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#11 of 1809 Separate at birth? by creakid1 May 15, 2003 (12:39 am)
Was the 1-series originally planned as a fwd Focus twin?   mdaffron "Mazda3" May 7, 2003 2:22pm   & read #265,268
#12 of 1809 AUTOMOBILE by nyccarguy Jun 08, 2003 (7:13 pm)
Magazine has an article with a photo of the upcoming 1 series. It says is due out in 2004. I guess we won't have to wait that long.
#13 of 1809 Engines & model designations by nyccarguy Jun 09, 2003 (6:06 pm)
I guess they'll give us the 1.9L (almost 2.0L) DOHC Valvetronic I4 as a 118i (?) and the 2.2L DOHC 24 Valve I6 as the 120i (?). I can't seem to find any horsepower/torque #s for the 4 cylinder engine (last Z3 1.9 was 138 or 140 hp), but the 2.2L I6 should produce some entertaining driving with 168hp 6100RPM & 155 lb/ft torque 3500RPM.
#14 of 1809 Nah, 2.2 6-cyl? by creakid1 Jun 10, 2003 (12:34 am)
They might need to reserve it for the pricier new 3-series, which shares the same platform but wider by 6".   The British link I posted on #8 did mention about the M version w/ 2.4, but didn't say if it's a 6-cyl. It makes me wonder if they're trying to re-live the spirit of the original 4-cyl(light nose) M3 or even the "vintage" 2002.
#15 of 1809 Has BMW designers been hit with the ugly stick? by jdemes Jul 31, 2003 (2:20 pm)
Series 1- Yuck!!!!!!! Dont bother sending it to the US. Series 7- what happened to what was a beautiful car? Series 5- damn if they didnt take all the new ugly from the 7 and put it on the 5! Series 3- someone stop them before they ruin it too!   What happened to the designers that once produced some of the worlds most beautiful and stylistic cars? Was it retirement time?   Here is a line that clearly explains the new styling cues at BMW--- Their vehicles have wonderful personalities. Replies to this message: jamessahal (Aug 21, 2005 2:41 pm)
#16 of 1809 yuck stick has hit a number of manufacturers by harlequin1971 Sep 03, 2003 (2:29 pm)
Lemme see:   Cadillac's hard edge designs...Origami made easy. Nissan's space age designs...world's fair rejects from the early 1930s. Ford's Flame-Edge designs...look out, your ovoid Taurus is on fire! (At least they gave up early)   As for some of the folks getting it right: Hyundai's Derivative Design Works - Is that the new Tiburon? Why does it look so familiar? Ah, a Mustang mated with a Ferrari...to bad the engines are so pedestrian. That new Elantra GT sure does look like a Saab 9-3. And the Sonata, a poor man's Jaguar X-type.   Mazda's Zoom-Designs - The RX-8, the new 6, the Miata, the Protege, the upcoming 3...pedestrian meets curves and the ugly duckling goes goes to prom.   Chrysler's Mercedes-inspired Retro-Americana - hit after hit in the market keeps this company afloat on the relevance meter of car designs. Upcoming Crossfire is a good looking attempt.   All in all, I don't think Bangle is all that bad. The cars look sharp with all those edges, very upscale Nissan.   BMW just wanted to make cars that everyone else wouldn't be scrabbling to rip off. Ever notice how the body cladding and fascias makes a Civic Coupe look similar to a BMW 3-series?
#17 of 1809 early word by harlequin1971 Sep 03, 2003 (2:33 pm)
has the 1-series coming with a 110 hp engine, with a 138 hp engine as the upgrade...does this sound wrong to you? Sure sounds wrong to me...especially at a price $2-4k over a Jetta 1.8T GLS.   If faced with a $3k savings for the Jetta with 180hp Turbo 4 and a similar package of goodies, why would I buy a 110 hp BMW?   The newest Motor Trend puts some fear and doubt into my heart with their projections on the 1-series. Guess it might be time to track the upcoming Saab 9-2 WRX knock-off instead.   Same price range as 1-series with 165-225 hp and AWD...suddenly the 1-series looks a little redundant. Isn't the criticisms of the low powered Mini enough to inspire BMW to bring us the heat?
#18 of 1809 1-Series by jchan2 Sep 03, 2003 (2:51 pm)
This is going to get interesting. I read in Motor Trend that the Mercedes Benz A-Class is coming. Will that be a 1-Series or an A-Class, sire?
#19 of 1809 BMW 1 Series supposed to go head to head with VW Golf? by wsag26 Sep 03, 2003 (3:05 pm)
I heard that BMW is trying to make vehicles compatible with the VW Golf??? They are doing it with there new accquired MINI, competing head 2 head with the Bettle, VW is doing it with the Phaeton competing head to head with the BMW7 and Vw, once again is competing with the new Touraeg.   Does this hint something? Is BMW trying to copy VW which is trying to copy BMW? For a second there, I thought that unbelievable. I have always thought of VW vehicles as the cheapest German vehicles to get in America. But now, are they suddenly getting more expensive. I mean, are we gonna have new car buyers getting big rebates on there new BMW? I hope not. I hope BMW isn't turning into an image it isn't   I will stop looking at em' if they do that. I HOPE SOMEONE AGREES FOR ME... I mean, isn't that what the Big Three does??????(no offense, but they do do get big rebates)\   Hope not. Motor Trend Magazine says that not only the hatchback, but a convertible, and sedan should be included too. Please, BMw don't do this. Your future will then look too blurry to decide where your performance machines arrive.
#20 of 1809 Hey, it's a RWD car. No competition out there by creakid1 Sep 03, 2003 (9:53 pm)
VW had already pushed Porsche to churn out a RWD compact to compete w/ the RWD 1-series. There's nothing like a RWD w/ limited-slip differential for power-oversteer drift at safe low g-force. Take the Miata, for example.   Even for AWD, BMW is the only one I heard coming up w/ power, rather than braking, induced under & over steer adjustment in the ESP program. Just imagine when set at semi position, the AWD BMW can still dance its tail safely.   VW/Audi is still continuing w/ numb steering these days, even the Phaeton, which hasn't arrived at our shore yet, will end production soon due to its other incompetence such as mediocre ride & handling.   In case you don't know how precious & expensive a light-weight version of the M3 is. The 1-series is the compact light-weight version of the future E90 3-series, which is suppose to be a much better driver's car than the current E46 & much like the old E36.   BMW is even too scared to allow the 6-cyl option in the 1-series, as the car might steal too much sales from other BMWs.   I think the Bangle cars are unattractive, but the 1-series got a rather cute front end.   I think a white Mazda6 w/ factory spoilers looks way cool - like a family member of the Lamborghini Contach.

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