BMW 1M Coup̩ РAustralian pricing & specs

They might be a bit late off the mark, but BMW Australia has just released local images and details of the awesome 1 Series M Coupé. We know how good the baby M is, too, thanks to filing two reviews of the 1M already: first on its own back in June, then against an M3 and Cayman R in late July.

As expected, BMW has confirmed the initial Australian allocation of 100 1Ms have already been sold. However, they bring the welcome news that a hoped for extra allocation of 100 cars has been now been secured. That means Australia will have up to 200 1 Series M Coupés arriving on our shores. Not bad when you consider the UK allocation was only 450. Thanks BMW Australia!

If you’ve got a spare $100K burning a hole in your pocket and you thought you had already missed out on a 1M, then get on to your BMW dealer right now.

Regular readers will be well aware we have covered the 1M extensively so you’ll all know about the well-proven M3 goodies beneath the skin and the smooth delights of the silky 250kW 3.0 inline twin-turbo, among other joys.

We encourage you to read on and check out the excellent images supplied by BMW Australia—even the Valenica Orange hero colour is starting to gain our favour now—and there’s also plenty of meat and three veg in the form of two press releases. The first you can read below, the other is the full detailed Australian Press Kit which is available for download, thanks to us here at AUSmotive.

The BMW 1 Series M Coupe

1 September 2011

The latest offering from BMW’s high performance M Division, the highly-anticipated new BMW 1 Series M Coupe, has arrived on Australian shores.

In a sign of the excitement surrounding the latest BMW M car, all of the initial 100 cars allocated to Australia from a limited global production run have already been pre-sold to quick-off-the-mark customers.

BMW Australia has since secured an additional 100 cars, all of which have been allocated to dealers, who are known to have lengthy customer waiting lists.

BMW Group Australia Managing Director Phil Horton, said that the BMW 1 Series M Coupe is an instant classic.

“This is a return to what BMW has always done best: building the perfectly balanced sports coupe,” said Mr Horton.

“There would be few cars on the road that could offer as much sheer driving pleasure,“ he said.

Based on BMW’s highly-successful 1 Series Coupe, the BMW M car gains a wider, more muscular stance, with trademark BMW M design motifs such as M side ‘gills’, quad exhausts, and sculpted, flared wheel arches.

The BMW 1 Series M Coupe features an in-line 6 cylinder engine boasting twin turbo parallel turbo charging with two exhaust turbo chargers of identical size. Based on BMW’s multi award-winning three-litre engine, this BMW M power plant sees an increase in engine output to 250kW. 450 Nm of torque is available from just 1500 rpm, with an additional 50 Nm on tap by means of an overboost function.

The BMW 1 Series M Coupe sprints to 100km per hour in just 4.9 seconds. Combined fuel consumption is 9.6 litres over 100 kms, and CO2 emissions are a mere 224 grams per kilometre.

A newly developed six-speed transmission has been specially designed to interact with the high torque engine, yet weighs just 43 kilograms, making it far lighter than conventional transmissions.

The chassis technology of the BMW 1 Series M Coupe is derived directly from motorsport. Components originally developed for the BMW M3 have been modified and fine-tuned in extensive testing on the Nurburgring. The double joint rear axle and five-link rear suspension are made almost entirely of aluminium.

The BMW 1 Series M Coupe comes with a variable M differential lock on the rear axle as standard. With up to 100% locking power, drive torque is distributed as required and offers maximum acceleration when exiting a corner.

The M specific high performance compound brake system (360 mm front and 350 mm rear) provides strong durability under maximum load while being extremely lightweight. Derived from race car technology, the braking system on the BMW 1 Series M Coupe ensures impeccable deceleration with significantly reduced susceptibility to fading.

The BMW 1 Series M Coupe features BMW M’s trademark ‘M Dynamic Mode’, which is activated through a button on the instrument panel. This ensures a higher threshold before DSC interventions occur. M Dynamic Mode enables exceptional handling through corners with deliberate drifting abilities.

The BMW 1 Series M Coupe offers a particularly high standard specification in Australia. Standard features include professional navigation, voice control, internet, remote alarm system, adaptive xenon headlights, harman kardon surround sound system, M servotronic, M Drive, and 19″ M light alloy wheels.

The BMW 1 Series M Coupe is available in three exterior paint finishes, Alpine White, Sapphire Black and Valencia Orange, which is unique to this model. Black Boston leather is the standard upholstery.

Fuel saving technologies from BMW’s EfficientDynamics technology stable, all of which are standard on the BMW 1 Series M Coupe, include brake energy regeneration, high precision injection and needs-based control of auxiliary units.

The BMW 1 Series M Coupe is priced at $99,900* with customer deliveries due to take place from June 2011.

BMW 1 Series M Coupe:

• in-line 6-cylinder petrol engine with M TwinPower Turbo and direct injection
• capacity: 2979 cc
• output: 250 kW/340 bhp at 5 900 rpm
• max. torque: 450 Nm (with overboost: 500) at 1 500 – 4 500 rpm
• acceleration [0 – 100 km/h]: 4.9 seconds
• acceleration [0 – 200 km/h]: 17.3 seconds
• maximum speed: 250 km/h
• average fuel consumption according to EU: 9.6 litres/100 kilometres
• CO2 emissions according to EU: 224 g/km
• exhaust gas norm: EU5

Download

• BMW 1M Coupé – Australian Press Kit (478kb PDF)