The Bavarian automaker, much like its fellow German marques Audi and Mercedes-Benz, has exploded its product offerings with spinoffs of its established models. So the two-door 6 Series has bred a four-door GranCoupe version. The 5 Series, in addition to the sedan and wagon, has given us the oddly proportioned 5 Series Gran Turismo. But the upcoming 1 Series Gran Turismo is another [...]

High performance, outstanding technology and an authentic motorsport atmosphere are expressed in just one letter at BMW: M. First-class tuning for BMW comes in several letters to form one name: AC Schnitzer. With the 1-series M Coupé, BMW has unleashed a power pack with athletic design onto the road. The Aachen-based tuning experts AC Schnitzer [...]

New edition of compact model wins renowned competition run by the “Bild am Sonntag” magazine – second place in the convertible category goes to the new BMW 6 Series Convertible. Munich. Just a few weeks after its market launch, the new BMW 1 Series has already won its first internationally significant automobile award. The edition [...]

BMW TV releases new footage of the new 2012 BMW 1 Series. The hatchback variant made its official debut last week at a press event in Berlin where BMWBLOG had the opportunity to spend considerable amount of time behind the wheel of a highly controversial new BMW. The new 1er hatch goes on sale in [...]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so the saying goes. As opinions varied wildly upon seeing the first photos of BMW’s new 1 series, a  consensus arrived that its styling was polarizing at best, and somewhat unattractive at worst – a botch job, a failure for the brand. What a difference a day can [...]

Bloomberg reviews the all-new 2011 BMW 1 Series M Coupe and as expected by now, the new “baby-M” receives a positive review. Let’s have a look… “The performance-tuning division, M, has a long history of modifying already-fast Bimmers. No wonder the 1 Series is suddenly jacked up with Schwarzenegger swagger. The arches around the wheels [...]