]

Originally Posted by supraking

The 1M falls flat for me. It's basically a 135 with a tune, LSD, and some aesthetic changes. I wonder if the M Division even touched it.

Every M car gets its own unique attention, which includes its own unique engine. This thing needs a naturally aspirated inline 6. Look at the E46 M3, you're telling me they couldn't take the 3.2L engine and improve upon it? (efficient dynamics, right?). The 1 M is boring. They should have just called it the 135i w/ competition package and charged an extra 5k for it.

I don't think their sales are going to look very good on this one. If anything, more 135's will be sold as a result.

Wow. Ignorant and negative people suck.

So, you're saying the M6 is completely indistinguishable from a 650i? They are not going to take a NA engine anymore and put it in a M car. Get over it. The 1M is boring? Do you not drive a 1-series and have seen the spy photos? It wasn't going to be a radical change. You are getting a M car which has proven to be beat ever competitor including AMG, Audi RS and the like for 25 years. This car needed to be made to improve on the deficiencies of the 135i. I guarantee this will revolutionize this segment. They haven't made an M car like this size since the E36. It's going to fun to see when this thing is tested. Can't wait to see all the negative idiots eat their words like they did about the 1M only being an "is" model.

[SCOTT26]

The Disguised car you see here in the preview was filmed in the BMW Welt. We have off sites in the Welt for private customers and viewing rooms for new products.

I am completely surprised that some US media outlets are referring this as a 135M and still mention iS as a title.

We had a strict private BMW US preview the other week. Before the tragedy of Mr Pitney and before the car was taken to Wisconsin.

Anyway You will love it... Jack did. R.I.P.