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 Performance is now offering an upgrade to turbo-charged BMW owners eager to get more power out of their Bimmers without exposing themselves to the potentially dodgy work of an after-market tuner (well, perhaps some of the small ‘fly-by-nighters’).

The twin-turbo six-cylinder N54 engine found in the 335i and 135i can now get a 15kW (20hp) [...]

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BMW’s 3.0 litre twin-turbo inline-six-cylinder petrol engine has been named one of Ward’s Auto World ‘10 Best Engines’ in 2009. The 225kW, 400Nm donk is popular with Aussies too, appearing in over 12 percent of all Australian-delivered BMWs.

The 3.0 litre engine is fitted to the 135i Coupé and Convertible, 335i Sedan Coupé and Convertible, 335i Touring [...]

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With the jury still out, SBS has just flicked the switch on Top Gear Australia - Episode 5. Tonight, the boys give the Audi R8 a run for its money. Charlie says “it looks like a nuclear powered supercar but it’s really practical”. The script writers clearly have a little work to do, as I’m [...]

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BMW’s new 1-Series coupe broke cover just two days ago. We had just posted a spy photo of what looked like a 135i coupe on this site when literally minutes later the 135i was confirmed as a model and the first BMW sanctioned images became available via BMW UK.

Now, a picture might be worth a [...]

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BMW I-Series UK Press Release

BMW is extending the 1 Series line-up in the UK with a new model consisting of a brace of high performance twin-turbocharged engines and a diesel capable of a frugal 58.9mpg. The new BMW 1 Series Coupé goes on sale in the UK in November and will be available in 120d, [...]

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