The BMW 1 Series cars were produced as a replacement to the BMW 3 Series Compact model. These cars are the lonely contenders in the line-up of BMW to offer the vehicle in affordable price range. They were launched as a successor to the 3 Series E90 and built based on its own E87 platform.
Though the vehicle was manufactured on its own platform, it shares some of the features of E90 platform, such as struts at the front side of the car and rear axle with trapezoidal links.
According to the sources from the BMW, it was stated that more than 60 percent of the features were included in the present E90 BMW 3 Series. On 27th of June, 2007, BMW officially stated the release of 1 Series Coupe. The Coupe 1 Series in the countries of Europe is available in three types of engine specifications namely 120d that produces 204 horse power of power, 123d with the generation 306 horse power and 135i with turbo engine.
On 30th June, 2007, BMW officially announced the 1 Series coupe as a model vehicle for the year 2008 and it was the first model in 1 Series in the United States. The E82 1 Series Coupe was displayed at an International Automobile Ausstellung in the year 2007, and started the company selling the vehicle from 24th of November, 2007.
Now, we're looking at the 2009-2010 BMW 1 series cars, which will add more charm to the line-up and BMW is also considering another revamp in terms of design too. As of now, you can just sit back, take a look at some cool BMW 1 series car wallpapers and wait for the latest ones to hit the market, before drawing any further conclusions.
