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  • 2014 BMW 2-Series with M Performance parts

    Buyers of the new BMW 2-Series will soon be able to give their cars the M treatment, with BMW launching at this week’s 2013 Essen Motor Show in Germany a range of upgrades for the car lifted straight out of the M Performance parts catalog. M Performance is BMW’s mid-range performance branding, with the upgrades slotting in between those from the simpler M Sport range and those found on dedicated M cars. For the new 2-Series, there are M Performance parts to help enhance the drivetrain, suspension, aerodynamics and cabin. Starting with the mechanicals, BMW offers an M Performance...

  • Teaser for 2015 BMW 2-Series
    BMW Teases New 2-Series, Plans October 25 Reveal: Video

    It’s been exactly three years since we first learned that BMW’s 1-Series Coupe would be renamed a 2-Series for its second generation, and in just a few days we’ll be seeing the covers finally come off the new car. BMW has confirmed an October 25 reveal for its new 2-Series, which...

  • 2015 BMW 2-Series Spy Shots
    2015 BMW 2-Series Spy Shots

    The BMW 1-Series is many things to many people. It's even a front-wheel drive car to 80 percent of its owners. But despite the lack of owner edification on the car's actual mechanicals, it's due for a complete revamping next year--and a renaming as well. Yes, just as the 3-Series Coupe has been...

  • 2015 BMW 2-Series Coupe spy shots
    BMW M2 Coming In 2015: Report

    BMW’s regular 1-Series coupe and convertible are about to be replaced by new 2-Series-badged cars, with prototypes for both versions having been spotted testing on several occasions and a world debut expected soon. But what about a successor to the highly praised 1-Series M Coupe? According...

  • 2015 BMW 2-Series Coupe spy shots
    2015 BMW 2-Series Coupe Spy Video

    We have exclusive spy footage of a prototype for the upcoming BMW 2-Series Coupe, the replacement for the aging 1-Series Coupe, which was recently spotted conducting some high-speed tests on Germany’s grueling Nürburgring circuit. The car is essentially a coupe version of the latest...

  • 2012 BMW 1-Series Hatchback
    BMW 2-Series Rename Coming In 2014: Report

    The Big Change is coming at BMW, a re-shuffling of badges that will see the current 1-Series become the 2-Series, part of the 3-Series range become the 4-Series, and more. But it looks like one of the first changes could come with the 2-Series, and it could arrive by 2014. That's the story...

  • 2011 BMW 1-Series M Coupe

    BMW's renewal of the M2 trademark sparked the idea of a smaller M car back to life just a few weeks ago, and now a whole slew of new details have emerged from M Division managing director Dr. Friedrich Nitschke. While we take them as speculation only at this point, the figures point toward a very interesting car. If you're wondering what the heck an M2 might be based on, the best guess at the moment is that it would sport what is effectively a rebadged next-generation 1-Series platform. The 1-Series is rumored to be renamed 2-Series, possibly joined by the 3-Series coupes, to make room for a...

  • 2012 BMW 1-Series Coupe and Convertible
    BMW 1-Series, 3-Series Coupes To Be Renamed 2-Series, 4-Series ?

    Something appears to be afoot at BMW, with a large-scale renaming of portions of its 1-Series and 3-Series lines. Why? We're not sure yet.

  • 2012 BMW 1-Series Hatchback spy shots
    BMW M2 trademark talk revived

    It's been almost one year exactly since talk of the BMW M2 trademark last circulated--likely as a result of refreshing the intent to use the mark--and that has inspired a new round of speculation on what it might mean. Coupled with trademarks from last October for the 228, 230, and 235 names, the...

  • 2012 BMW 1-Series Convertible rendering
    BMW 1-Series to be rebadged a 2-Series for next-gen model?

    BMW has already confirmed it’s working on a new front-wheel drive model to slot in below its current 1-Series and compete with the likes of the Audi A1 and next-generation Mercedes-Benz A-Class. But BMW has a problem on its hands: if it continues its current naming convention the new model...

  • Preview: BMW’s Z2 coupe
    Preview: BMW’s Z2 Coupe

    BMW is working on a new model to enter its lineup, which will sit in between the 1- and 3-Series. The sketch shows what the car may look like in coupe form, but there’s also a rumor that there might be a roadster version. The car is expected to go on sale in 2009 and may even come with a hot...

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