The introduction of the 5 door 1 Series at Paris is in the past but BMW is revving up to show the new 3 door version next June/July. Both diesel and petrol engines will be carried over from the 5 door. The new 2.5-litre inline 6 cylinder might debut with the 3 door but not confirmed. With roughly 189hp the new engine should provide plenty of driving pleasure. Even though there are no plans to export the hatchback to the United States, Canada will receive the BMW hatch for the 2006 model year in the fall of 2005. A sedan version of the 1 Series will be introduced in 2006/07 for the US market, but the more exciting future model is the new 2 Series which is based off the 1 Series chassis. Our resident artist Hussein Al-Attar's impressions above provides a possible styling direction BMW might take with the new 2 Series. Plans are for the 2 Series to be introduced to the US market at the same time as in Europe. The car will connect BMW to the historic 2002 model from the late 1970's. BMW's M Division has passed over the idea of an M1 performance model based off the 1 Series hatch. Instead BMW will build an M2 coupe based off the 2 Series coupe. Expected to give up more than 200hp, the small M2 coupe should be a hot seller. The reason for not slotting it as an M1 is because BMW doesn't want to dishonor the original M1 badge with its major role in BMW history and motor sports success.
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