Spy Shots: BMW 128i spotted in Cali

Two forum members over at 1Addicts have said that they’ve seen this BMW 1-Series driving on the 210 in LA. The BMW 1-Series doesn’t arrive in dealerships until April of 2008 along with its convertible friend. Most likely this 1-Seires isn’t own by anyone yet and is probably just a dealer preview car.

The BMW 1-Series convertible will come in the same variants as the coupe. The 128 will be powered by a 3.0 liter inline 6-cylinder engine producing 230 horsepower. The 135i will be powered by BMW’s twin-turbocharged 3.0 liter inline 6-cylinder engine that produces 300 horsepower.

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DaHarder - 10/16/2007 12:08:21 PM

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WOW! Neat! Cool!

When did BMW come out with this vehicle?

Whatever...

EL34 - 10/16/2007 12:46:08 PM

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BMW has a design center near LAX.

I've seen many in camo ;)

530N52 - 10/16/2007 1:37:00 PM

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Yeah, there have been 1 Series driving on PCH in Sunset and Huntington Beach. They are going south bound in the early evenings. Spotted the new M3 almost daily for a while. Nice cars.

FerrarisR4me - 10/16/2007 3:53:09 PM

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I'm actually really looking forward to the new 135i coming out. 300 TT6 engine on that tiny body. With BMWs driving dynamics thats gotta be a fun ass car.

DaHarder - 10/17/2007 2:06:05 AM

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Small Yes... Heavy (or at least far weightier than it has to be) Definitely!

gsh23 - 10/16/2007 4:29:22 PM

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omgz! *cough* that is all.

investor27 - 10/16/2007 4:33:57 PM

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Has anyone ever seen the BMW 123D in California? What do you guys think about the red color? I find myself, surprisingly, liking the red color on the 1 series. I thought about the 1 series in black, but the red one here looked pretty cool. Thoughts.

Heyhuub - 10/16/2007 4:46:29 PM

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Why don't they just ship the 130i?

S4cabriofoxone - 10/16/2007 10:15:59 PM

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Because it would be too close to the 135i in price. The 128i is better-spaced for the US lineup.

investor27 - 10/16/2007 6:49:09 PM

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Do you mean the 135i?

S4cabriofoxone - 10/16/2007 10:15:37 PM

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No, he means the 130i.

DaHarder - 10/17/2007 2:07:48 AM

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At 32k - 42k, that's a pretty BIG Budget!