If you recall we reported a while back about the upcoming BMW 1 Series Supersport. Basically an enthusiast’s 1-series falling just short of the M designation. This yet to be released model can be view by many as a tribute to the sporty "i" variants of days gone by.
Rumor has it now that, BMW may have another ace up their sleeve, and the same label will be used for a 3 Series as well, but would it be the called BMW 335i Supersport?
Let me give you a bit of perspective. A while back I visited Classic BMW, the largest BMW dealership in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and possibly the nation. My contact was Eric Maas owner of the dealership and childhood friend. Eric kindly gave me the opportunity to take a full tour of his state of the art dealership, and then took me over to look over a few very special creations.
At that time the 1-Series had only been out for a short time and and BMW was just starting to release the performance part lines for the 1-Series and the 3-Series. Eric was one of the first in the nation to receive the parts for these cars, so it came to no surprise he would put together his own version of what he thought BMW should make in the future. Eric is no stranger to performance cars, fielding his fair share of race cars on the Grand Am circuit, and being an official Dinan performance dealer for the area. So to say he know what he is doing may be an understatement.
Little did I know at the time that I was looking at the spitting image of BMW’s upcoming 1 Series Supersport and possibly a yet to be announce 3 Series Supersport as well. Since Eric was prepping fro a visit from BMW North American brass the very next day while I was there, it comes as no surprise that his creations probably were the impetus for these latest models appealing to the enthusiast who isn’t quite ready to upgrade to the M just yet. Are there horsepower increase to match the obvious handling and braking improvements? Only time will tell.
Enjoy the shots below and let us know what you think, Is BMW on to something here?
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