Rumors, rumors: "BMW plots new junior M-car"

Artemis · 11-29-2012, 10:38 AM

http://f20.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=774734

JasonCSU · 11-29-2012, 10:53 AM

It's interesting that Autocar would go ahead and call it the new M1 instead of the new 1M.

mPlasticDesign · 11-29-2012, 11:03 AM

Rather have the current M135i hatch(even though it's not a 'real' M car.

Also, I would never buy a front drive M car. Call me old fashioned.

ALEJANDRO · 11-29-2012, 11:22 AM

the future is not the same as it used to be

K

doublevanosrc · 11-29-2012, 11:26 AM

This is juicy stuff!!!

James T. Kirk · 11-29-2012, 12:32 PM

Very juicy. Just don't mess around with any foolish FWD ideas. That would be a shame.
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M3 Adjuster · 11-29-2012, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by James T. Kirk

Very juicy. Just don't mess around with any foolish FWD ideas. That would be a shame.
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other FWD cars will be built on the same platform. The 1 ( now 2 series) will be RWD. A 4 dr is definitely needed in my opinion.. and a 4 dr baby M would be a like a new E36 M3/4 in size, weight, and power likely..

BRING IT!

Dackelone · 11-29-2012, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr.Metak2you

Rather have the current M135i hatch(even though it's not a 'real' M car.

Also, I would never buy a front drive M car. Call me old fashioned.

+1. I'm totally with you Metak, but part of me wonders IF bmw might play the xDrive card with the new M2. THAT(AWD xDrive)would be mind blowing for a M-car.

Dee Pee · 11-29-2012, 09:47 PM

Is this a reputable magazine? No disrespect to our UK brethren, but some of their rags are as bad as ours when it comes to sensationalism and speculation for the sake of sales.

As to a 4 cylinder or a FWD...meh...I'm sticking with my 1M.

HERR FSTIR · 11-30-2012, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Dackelone

+1. I'm totally with you Metak, but part of me wonders IF bmw might play the xDrive card with the new M2. THAT(AWD xDrive)would be mind blowing for a M-car.

I hope you're correct. Would love to have a winter capable M car (M truck not so much).

Jean-Marc · 12-01-2012, 12:53 AM

4cylinders, FWD: Great rumors for those of us owning a 1m :-)
Prices of our 6309 babies should not drop too much...

A 4-cylinder engine appears plausible.
However, i am not trusting at all the fwd story, at least for the current f20 series.

sebaflex · 12-01-2012, 01:52 AM

make it 4 Cylinder Turbo with ~320hp. make it RWD. make it look like the render.

You will sell them all.

LeonTheJeweler · 12-01-2012, 02:05 AM

+1 ^

///BYU · 12-06-2012, 09:26 PM

That is a dynamite render. I love the idea of a four door small M car.

The only things I would change:

1. Connect the headlights to the grill like the F30 3 Series

2. Get rid of the 'winglet' that crosses the air intake in the front. Kind of like how the X5 has it and the X5M does not.

X5

X5M

mpiligrim · 12-10-2012, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr.Metak2you

Rather have the current M135i hatch(even though it's not a 'real' M car.

Also, I would never buy a front drive M car. Call me old fashioned.

No way you are old fashioned. RWD is always up to date for those whole loves and fond of driving.

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Jean-Marc Enlisted Member 0 Rep 32 Posts Drives: BMW 1M Valencia Orange Join Date: May 2012 Location: france iTrader: (0)	4cylinders, FWD: Great rumors for those of us owning a 1m :-) Prices of our 6309 babies should not drop too much... A 4-cylinder engine appears plausible. However, i am not trusting at all the fwd story, at least for the current f20 series.
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sebaflex First Lieutenant 61 Rep 354 Posts Drives: E46 M3 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Juan PR iTrader: (0)	make it 4 Cylinder Turbo with ~320hp. make it RWD. make it look like the render. You will sell them all.
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///BYU Lieutenant 269 Rep 470 Posts Drives: AW 1M Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Salt Lake City, UT iTrader: (1)	That is a dynamite render. I love the idea of a four door small M car. The only things I would change: 1. Connect the headlights to the grill like the F30 3 Series 2. Get rid of the 'winglet' that crosses the air intake in the front. Kind of like how the X5 has it and the X5M does not. X5 X5M Last edited by ///BYU; 12-06-2012 at 09:31 PM..
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