2011 BMW 1 Series M Coupe configurator goes live, causes momentary consideration of kidney sale

The 2011 BMW 1M is a highly anticipated two-door said to be created to remind drivers of the 1988 M3. Though it weighs nearly 400 pounds more than the E30 M3, the new 1M does get 340 horsepower courtesy of a twin-turbo 3.0-liter inline-six. If those numbers are intriguing, you may want to head to BMW and see how much it will cost you to own one.

We tested out the configurator for ourselves, and our Alpine White 1M is going to add $53,735 to our AmEx balance. The wife may throw a fit, but we’ll probably never see her again anyway… Time to start writing from the road.

Source:Autoblog

BMW considering M3 Sportswagon

 

 

It’s no secret that we love ourselves some wagons, and it goes without saying that we like our wagons with more than a little dose of performance baked inside. And so it’s with bated breath that we tell you the latest tantalizing tidbit swirling aorund the internet rumormill: BMW may be considering an M3 Sportswagon.

If the BMW-obsessive folks from Bimmerfile are to be believed, such a machine was considered at the outset of the E9X car’s development, and at least one test machine was built. So why wasn’t it offered from the beginning? Naturally, an M3 wagon would be a small-volume proposition, which means it would likely carry a fairly large sticker price and would be tough for the automaker to justify. Bimmerfile estimates a base price of around $65,000.

Then again, Audi, Mercedes-Benz and, more recently, Cadillac have all put performance-minded wagons on the market, so who knows?

BMW M3 Convertible & CS Concept Make North American Debuts

BMW Concept CS now shows its futuristic interpretation of a GT sports coupe at the New York International Auto Show will be held in Manhattan, New York City. The concept CS remind you their first public appearance at the Shanghai Auto Show in 2007. The car, bigger than a 7-series, the next style benchmark for BMW, the flame welding at its next level.

With an interior fit for a proper GT, the Concept CS will definitely be built, according to our sources in BMW. Meanwhile, the M3 convertible makes its American debut at the fair. M3 Cabrio fits the same 4.0-liter V8 in the sedan and coupe versions. It speaks 414 hp from its natural aspiration. M DCT, the new double-clutch gearbox was in the M3 convertible. The 7-speed transmission provides for the formation of stars in other BMW products of the near future, especially coming M cars, and the twin-turbo-powered cars.

Read more(foto)!!!

Present also in New York, the new X6, 1 Series coupe and convertible, and the stonking 335D. BMW and other German car manufacturers want to get the Americans into the diesel swing of things as quickly as possible.