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      01-31-2010, 12:12 PM   #1
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Lightbulb Report: Two additional small BMWs coming in 2014 (BMW City car and Mini BMW)

According to: http://translate.googleusercontent.c...FPcWqVtzWLhAJQ


According to the rough google translation, Auto Motor Und Sport is reporting that BMW is expanding its lineup with 2 small models in 2014.

Ones a "Mini" BMW car that is going to compete with the Mercedes A class and upcoming Audi A1. It'll have a 3 cylinder engine good for 90-170 hp and will have hybrid variants.

The other is what the mag is calling "BMW City / Mega City" and is being developed under Project i, BMW's city car and super efficient car program. It's 4 meters, seats 4, is lighweight, powered by 167hp/250tq electric engine which has range of 160km. This car will have a two seat version as well.


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      01-31-2010, 03:17 PM   #2
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i'm gonna be honest, i kinda like the BMW hatch. Not a bad design in my book. Needs a little touching up but not too bad.
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      01-31-2010, 03:33 PM   #3
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i'm gonna be honest, i kinda like the BMW hatch. Not a bad design in my book. Needs a little touching up but not too bad.
agreed
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      01-31-2010, 03:40 PM   #4
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This design>Most hatches (VW's)
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      01-31-2010, 03:45 PM   #5
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When will BMW offer a 1 series hatch in The U.S market?
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      01-31-2010, 03:48 PM   #6
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im gonna be completely honest. That looks so awesome. The rear bumper needs a little touching up but other than that its fine.
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      01-31-2010, 03:50 PM   #7
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yes, this is what many people can afford and buy.
BMW is going toward a right direction by building more efficient cars,
however we will see more BMWs on the road now..
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      01-31-2010, 04:03 PM   #8
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That looks pretty nice!
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      01-31-2010, 04:04 PM   #9
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This design>Most hatches (VW's)
lol

Looks to me like they started with a GTI and slapped BMW'ish front and rear ends on it...

But I dig it too!
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      01-31-2010, 04:14 PM   #10
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It looks like a shrunken down X6 to me.
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      01-31-2010, 04:15 PM   #11
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the headlight sound like the new 5 series
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      01-31-2010, 04:32 PM   #12
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      01-31-2010, 04:47 PM   #13
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Looks to me like they started with a GTI and slapped BMW'ish front and rear ends on it...
Agreed, but it does look awesome.

I'm surprised that its gonna be a 2014 car....seems like they have enough of it done to be a 2012 car.

Is this gonna be coming to the North American market?
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      01-31-2010, 05:00 PM   #14
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id buy one of those, especially electric car unless it costs like 3 series (which it might).
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      01-31-2010, 05:03 PM   #15
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lol

Looks to me like they started with a GTI and slapped BMW'ish front and rear ends on it...

But I dig it too!
Ahh I was about to say the exact same thing. This is just a chopped GTI with the wheels off of the 1er electric.
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      01-31-2010, 05:26 PM   #16
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haha thats an awesome rendering! looks great
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      01-31-2010, 05:34 PM   #17
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Awesome!!!, slap a 2 liter direct injection turbo motor with 240hp, keep it under 30K and teens and old folks alike will be lining up at the front doors of BMW dealperships.
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      01-31-2010, 05:35 PM   #18
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I guess they had to replace the Z4 Coupe somehow...
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      01-31-2010, 05:48 PM   #19
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Hm It doesn't look bad at all. But how will it affect BMW's 'premium brand' image?
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      01-31-2010, 05:58 PM   #20
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I think it looks great. Make the rear end slightly more aggressive, and provide a performance model w/ more "M" bits to it.
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      01-31-2010, 06:03 PM   #21
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      01-31-2010, 06:11 PM   #22
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Small Hatches are awesome.
Hope they make a diesel one, or a diesel hybrid..
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