BMW 135i Coming to US - GTI Shaking in its boots

Posted on: January 18th, 2007
Filed under: BMW

 

BMW 135i Coming to US - GTI Shaking in its boots

 

Most of you are probably wondering when the new recently launched BMW 1-Series will be coming to the US? Well at a corporate event BMW said that it will be officially announced for the US market before the end of 2007 and we could see it at local dealerships around early 2008, reports WindingRoad. Besides that good news, BMW will be launching its high-performance 1-Series, BMW 135i and 130i, in the United States. The BMW 135i has a 3.0 liter inline-6 twin-turbo engine that produces 306 horsepower while the BMW 130i produces 265 horsepower.

Originally BMW was hesitant to sell the new BMW 1-Series to the US market thinking that the image of the BMW brand in the US might loose respect with a low-cost model. Nonetheless, BMW will now be officially launching the car in the US and will compete against the favorite US hatchback, the Volkswagen GTI.

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2 Responses to “BMW 135i Coming to US - GTI Shaking in its boots”

  1. GeorgeJ Says:

    January 18th, 2007 at 9:20 pm
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    The only question is whether I keep my ‘06 330i to the end of the lease or bail out as soon as the 135i is available. I will be getting one, it is only a question of when. Small, light, and reasonably prctical. - George

  2. YVR1 Says:

    January 20th, 2007 at 6:05 pm
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    At last an alternative to the GTI and what alternative !!!I will trade my GTI VR6 as soon as the 135 comes in. Can’t wait…


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