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It’s amazing what you can happen to come upon while taking a ride in the countryside. These photos were taken in Garching, Germany and while some of the images appear to be nothing more then an ordinary traffic jam, but if you look carefully you might notice the red BMW 1-Series that’s sticking out like a sore thumb, which makes these photos a little more interesting.

What’s so interesting, you ask?

Well, if you put one and one together – and by one and one, we mean a BMW 1-Series driving in Garching, which incidentally, is the stomping grounds of the brand’s in house high performance tuners at the M Division – then you just might be looking at the new BMW M1. Of course, there’s no confirmation of this other than the facts that we have just given you, but looking at the car, it does bear some striking similarities to the new BMW 135i.

Possible BMW M1 spotted testing near M-Division headquarters originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 19 January 2010 10:00 EST.

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The future of the sport compact market is looking promising, given a swift kick in the pants by Hyundai’s Genesis Coupe and more manufacturer interest with the Toyota FT-86 concept. While these vehicles look promising from the factory these new cars will go to buyers willing to go the extra step in order to get the most out of their latest purchase. These tuner friendly entry level sports cars are a blessing for enthusiasts looking to have fun alongside the big boys at a much lower price. However there is one smaller European model already on the market that can stake a genuine claim as the King of the sport compact segment.

The BMW 135i comes with the same twin turbocharged 300 HP inline six cylinder engine as the longer and heavier 335, and much like the long gone Toyota Supra offers an outstanding base from which to extract regal amounts of power. The Chicago based tuner WSTO has a perfect example of what can be done with the smallest of BMW’s range currently offered here in the U.S. with their 135i Project 1 v1.2. Their update is nothing more then a subtle tune on a 135 that is based around an all new Bastuck quad tipped exhaust system surrounded by a carbon fiber diffuser. WSTO then continued the downforce theme with a complete ground effects package and then finished it off with an aggressive 19 inch wheel and tire package that looks absolutely perfect thanks to the H&R lowering springs. Adding a significant amount of go to the 135’s show WSTO tuned the boosted straight six to make a total of 414 HP, more then enough to fly by Hyundais and Toyotas.

Full details after the jump.

BMW 135i Project 1 v1.2 by WheelSTO originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 30 December 2009 14:00 EST.

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BMW’s new Concept ActiveE, an all-electric version of the brand’s 1-Series Coupe that’s set to make its debut at the Detroit Motor Show next month, was recently the subject of a short teaser film created by the boys with the blue propeller.

Despite being just a prototype model, BMW is releasing the Concept ActiveE for trial runs with a number of private drivers to see how the car fares in the court of public opinion.

Video: Teaser video of BMW’s Concept ActiveE originally appeared on topspeed.com on Sunday, 20 December 2009 12:00 EST.

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BMW announced the debut of the Concept ActiveE in January 2010 at the Detroit Auto Show. The ActiveE is based on the 1-Series Coupe and features an electric drive system that has an autonomy of 100 miles in everyday use.

The electric drive system generates a total output of 170 hp and a peak torque of 184 lb-ft. The concept goes from 0 to 60 mph in 8.5 seconds, while top speed is limited to 90 mph.

The lithium-ion batteries of the BMW Concept ActiveE have their own liquid cooling system and intelligent battery management system, which are key elements in increasing both the storage capacity and the durability of the battery cells. These systems also ensure that the long range can be maintained largely independent of external climatic conditions. The high storage capacity is the decisive factor in achieving as long a range as possible. The storage system developed for the BMW Concept ActiveE enables a real-world range of about 100 miles on a single charge, depending on conditions (FTP72 cycle range is calculated to be 150 miles in simulation).

Press release after the jump.

BMW Concept ActiveE originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 17 December 2009 03:49 EST.

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In Germany even the police has great cars, and not just any car, but a tuned BMW 1-Series. And with AC Schnitzer doing the job you can only imagine that you cannot be a bad guy around there.

The AC Schnitzer police car is based on a BMW 123d Coupe powered by a 2.3 D engine tuned to deliver 241 HP and 480 Nm. The engine is mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission and accelerates the from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 6.7 seconds.

The body kit includes two-piece front spoiler, rear skirt insert, rear wing and rear roof spoiler and the latest AC Schnitzer wheels Type IV BiColor. On the interior the tuner added racing bucket seats with AC Schnitzer logo and silver genuine carbon fiber trim on the dashboard, center console, door handles and steering wheel.

Press release after the jump.

Police-BMW 123d Coupe by AC Schnitzer originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 27 November 2009 07:07 EST.

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