October 11th, 2010 
Editorial Team 
BMW will introduced the pocket-size 1 Series, an M version has been predicted. BMW’s first modern mid-engine supercar, so that name was a non-starter. Instead it will be dubbed 1 Series M Coupe. BMW 1 Series M Coupe is the highly-anticipated version in 2012.
The engine of the car has N54 twin-turbo 3.0-liter six is closely related to the one in the Z4 sDrive35is. Spooling out 11.6 psi (increasing to 14.5 for up to seven seconds of overboost), the turbos help produce roughly 340 peak horsepower, with torque registering near 370 lb-ft. To spare you the math, that’s 74 fewer horses but 75 more pound-feet of twist than the M3’s peaky V-8 makes. With weight said to remain nearly equal to the 135i’s, that should give the 1 M a weight-to-power rating equal to that of the previous M coupes with far better weight-to-torque than even the M3.
Specifications
Exterior
Body
- Rear spoiler
Tires and Wheels
- Alloy wheels
- 18 x 8.5 in. wheels
- 245/35R18 88Y tires
- Run flat tires
Roof and Glass
- Variable intermittent rain sensing wipers
- Rear defogger
- Power glass sunroof
- Remote sunroof operation
Towing and Hauling
- Cargo tie downs
Measurements
- Front track: 58.4 in.
- Rear track: 59.7 in.
- Wheel base: 104.7 in.
- Cargo capacity, all seats in place: 10.0 cu.ft.
Mechanical
Engine & Performance
- Base engine size: 3.0 L
- Cam type: Double overhead cam (DOHC)
- Cylinders: inline 6
- Valves: 24
- Valve timing: Variable
- Direct injection
- Turning circle: 35.1 ft.
- Base engine type: gas
DriveTrain
- Drive type: rear wheel drive
- Transmission: 6-speed manual
- Brake hill holder
Suspension
- MacPherson strut front suspension
- Multi-link rear suspension
- Four-wheel independent suspension
- Front and rear stabilizer bar
Fuel
- Fuel type: gas
- Fuel type: premium unleaded (required)
- Range in miles (cty/hwy): N/A
Safety
Safety & Security
- 4-wheel ABS
- Front and rear head airbags
- Dual front side-mounted airbags
- Child seat anchors
- Emergency braking assist
- Front and rear ventilated disc brakes
- Cornering lights
- Daytime running lights
- Engine immobilizer
- High pressure washers headlamps
- Auto delay off headlamps
- Dusk sensing headlamps
- Xenon high intensity discharge headlamp
- 2 front headrests
- 2 rear headrests
- Passenger airbag occupant sensing deactivation
- Front seatbelt pretensioners
- Stability control
- Traction control
- Electronic brakeforce distribution
- Emergency interior trunk release
- Front height adjustable headrests
- Rear height adjustable headrests
- Post-collision safety system
- Emergency braking preparation
- Self-leveling headlights
- Tire pressure monitoring
- Brake drying
Interior
Front Seats
- Front head room: 37.9 in.
- Front leg room: 41.4 in.
- Front shoulder room: 56.0 in.
- Height adjustable driver seat
- Height adjustable passenger seat
- Leatherette
- Bucket front seats
Rear Seats
- Rear head room: 37.1 in.
- Rear leg room: 32.0 in.
- Rear shoulder room: 55.0 in.
- Split-folding rear seatback
- Folding with storage center armrest
- Rear ventilation ducts
Power Features
- Remote power door locks
- Reverse tilt passenger mirror provides curb view when vehicle in reverse
- Power mirrors
- Heated mirrors
- 2 one-touch power windows
- Remote window operation
Convenience
- Cruise control
- Cargo net
- Front console with storage
- Front cupholders
- Front door pockets
- Manual rear seat easy entry
- Remote trunk release
- Retained accessory power
- Electric speed-proportional power steering
- 12V front power outlet(s)
- Tilt and telescopic steering wheel
- Audio controls on steering wheel
Comfort
- Interior air filtration
- Dual zone climate controls – driver and passenger
- Extended cabin heating
- Trunk light
- Wood trim on center console
- Wood trim on dash
- Wood trim on doors
- Front reading lights
- Leather trim on shift knob
- Leather steering wheel
- Front floor mats
- Dual vanity mirrors
Memorized settings
- Memorized settings includes audio system
- Memorized settings includes climate control
Instrumentation
- Clock
- Tachometer
- Trip computer
- External temperature display
- Low fuel level warning
In Car Entertainment
- Diversity antenna
- 10 total speakers
- AM/FM in-dash single CD player with CD MP3 Playback stereo
- Adjustable speed sensitive volume control
- Auxiliary MP3 audio input
- Radio data system
Telematics
- Pre-wired for phone
Photo Gallery
The 2012 BMW 1 Series M Coupe package will be start around $45,000.
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