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It will wear an M badge. It will be fitted with six petrol-burning cylinders. It will almost certainly be Good. This, dear readers, is the BMW 1-Series M Coupe.
Filmed entirely from inside the cabin while on a hot lap at the Ascari race track in Spain, this new footage clearly shows the rather sideways and rather loud nature of the forthcoming baby Beemer.
Judging from the classic straight-six bark and large, exultant grin on Unidentified Man, the not-called-an-M1 promises some old-school fireworks. The 0-62mph time is rumoured to be around 4.6 seconds with a limited top speed of 155mph. We rather hoped it would be a lightweight, screaming four-pot a-la E30.
The 0-62mph time means it will tread rather angrily over the M3's V8-laden foot. Which brings up two rather important questions.
Can the 1-Series M Coupe ever rekindle the original M3's flame, and what on earth will the next M3 have to pack to be quicker than this?
Vijay Pattni
Video: 1-Series M Coupe onboard
Unidentified man thrashes prototype 1-Series M Coupe around Ascari in Spain. Jealous? Us?
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Afaque commented on this article
at 04:39 pm on 10 August 2010
Nice.... I want one... BMWs seem to be slowly becoming cool again...
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mingachimp commented on this article
at 06:57 pm on 10 August 2010
they should call IT the M1 or A1M or M people or MM's
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at 07:20 pm on 10 August 2010
mm... the 135i has 6cyl with two turbos so whats the difference? it is already a nice car I hope they make it better
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at 09:09 pm on 10 August 2010
That is excellent, BMW after Bangle leaving has made some very nice cars.
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RealMan commented on this article
at 10:53 pm on 10 August 2010
Cant wait! I am grinning like a child expecting sweets from big daddy's pockets. Hurry please BMW! My Missus is waiting to part-ex her 135i. The teasing ie enough now. Please bring the real vampire slayer. Hurry so we could put other creepy wannabe M BMW challengers to their final resting places - TT RS, CLC AMG, etc, you are dead, a second time that is, as 135is has already killed you. This new 1M1 is the final nail in the coffin.
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