
On a recent BMW 3-series Convertible press launch in Arizona, WINDING ROAD editor Reilly Brennan was able to free up some new dirt on the 1-series, confirming that the U.S. marketplace will indeed receive both a two-door coupe and convertible. Better still, those models are slated to appear sometime during 2008.
Brenda Priddy, the High Priestess of Spy Shooting, caught these first-ever shots of the coupe, caught cold weather testing in the Arctic.
According to officials, no four-cylinder model is currently in the cards for American buyers, so expect a version of the 3.0-liter inline-six that’s on duty in the super quick 130i, among other BMW vehicles. Priddy reports that the stonking 3.0-liter turbocharged six found in the 335i could form the basis of a 1-series M version, though we don’t know if they’d consider calling it the M1, in deference to BMW’s 1970’s supercar.
Regardless of whether a hotted-up M variant makes it here, we’re very excited to see North America fill up with a new generation premium small Europeans.