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BMW series 1 ?
I was searching the internet for a certain type of a car, and in one
of the picture galleries, I saw this new BMW series 1 which is supposed to hit the market in late 2004. There is not much info about the performance, engine size, etc. I am a little confused. Did the original naming of the series depend on the size of engine, size and luxury? I recall series 3, then series 5 and series 7. The series 7 is usually much more expensive and a larger car than the series 3. Does this still hold true? How does Series 1 fall into the category for the new BMW? I also thought that the next two numbers of the series number tells us about the engine size. BMW 318 - series 3 1.8 l BMW 325 - series 3, 2.5 l However, in north america, the engine is usually larger in size. Did they still make the series 3 with 1.8 l engine in Europe? I do not see BMW 318 in the line up of their new products in North America. |
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Roughly 3/27/04 18:34, aniram's monkeys randomly typed:
> I was searching the internet for a certain type of a car, and in one > of the picture galleries, I saw this new BMW series 1 which is > supposed to hit the market in late 2004. > There is not much info about the performance, engine size, etc. > I am a little confused. Did the original naming of the series depend > on the size of engine, size and luxury? > I recall series 3, then series 5 and series 7. The series 7 is usually > much more expensive and a larger car than the series 3. > Does this still hold true? > How does Series 1 fall into the category for the new BMW? > I also thought that the next two numbers of the series number tells us > about the engine size. BMW 318 - series 3 1.8 l BMW 325 - series 3, > 2.5 l > However, in north america, the engine is usually larger in size. > Did they still make the series 3 with 1.8 l engine in Europe? I do not > see BMW 318 in the line up of their new products in North America. www.thecarconnection.com had a blurb on it just a coupla days ago, speculating whether or not BMW would ship it stateside with one of their superb 4 bangers or go for a 6. |
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1.8 litre engine still available (maybe not in North America), in guide of
316i: http://www.bmw.com/generic/de/de/pro..._datasheet.pdf The 318i has a 2-l engine. A 1-series has been rumoured for a long time. It will be smaller that the 3. DAS -- For direct contact replace nospam with schmetterling --- "aniram" > wrote in message om... > I was searching the internet for a certain type of a car, and in one > of the picture galleries, I saw this new BMW series 1 which is > supposed to hit the market in late 2004. > There is not much info about the performance, engine size, etc. > I am a little confused. Did the original naming of the series depend > on the size of engine, size and luxury? > I recall series 3, then series 5 and series 7. The series 7 is usually > much more expensive and a larger car than the series 3. > Does this still hold true? > How does Series 1 fall into the category for the new BMW? > I also thought that the next two numbers of the series number tells us > about the engine size. BMW 318 - series 3 1.8 l BMW 325 - series 3, > 2.5 l > However, in north america, the engine is usually larger in size. > Did they still make the series 3 with 1.8 l engine in Europe? I do not > see BMW 318 in the line up of their new products in North America. |
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> The 318i has a 2-l engine.
It seems this will not be the same engine used in the E46, it won't get Valvetronic. What a shame. -- Who needs a life when you've got Unix? :-) Email: , John G.Burns B.Eng, Bonny Scotland Web : http://www.unixnerd.demon.co.uk - The Ultimate BMW Homepage! Need Sun or HP Unix kit? http://www.unixnerd.demon.co.uk/unix.html |
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In article <NRr9c.20624$K91.64648@attbi_s02>,
L0nD0t.$t0we11 > wrote: > www.thecarconnection.com had a blurb on it just a coupla days ago, > speculating whether or not BMW would ship it stateside with one of > their superb 4 bangers or go for a 6. Autocar (UK) had an article on it this week - including a drive of a pre production example. They said it handled better than any car in its class and was a delight to drive. Obviously, being RWD, it's tight for rear interior space, but this won't matter to those who want this sort of car. The bad news is that it's not destined for the US - they said - but the 2 Series variants will be. It appears to be in direct competition to the Mini. Hope BMW have done their market research well - IMHO they have, and it's a bold move bringing back a small RWD car to a market saturated with competent but boring lookalikes in this sector. I also rather liked the look from the pics - unusual, but not offensive to my taste like the Bangle crap. -- *Organized Crime Is Alive And Well; It's Called Auto Insurance. * Dave Plowman London SW 12 RIP Acorn |
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Sunday Times of 28 Mar reported UK launch in Sep 04.
Quoted BMW as saying the A3 is the main competitor, not Golf et al. We'll see! DAS -- For direct contact replace nospam with schmetterling --- "Dave Plowman" > wrote in message ... > In article <NRr9c.20624$K91.64648@attbi_s02>, > L0nD0t.$t0we11 > wrote: > > www.thecarconnection.com had a blurb on it just a coupla days ago, > > speculating whether or not BMW would ship it stateside with one of > > their superb 4 bangers or go for a 6. > > Autocar (UK) had an article on it this week - including a drive of a pre > production example. They said it handled better than any car in its class > and was a delight to drive. Obviously, being RWD, it's tight for rear > interior space, but this won't matter to those who want this sort of car. > > The bad news is that it's not destined for the US - they said - but the 2 > Series variants will be. > > It appears to be in direct competition to the Mini. Hope BMW have done > their market research well - IMHO they have, and it's a bold move bringing > back a small RWD car to a market saturated with competent but boring > lookalikes in this sector. I also rather liked the look from the pics - > unusual, but not offensive to my taste like the Bangle crap. > > -- > *Organized Crime Is Alive And Well; It's Called Auto Insurance. * > > Dave Plowman London SW 12 > RIP Acorn |
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