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Despite an aggressive EV agenda, BMW’s sole hot hatchback sticks around for another generation with gasoline power. Now called the BMW M135 xDrive, the Audi S3 Sportback and AMG A45 rival is based on the…
Adrian Padeanu / June 4, 2024
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BMW’s product renewal process is in full swing, with yet another world premiere around the corner. The next in line is the company’s most attainable product, the 1 Series. Codenamed F70, this compact hatchback is…
Horatiu Boeriu / June 3, 2024
1 Series
BMW’s product renewal process is in full swing since there’s yet another world premiere around the corner. The next in line is the company’s most attainable product, the 1 Series. Codenamed F70, the compact hatchback…
Adrian Padeanu / June 3, 2024
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The BMW Group had its 104th Annual General Meeting today in Munich at the Welt. CEO Oliver Zipse took the stage to hype up the Neue Klasse arriving in 2025 with the iX3. In the…
Adrian Padeanu / May 15, 2024
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BMW Australia Launches 1 Series and 2 Series Sport Collection
by Horatiu Boeriu / Date: May 1, 2024
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The current BMW 1 Series hatchback (F40) will soon be phased out, with a replacement on the horizon that promises subtle changes rather than a dramatic redesign. The third-generation 1 Series is skipping the facelift…
Horatiu Boeriu / May 1, 2024
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BMW introduced the original 1 Series in 2004, but what if it had made an entry-level car in the late 1980s? A new rendering from talented Abimelec Design envisions an alternate history, one in which…
Adrian Padeanu / April 12, 2024
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Hot hatch made hotter! This used to be a BMW M135i xDrive with the N55 engine, but the owner decided to spice things up. Underneath the hood is now an S55 borrowed from an F80…
Adrian Padeanu / April 7, 2024
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BMW is months away from transitioning the 1 Series and 2 Series Gran Coupe to next-generation models by skipping the usual Life Cycle Impulse. Audi is doing things differently since it’s giving the A3 Sportback…
Adrian Padeanu / March 11, 2024
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Even though the first BMW to officially be called a 1 Series debuted in 2004, the manufacturer was making compact versions of its models over a decade before. The formula was always the same: take…
Andrei Nedelea / February 22, 2024
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After focusing on higher-end models in recent years, BMW will revitalize its entry-level models in 2024. The German luxury brand will not only launch a new 2 Series Gran Coupe but also a revamped 1…
Adrian Padeanu / February 18, 2024