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Motor
05-25-2007, 06:11 AM
The official announcement of the 2009 1 Series coupe is expected to be just a few weeks away, but spy photographers have yet to catch one fully "naked." These most recent shots are about as close as it gets. The car pictured is presumably the 135i variation, with a twin-turbo inline six, the same one found in the potent 335i coupes and sedans. With 300 horsepower and 300 lb-ft of torque, this new "baby Bimmer" is sure to set the enthusiast scene in turmoil.

North America is expected to also get the 230-horsepower version of the naturally-aspirated 3.0-liter six that now resides in both the 328i and 528i. There is no expectation that North America will get any of the new four cylinder engines, but a diesel six is likely by 2010.
http://www.mwerks.com/gallery/albums//BMW/Technology%20and%20Development/135i%20Coupe%20Spy%20Shots/135_front.jpg
http://www.mwerks.com/gallery/albums//BMW/Technology%20and%20Development/135i%20Coupe%20Spy%20Shots/135_profile.jpg
http://www.mwerks.com/gallery/albums//BMW/Technology%20and%20Development/135i%20Coupe%20Spy%20Shots/135_rear.jpg

Will you buy this expensive entry level BMW if it ever reaches NA shores?

Discuss. :eatpop:
Radi0active Man
05-25-2007, 06:19 AM
Saw this over at the e90post forum a while back. Not bad, but I like the new 3-series coupe better... ;)
GSBoek
05-25-2007, 06:34 AM
Will you buy this expensive entry level BMW if it ever reaches NA shores?


No.
homeworld1031tx
05-25-2007, 07:39 AM
now there are going to be even more 20-something year old douches that think they are the sh1t cause they drive a (crappy) beamer :sadpace:
marc
05-25-2007, 08:27 AM
that car is hideous
Nasty_impulse
05-25-2007, 08:34 AM
Why is it so slammed? Makes it look like the suspension can't handle the weight or something.
GSBoek
05-25-2007, 09:00 AM
^ Full compression on the corner apex during testing, testdriver must really be cooking it into the corner.
neological
05-25-2007, 07:29 PM
this new "baby Bimmer" is sure to set the enthusiast scene in turmoil.


HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
LightningRod
05-26-2007, 12:10 AM
Will you buy this expensive entry level BMW if it ever reaches NA shores?


No.

+1
that car is hideous

Sure is. Looks like they took out the rear doors from the sedan and cut the rear deck in half. Reminds me of a modern-day version of the retarded-looking 318/325ti.