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BMW

BMW to increase mini M assault

BMW plans to return serve to Audi’s RS3 and Mercedes’ CLA 45 AMG with it’s own compact saloon M missile. Autocar has produced this rendering and had a crack at what the 300hp 1 Series M sedan might look like. It looks half decent too, given the fugly face of the 1 Series hatch. Increasing […]

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BMW

BMW 1M Coupé – Australian bulletin

A copy of a dealer bulletin for the 250kW 1M Coupé, produced by BMW Australia, has arrived at AUSmotive HQ. We thought it was only fair to share it with you and a screen grab of the email is shown in full after the break. Included in the bulletin is the standard specification and options […]

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Audi

Forget the S1, would you believe RS1?

The Audi rumour mill has well an truly hit over drive in regards to the hottest version of its A1 platform. First, it was all about the S1. But Audi pulled the pin when they said they couldn’t fit quattro to the little pocket rocket and the car formerly known as the S1 simply became […]

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Audi

Surely they won’t make an RS1 as well?

Here is a rendering of an Audi RS1 from French website L’Automobile. They say the RS1 will be powered by a 1.6 litre turbocharged four cylinder, which will produce around 240bhp (180kW). However, we’re still only playing with rumours about the development of an S1; nothing official has been announced by Audi. And the whole […]

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Lexus

Lexus LF-Ch Concept revealed

Following the official, and not so official, leaks of information Lexus has finally revealed a set of images showing its LF-Ch Concept Hybrid in full. This is the car Lexus hopes will eat into the Audi A3/BMW 1 Series market. The presser below doesn’t go into too much detail, but it does explain the LF-Ch […]