Detroit 2011: 2012 BMW 1 Series M Coupe revs its beating heart
2012 BMW 1 Series M Coupe – Click above for high-res image gallery
2012 BMW 1 Series M Coupe – Click above for high-res image gallery
BMW 1 Series M Coupe (above) and 650i Convertible (below right) – Click either image for high-res image galleries
The rumor furnaces are cooking at full tilt when it comes to what will be lurking under the hood of the upcoming BMW 1 Series M Coupe. The sleuths at 1addicts.com have managed to lay their hands on a clandestine manifest that supposedly outlines all of the new models set to flow forth the Bavarian automaker. Nestled among the more common 1 Series metal is a vehicle that appears to be code named "1 M Pyrat"
Spy Shots: BMW 1 Series M Coupe – Click above for high-res image gallery
BMW 1M Coupe teasers – Click above for image gallery
David Aviles, who works at Northwest BMW in Maryland, won a sales competition and so was invited to a European BMW event called The Power of M. While there, he apparently gleaned some info on the 1 Series M Coupé that, if true, is not going to make very many people happy. According to Aviles, there will be just 2,700 examples sold in either Alpine White, Jet Black or Valencia Orange Metallic, and every single one will come with a manual
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BMW 1 Series M Coupe – Click above to view the video after the jump
BMW 1 Series M Coupe – Click above to view the video after the jump