Hot off the presses...
AutoBild has a nice cover story on the new
1er (F20). Best pics(computer) so far.
photos & story from:
www.AutoBild.de
AutoBild says the new F20 car will start off first as a RWD model. Later
SOME FWD will be offered such as the five door mini van called the:
CAT (Compact Activity Tourer) - a mixture of minivan and wagon. And a
JOY model (yes, really!) - a mixture of wagon and coupe (ala the ugly Z3 coupe?) There will be a 3rd model called the:
FAS - Family Activity Sport-tourer
BODY STYLES:
three door 2011
five door 2011
coupe 2012
cabriolet 2012
ENGINES:
Gasoline
- 116i 1.6L Turbo 136 PS (din)
- 118i 1.6L Turbo 156 PS
- 120i 2.0L Turbo 184 PS
- 125i 2.0L Turbo 218 PS
- 130i 2.0L Turbo 252 PS
- 135i 3.0L Turbo 306 PS
Diesel
- 116d 2.0L 122 PS
- 118d 2.0L 150 PS
- 120d 2.0L 184 PS
- 123d 2.0L 204 PS
One interesting note is that
the magazine says the
135i will remain a sporty coupe and cabrio while the top model
will be the
1M with 340 PS, the same engine out of the Z4 - so they say! AutoBild's words not mine!
After the model intro BMW will offer a new top of the line diesel model called the:
125d This engine will be a
2.0L TWIN TURBO FOUR CYLINDER with
245 PS
Maybe someone can translate the magazine's
last paragraph for me... from my understanding they say the F20 will last about seven years and that towards the end of the model life BMW will switch over to FWD & AWD for all models.
AutoBild also states that the 3rd generan Mini engines will also be shared within the new F20 range. These shared engines will be three cylinder power plants. Two gas engiens: a 1.2L and a 1.5L. The MINI will get the 1er's 116i up thru the 120i engines up too 184 PS. The 1.4L diesel engine from the 116d will also be used by MINI.
EnJOY the pics!
Dackel