Americans Crave For 2008 Bmw 1 Series
December 13th, 2009
Americans Crave For 2008 Bmw 1 Series
BMW is one of the most sought after car makers in the auto mobile industry. BMW fanatics in the United States hugely patronize the German car maker because of the state of the art technology installed in each BMW car and the luxury each car offers.
This time the manufacturer will be releasing the 2008 BMW 1 Series. But the big question is: Will the car be on sale in the US?
Fans of BMW in the United States have long been waiting for the opportunity to get a 1series vehicle. But the vehicle will only be on sale in Europe.
US fans need not to feel envy on the Europeans getting a 1 Series car. The car will still reach the country however only the few twodoor versions. They will be on sale in 2008.
According to Brenda Priddy and company who spied the 1 Series convertible upon release in the market the public will be seeing the same engine options in the convertible as the coupe model. Either the twinturbo 3liter or the naturallyaspirated inlinesix can come along with the 1 Series convertible.
About BMW 1 Series
Having a code name E87 the BMW 1 Series is a smallluxury car but can be considered a small family car. Since 2004 this was produced by German car maker BMW and is built with the aim of competing against the Audi A3 and Volkswagen Golf. The 1 Series is the only vehicle in its class that features a longitudinallymounted engine and a rearwheel drive.
In 2004 it was first offered as a 5door hatchback. It was then the only rear wheel drive in its class. The BMW 1 Series substituted the BMW 3series Compact range. At present the 1 Series is the smallest and most affordable vehicle depending on the engine model in the BMW range.
The vehicle is sometimes called E87 because of its platform. Nonetheless it has several similar components with the E90 3 Series such as a trapezoidallink rear axle and the MacPherson struts in the front of the car.
The 1 Series is manufactured in Regensburg Germany where some of the engines are coming from Birmingham England in the Hams Hall plant.
One hundred forty nine thousand four hundred ninety three 149493 vehicles were sold during its first year on sale in 2005. Because of this the 1 Series became BMW’s one of the most successful products.
About BMW
BMW is the abbreviation for Bavarian Motor Works. It is an independent German company that manufactures and sells automobiles and motorcycles. Maker of quality BMW lowering springs it is from where MINI and RollsRoyce came from.
With the company slogan “The Ultimate Driving Machine” the company was also the owner of Rover.
About the writer: Evander Klum is a Business Administration graduate who hails from Alabama. He enjoys extreme sports and he is also a car racing fanatic. At present he works as a marketing manager at an advertising agency in Cleveland.
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