BMW News (All news and spy shots here please)

[pitfield]

wicked!! Proper gears thought please.

[ZfrkS62]

^ they won't do it on this one if this report is accurate. if they want to fight the R8 it's going to have to be faster in all aspects, including shifting.

Anyone else see F430 between the front and rear bumpers? I think i'd like it a lot better if it were a hardtop though.

[Bernardo]

/\ Agreed.Alot of F430 aspects on it, but mostly from the windshield shape to the wind deflectorbehind the seats, which are almost the same as in the ferrari.

Still, one of the best renderings for BMW's I've seen in quite a long time.I would probably make kids to sell them to buy this one if it comes to production

[blue8]

The F430 Spider was used as a base image for the rendering. The article mentions that the car would be similar in size as the 6-series but the R8 is much shorter than that. But it does look really cool!!

[dutchmasterflex]

Yeah I was goign to say that looks like a F430 base.

I hope BMW looks to their classic roadsters as inspiration for the design.

[blue8]

Almost completely free of disguising Finally, these shots show the new Coupe of the BMW 1-Series almost completely free of disguising. Engine options for the stylish 1-series Coupe have yet to be confirmed, but BMW officials have said they do not plan to offer a four-cylinder engine in America – although we believe they will be available in European markets. But we are expecting a version of the magnesium/aluminium 3.0-liter six-cylinder that is currently found in the 130i, as well as the 3- and 5-series, Z4 Coupe and Roadster, and X3 and X5. There is also a strong possibility the 3.0-liter turbo-charged six from the 335i coupe and sedan could find its way into an M version of the 1-series Coupe. Among driving enthusiasts, there is strong sentiment that the 3-series Coupe has grown too large and luxurious to be a true sports coupe. Many of them long for a smaller, simpler car with the driving dynamics BMW has become known for. The 1-series Coupe could possibly deliver on that desire, all the while holding its head high as a true BMW

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Still looks weird to me...

[Svensson]

I agree "blue8", it looks very weird

[chest3r]

It doesn't look as good as I was expecting

It's a very small coupe.... it looks weird!! I'm not sure this will sell much :roll:

[ZfrkS62]

why bother hiding the emblem? the kidney grilles give it away

I wonder if it's the chase car for the 335 on the tow truck in front of it

[Bernardo]

/\ true.

[blue8]

2012 BMW 3-Series Renderings:

Five years is a long, long time in automotive terms. Porsche could own the VW Group, Ford might have formed an alliance with GM & Chrysler to compete against Pinky Yiang-Yiang and Subaru could have filed a law suite against the 2011 Impreza's desginer... And with that in mind, we present to you Automotorundsport’s newly published CGI’s of the future 3-Series. Based on AMS’s previous 3-Series sedan rendering, the Coupe, Cabrio and the intriguing, to be honest, Break versions are all inspired from BMW’s 4door GT concept, the CS which was unveiled at the Shanghai Show earlier this year. –Continued after the jump

^The shooting brake version is the most interesting one!! BMW should build this car

[thepest]

Interesting, but most of the details don't really look BMW-ish.

Thanks though nice CGs

[ZfrkS62]

was that really necessary? we haven't even gotten the M3 yet for cryin out loud. Why don't they just make a couple CGI's of the 2016 7 series wile they're at it?

[Just_me]

A Jerez black M3 V8 Convertible is in Capetown for a photoshoot for BMW.

[ae86_16v]

Originally Posted by ZfrkS62 was that really necessary? we haven't even gotten the M3 yet for cryin out loud. Why don't they just make a couple CGI's of the 2016 7 series wile they're at it?

Haha. . . yup, haven't you seen the F38 already?