THE CURRENT GENERATION 1 Series is reaching the end of its life-cycle, with a replacement set to arrive in showrooms sometime late next year.

Development cars have again been spied running about Europe, giving us a few clues as to what to expect. BMW’s trademark ‘whirlpool’ camouflage cloaks most of this test car, but it [...]

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2009 BMW 120d EfficientDynamics Challenge, First Drive Review

ACCORDING TO BMW, its EfficientDynamics concept is for “sporting drivers with a green heart”. What that means for BMW is designing and engineering greener cars without sacrificing performance.

After a day in the saddle of the new BMW 120d, including the opportunity to put it through its paces [...]

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AS PART OF AN UPDATE for the 2010 model year, BMW has added two new engines and two new trim packages to its 1 Series range.

Three and five-door hatch models gain Lifestyle and Sport editions, while the Coupe gains new petrol and diesel EfficientDynamics four-cylinder engines.

Labelled as the 120i and the 118d, the new Coupe engines [...]

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Australia will become the first market outside of the European Union to receive a fully comprehensive roll-out of BMWs fuel-saving and performance-preserving EfficientDynamics technology, with 26 of BMW’s 55-vehicle local line-up now featuring the tree-hugging tech.

Regenerative braking, active aerodynamics, engine start-stop and shift prompts for more efficient driving are the new additions to BMW’s EfficientDynamics [...]

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Have you been eagerly awaiting the expected BMW Z2 ‘baby’ sports convertible? We have…

Sadly but not unexpectedly given the global fiscal rogering that is well into its stride, it appears that the world’s press just may have been jumping at shadows on this occasion.

Our friends over at the UK motoring site iMotor contacted us overnight [...]

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BMW’s plucky 135i Coupe has built a reputation for itself as a bit of a giant-slayer, but when the circus that is Formula One rolls into Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit the twin-turbocharged two-door won’t be taking down any of its rivals.

Instead, BMW has entered a mildly tuned example into the Ultimate Speed Comparison demo, a [...]

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If the team at Car Magazine are right, BMW will deliver an M-division-prepped 1 Series Coupe - to be dubbed the 1 Series Coupe Super Sport - sometime in 2012.

You might be wondering why it wouldn’t simply be called ‘M1′, but BMW already has a M1 in its stable (albeit retired) and that’s the iconic [...]

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BMW 1 Series exceeds 10,000 Australian deliveries
75 percent increase in 1 Series sales in 2008
Coupé and Convertible dominate sports car segment

When the 1 Series first arrived in Australia, BMW dubbed it “The One For Drivers”.

It seems those drivers agree, with sales for the first month topping 700 units and, in the first year, more than [...]

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It appears the rumours of last year about BMW working on a new entry-level convertible and coupe are drawing nearer to reality, if German website Auto Motor und Sport is to be believed.

When we last touched on this story, the pervading theory was that the 1 Series coupe would donate its platform to the cause, [...]

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car magazine has apparently stumbled upon the next-generation 1-Series’ spec sheet, revealing that the new model will be powered by a range of smaller, thriftier engines and make use of the latest twin-clutch gearbox technology.

The base model 116i will feature a turbocharged 1.3 litre petrol four, which will develop 101kW and have a six-speed manual [...]

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Perhaps disappointed with all of the aftermarket options for Bimmer owners, BMW has launched BMW Performance Accessories – an online catalogue of parts to spruce up the raciness of the range.

There are 32 parts available in the BMW Performance Accessories range, many of them with genuine performance intentions, such as six-piston brakes and cross-drilled rotors, [...]

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According to a survey conducted by British trade publication Fleet News, the BMW 3 Series has been voted the most reliable car in fleet service in the country.

It’s a bit of a coup for the German manufacturer, as reliability surveys have typically been dominated by Japanese brands such as Honda and Toyota. Not only did [...]

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