BMW launching 12 new models by 2011 - full details

The recent introduction of the new 1-series Coupe and Cabrio and the reveal of the segment starting X6 ‘Sport Activity Vehicle’ is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of new models for BMW. As outlined in its official future strategy document released in late September, BMW is targeting vehicle sales of 1.8 million units by 2012 and to do so it’s planning a host of new model launches over the coming years.

According to a report by AutoZeitung, BMW will launch 12 new models between now and 2011 starting with a new entry level minicar. The new model will be a small three-door four seater with FWD and measure just 3.8m in length. It will feature the full gamut of BMW EfficientDynamics technology including brake energy recovery and engine stop-start features. Powertrains will include both petrol and diesel motors as well as a hybrid option and possibly a plug-in hybrid model with a range of 100km. Launch date for the car is 2011.

In 2010 production of the new Mini Colorado SUV should start at a factory in Leipzig. Engines will include both petrol and diesel units with power ranging from 120 to 175hp.

Next year will see sales of the 1-series Cabrio start as well as the arrival of the next-generation 7-series. The new saloon will feature for the first time options for AWD, pneumatic air suspension and a hybrid model.

The next-generation 5-series won’t arrive until 2010 but
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BMWMBMWM - 11/1/2007 11:12:01 AM
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Bring on the new 5-series!


EL34EL34 - 11/1/2007 11:35:30 AM
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BMW #1.

:)


KingerKinger - 11/1/2007 1:13:25 PM
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True, I mean they don't sell at all in America </sarcasm>


EL34EL34 - 11/1/2007 2:42:05 PM
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This is the BMW dealer where I test drove an X5 yesterday.

Check out their website and see how big the dealer is ;)

http://www.crevierbmw.com/


gsh23gsh23 - 11/1/2007 12:31:30 PM
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zzzz


enthusiastx11enthusiastx11 - 11/1/2007 12:54:29 PM
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lol. lexus lauches a new RX and you think it's like christ coming down to earth. BMW announces a dozen new models and you yawn.

try not to fall asleep behind the wheel of your GS.


CzelinskiCzelinski - 11/1/2007 12:36:02 PM
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"yawn. the only people that care about bmw are from europe."

Really? They sell well in China too.


enthusiastx11enthusiastx11 - 11/1/2007 12:55:59 PM
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don't forget that BMW outsells everyone (mercedes, bmw, lexus, audi) in passenger cars globally and in the US.


S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 11/1/2007 11:36:59 PM
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Well, they outsell everyone, PERIOD.


r15mohdr15mohd - 11/1/2007 12:36:43 PM
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i wonder what they'll call the minicar...

1/2-15i ;)

useless would be the Mini Colorado...the clubman is already disgusting. a mini is a MINI...dunno why they just cant' improve on the current mini s.

the new 7-series should be nice, i am interested in the results of the hybrid model, and entry into the hybrid segment.


1-series will sell due to a cost factor (less than a 3-series, entry level buyers), but is still overpriced from the estimates in my opinion. bmw could have diminished any competition by having the 135i start around 30-32k.

we'll have to wait and see...hopefully the 5-series will look as good as the e39 did.


07mcs07mcs - 11/1/2007 2:47:01 PM
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They should put a 1.8 liter turbo on the Mini S.


S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 11/1/2007 11:38:15 PM
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It will be the -1 Series.


BMW4me4everBMW4me4ever - 11/1/2007 12:42:43 PM
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Here are the release dates of for the next year from what we have been told ...

Spring of 2008 - 2008 M3 coupe, 2008 M3 sedan, 2008 128, 2008 135

Early Summer ( May/June/July ) - 2008 M3 conv,2008 M3 Sedan, 2008 135 conv, 2008 128 conv, 2008 BMW X6 6cyl version

Fall 2008 - 2009 3-series diesel, 2009 X5 diesel, new 2009 X5 4.4l, 2009 BMW X6 V8 version

Jan 2009 - New 2009 7-series


BMW4me4everBMW4me4ever - 11/1/2007 12:43:41 PM
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the article is incorrect we will have 14 new models to the US within the next year


enthusiastx11enthusiastx11 - 11/1/2007 12:52:40 PM
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wow...that's a hell of a lot of new models. more fun!

particularly looking forward to the new diesels. i'd seriously consider either a 5-series or x5 diesel. would be the best combination of MPG and performance offered to date.


