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Exclamation Report: BMW F20 1-Series Hatchback Debut in 3 Weeks - Details Leaked?

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Report: BMW F20 1-Series Hatchback Debut in 3 Weeks - Details Leaked?
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[The image used for this article has not been confirmed to be the real production F20 1-series, although we believe it will be fairly accurate.]

The debut of the new F20 1-series sporthatch is imminent as BMW recently launched their marketing campaign One Origin - Two Originals. A new report out of Bimmertoday now seems to give some more information on the F20 and claims that the online debut will be in three weeks in early June. Some details follow:

Per this report, the F20 will be only slightly bigger than the outgoing E87 1-series. Two different design lines are said to be offered, Urban and Sport, each comprising of unique wheels, trims, and side mirror colors. This sounds like a customization paradise.

3 non-metallic and 5 metallic exterior colors are supposed to be offered initially, as well as a choice of turbocharged inline-4 engines (petrol engines based on N20). Both 6-speed manual and 8-speed automatic transmissions will be available.

The F20 is also said to be available with several electronic gizmos formerly found in cars like F01 or F10 only, such as lane departure warning, parking assistant, rearview camera, etc. At this point, we can't verify if this is accurate information based on BMW's press release or mere speculation, so take it with a grain of salt, for now.

The F20 hatchback will not be coming stateside.

Follow our next generation 1-series coverage here: http://www.bimmerpost.com/1-series/f20/


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