BMW Vehicles

BMW stated last week that they will be starting production of the new X1 at the Leipzig facility. This week they have stated that the X1 concept will be revealed during the Paris Motor Show in September. The concept will be close to what the production version will look like.

The new model will be built off the 1-series platform (a shortened 3-series) and according to an unnamed source quoted by Automotive News, “will use the two highest spec gasoline and the two highest spec diesel engines from the 1-series.”

BMW celebrated 30 years of their beloved M1 at the Concorso d’Eleganza at Villa d’Este. And what better way to celebrate than to create a new concept car that is based off of and pays tribute to the M1. The M1 Hommage was created with a mixture of an aggresive and wide stance with a few modern design techniques.

The 2008 Geneva Auto Show is always an exciting time and we are excited to see what BMW has in store for us this year. We were given a slight preview into one of the top concept cars that they would be showing off – the X5 Vision EfficientDynamics Concept. This new twin turbo, 2.0 liter four cylinder diesel engine has the ability to be mated with a hybrid motor.

BMW has announced that they will be officially launching their four door coupes in 2010 and they have chosen to us the Gran Turismo as their flagship model sedan. The new model will be designed by the infamous Gergard Richter. If rumors are true we can expect to see a bit of the design from the CS concept.

BMW is making sure that no one mistakes the new signature M3 for the standard 3 series coupe ever again. They are putting in a V8 engine, which they have never done before, and with that engine they need room for it. That is why they will be tweaking the body of the car.