BMW4me4everBMW4me4ever - 11/1/2007 12:57:38 PM
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we wont have a 5-series diesel until the new model arrives sometime late in 2009 as a 2010 ...


hybridfarcehybridfarce - 11/1/2007 1:14:54 PM
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Do you know which 3-series body styles will get the diesel? (coupe/sedan/touring/conv)


BMW4me4everBMW4me4ever - 11/1/2007 1:51:28 PM
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not sure at the moment. Most likely it will be the 335 diesel in sedan form. No news on a coupe diesel version. These vehicles will blow the competition away.


chris760chris760 - 11/1/2007 9:43:19 PM
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damn bmw diesels are heaven...only if we can get them sooner!


EnnNorakEnnNorak - 11/2/2007 10:40:08 AM
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NO, it's goodbye BMW if they start making FWD vehicles. Also, BMW should stop ripping off Canadians and adjust their prices to those in effect in the U.S.


EL34EL34 - 11/1/2007 2:43:39 PM
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Isn't Lexus a small town in Egypt?


ravErdaveE92ravErdaveE92 - 11/1/2007 2:38:45 PM
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good one kraut master...

so if bmw's boring, lexus must be edgy and exciting right?

dude, whats the average age of a lexus driver, like 60? i cant think of a more boring luxury car than a lexus


EL34EL34 - 11/1/2007 3:18:11 PM
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Hey kraut master, just a few years ago during WWII the Devine Wind or Kamikazes or the Imperial Army caused the deaths of 19,605,000 Chinese people.

What say you?


EL34EL34 - 11/1/2007 3:35:43 PM
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The Japanese killed US and Brits.

In fact, they killed 4 million Indonesians.


KingerKinger - 11/2/2007 6:23:27 AM
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A tad hypocritical given America's foreign policy of late don't you think?


530N52530N52 - 11/1/2007 3:32:37 PM
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New 5 and 7 should be great cars. Can't wait to get one.


CzelinskiCzelinski - 11/1/2007 3:36:49 PM
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"I say the germans killed US and Brits."

So nothing ever happened to the Soviets, they lost millions. You need a history lesson chump.


EL34EL34 - 11/1/2007 4:59:31 PM
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Brigadier General Paul Warfield Tibbets, Jr. (February 23, 1915 – November 1, 2007)

RIP


BMW740Z4BMW740Z4 - 11/1/2007 7:53:06 PM
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What about the new Z4 lineup? That's another 6 variants.

Conv't
3.0i
3.0si

Coupe
3.0i
3.0si

M Coupe
M Conv't


2ndbimmer2ndbimmer - 11/1/2007 9:00:06 PM
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Love me some BMW!!!!!!!


dumpstydumpsty - 11/1/2007 11:20:27 PM
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that's great! but the X6 is hardly a "segment starting" vehicle. see FX. and the introduction of the X6 will increase competition of sport-oriented SUVs.

i do like that mini will intro an SUV. the brand needs to diversify in order to remain competitive among vehicles of that general size. see chevy, scion, honda, nissan, etc...and that's just the competition in the US market alone. in Europe & UK, you've got the Fiat 500 other fairly stable competitors that can easily gain market share. many fans hated that bmw sold an SUV...and look where that got them.


M53RM53R - 11/2/2007 7:10:21 AM
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I cant wait for the X6, new 5 and new 7.


Jag_xfrJag_xfr - 11/2/2007 8:00:10 AM
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BMW's are already way too common, this can only make them even less desireable...

I bet not even one of these twelve new cars will be a good looking car, continuing on with their their current range!




ravErdaveE92ravErdaveE92 - 1/16/2008 11:34:40 PM
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you are soooo biased, go back to work at jag where everyone acts like stuck-up douschbags, people that drive jags ARENT higher class than everyone else, theyre not porsche you know...
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