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Originally Posted by SCOTT26
Intended for China only for now its reaction will determine its availability in other markets, including popular sedan markets like the USA and India.
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I'm willing to bet that US sales are all but a foregone conclusion at this point. Well, unless the four door (or perhaps, five door) 2 Series coupe likely to arrive later on is offered in the US market
instead of this car rather than
in addition to it.
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An M Performance model is considered using the upcoming engine that will be featured on the BMW X1, X2 and the MINI Clubman,Countryman and Countryman Coupe.
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That would be the ~300hp B48, possibly taking over the soon-to-be-vacated *35 badge.
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Originally Posted by thorsen82
So this is a 1er sedan or 2er? The 2er was not to be rwd?
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No more sub-3 Series RWD vehicles (except the i3, if you think of it as below the 3 Series). The 1 and 2 Series models that are RWD today will move to UKL for the next generation and beyond.
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Originally Posted by Yeineken
Exactly what I was thinking. Where does it confirm its a preview of the 2 series sedan/GC as the title suggest?
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Logically it should be a 1 Series, but when you consider the UKL MPVs are badged as 2 Series, anything is possible.
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Originally Posted by W///
P.S this car came out of nowhere. Wasn't expecting this at all personally
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As far as the timing of the concept debut, I completely agree with you. We had no advance warning as far as I am aware. But the fact that a 1 Series sedan introduction is imminent has been no secret - spy shots have been caught over a year ago:
http://f20.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1031527
Now whether the concept specifically previews the car we've seen driving around is perhaps left for some debate. There will likely be a 2GC as well, and who knows what else they could cook up. A 1 Series equivalent of the 3 and 5 GT models is also possible, assuming all of this form factor spit-balling (well, I am sure there's more to it than that - but it seems that way sometimes) doesn't cease soon and leave a smaller, cleaner product lineup