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Originally Posted by dani_d_mas Well, the 130i is called the BabyM... but it's not actually a M1. However, I heard some months ago that they were developing something at BMW Motorsports... but in the spy pics I've seen so far, the car was just a regular 1-Series with the M bodykit. Wait until the arrival of the S3 and RS3... I'm sure BMW will offer something better then.

M1 isnt a priority. This is what Ulrich Brunhke recently said (translated from german to english

The M1 should go originally namely already beginning 2007 in series, more weakly motorized quasi as an outrider for that coupé-variants that were budgeted first to the model year 2008. The basic data for the M1 are very promising: 3,2-Liter-Sechszylinder, 350 HP, zero until 100 km/h in 5.2 seconds, basis prices 40,000 Euro. Also the design is certain in coarse trains: new front jokes, darkly eloxierte five-star-wheels, large stern wing, other never and germinated.

Yet in the mean time this project enjoys no longer priority. So the 1er-Cabrio is preferred, and with 120ti and 120tis, first once two new strong four cylinder models with 190 and 225 (Turbo-)PS should come. So the top model of the little series would remain the 258 HP of strong 130i – that now in the autumn comes – first of all once. Until then the M1 anrollt. And on this little steam hammer, the fans wait very certainly not in vain.


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