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    Report: BMW moves forward with three-cylinder engine development for 1 Series
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    2010 BMW 135i – Click above for high-res image gallery
    Though we have reported on BMW's ongoing development of a three-cylinder engine for upcoming models like the 1 and 3 Series, there just hasn't been much to go on nor have we seen an update in quite some time now. Autocar claims that ...

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    Rendered speculation: 2013 BMW sub-1 series hatch with front-wheel-drive
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    Recently, BMW executives have been talking openly about adding front-wheel-drive models to the range with the first examples coming in 2013. A new model, which will slot in below the 1 series, could be FWD and is expected to share its platform with the next-generation Mini. The 1 series is expected ...

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    BMW Technik working on hybrid fuel cell 1 series concept
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    A quarter century ago, BMW established a special research and development center under the BMW Forschung und Technik GmbH. As BMW Technik celebrates its silver anniversary, it has revealed the existence of hydrogen hybrid 1 series concept. BMW has been working on hydrogen-fueled vehicles since at ...

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    Customer ignorance convinces BMW that front-drive is OK
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    It's not at all unusual for customers to not have any real understanding of what they are buying. After all, so many modern products have such a plethora of features that most of them never get used. Then there are cars. Even many engineers don't know how everything on a new car works, so it's ...

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    Upscale small cars face hard times against hybrid rivals
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    2010 Volkswagen Golf – Click above for high-res image gallery
    Producers of upscale small cars such as the Volkswagen Golf, Mazda3 and Volvo C30 face stiff competition from hybrid vehicles for reasons unrelated to fuel mileage. Upscale cars are priced at the top end of their individual ...

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    BMW 1 and 3 series now available for car sharing in UK from £7/hour
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    BMW 123d – Click above for high-res image gallery
    Members of the StreetCar car sharing service in the UK now have the option to rent a BMW from as little as £6.95 per hour. Like ZipCar and other similar services, StreetCar is a membership program that allows participants to rent cars ...

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    Spy shots: BMW 1-series hybrid spotted in Munich
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    BMW 1 Series Hybrid - Click above for high-res image gallery
    At the launch of the BMW X6 ActiveHybrid, officials acknowledged the automaker would be producing several additional hybrid models in the near future. Rumors have been floating around that the new 5 Series -- due to launch in 2010 -- ...

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    BMW working on range of 3-cylinder engines?
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    According to a report on Sky Motoring in the UK, BMW is working on a new range of 3- and 4-cylinder engines for use in its next-gen 1 Series, 3 Series and Z2 Roadster. If there is indeed an inline-three engine in the pipeline, we'd be shocked to see it installed in BMW's bread-and-butter 3 Series, ...

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    Spy Photo: Is BMW 1-series mule affected by footprint-based CAFE regs?
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    When NHTSA recently released draft regulations to implement the fuel economy requirements from December's Energy Bill a controversial element of the proposal were the footprint-based thresholds. Rather than setting a single requirement that all manufacturers fleets would have to meet, the proposal ...

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    BMW 123d: More than 200 HP and less than 140 CO2 g/km
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    BMW is satisfied about its efforts in reducing emissions. Europe's press has been flooded with ads that praise the diesels coming from Munich. What are they about? Oh, only the first car with more than 200 HP that promises CO2 emissions under 140 g/km. The car in question is the 123d a 1-series ...

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