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Spyshots of the 2012 BMW 1-Series (F20) show off the new center console and gauges

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Its no secret that BMW aim to make the next generation 1-Series (codenamed F20 for the hatchback) a centerpiece BMW model, holding equal importance to its older 3-Series and 5-Series brethern. Proof of that is in the pudding, first off this car has and continues to undergo extensive testing that belies the fact that everything is being put into this car to make it top of its class.

Also of note, is BMWs recent turn towards fitting high end options normally reserved for the 5-Series or 7-Series and bringing those options to the smaller 1-Series and 3-Series. During the economic downtown, BMW discovered that people did infact downsize the car, but at the same time, they would upsize on the options to really spec out their cars, and so as a result BMW aims to bring almost every feature of those cars downmarket. While the details of these options cannot be well seen on the spy photos so far, this is welcome news and I really think the next generation 1-Series will be a huge success.

As always, follow our entire coverage of the 1-Series on BIMMERPOST @ http://www.bimmerpost.com/1-series/. To see our list of 1-series spyshots you can also surf over to http://www.bimmerpost.com/spyshots/1-series/

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